DEIMOS
ache first, but then let the cuts close
spit out the blood
spit out the blood
He couldn’t help those pangs of regret and lures. What if he had? What if he’d simply permitted it – for Halo to be free and liberated and away from the strings of the Family? Would it have lasted? Would it have been true? Or would he have traded away his own fortitude and might for something empty? And who is to say they would have kept up their end of the bargain. But still, it sharpened and harpooned, restlessly toyed with his predilections. I did not want to make Halo its own prison. A barrier within; trapped and ensnared amidst the snow.
The Sword finally took another long breath, watching it filter outwards into warm plumes, fighting the urgency to stalk his way home. His eyes watched the unicorn come towards Noah, not his own, for Zuriel remained under his roof, warring away his own frustrations at the inquiry. I had hoped that Remi and Ronin would be able to subdue Dahlia. That would round out a team. Time was precious and fleeting though, and they kept standing on precipices. I already sent them a flower, and Hadama the other. So at least if the Family came seeking those out, they wouldn’t find them in Halo.
The Sword finally took another long breath, watching it filter outwards into warm plumes, fighting the urgency to stalk his way home. His eyes watched the unicorn come towards Noah, not his own, for Zuriel remained under his roof, warring away his own frustrations at the inquiry. I had hoped that Remi and Ronin would be able to subdue Dahlia. That would round out a team. Time was precious and fleeting though, and they kept standing on precipices. I already sent them a flower, and Hadama the other. So at least if the Family came seeking those out, they wouldn’t find them in Halo.
watch your body pull itself back together
then let your soul do the same
then let your soul do the same
