Suddenly, alarmingly, the shrine revealed itself to them. For something of such evil, Gideon had almost expected it to be somehow more threatening, as if it would loom out of the darkness with a musical score; of course it didn't, and it was actually quite mundane, the small statue and humble location speaking more of a quiet place to worship than of a centre to concoct malicious plans.
Of course, that was just what the Ascended wanted him to think.
"There is another you, but that you, in her mind, fought all those battles as well." He explained distractedly as he stepped forward, a hand outstretched towards the shrine. "The Voice just needs the blueprint of your body and mind to bring herself more potential soldiers." Gideon let his hand drift across the stone of the shrine, gently but with a distinctly dark expression on his face, imagining just what he could do to it.
Laughing quietly at the idea he might fear the Voice, he shook his head. "She cannot hurt those truly devoted to the Old Gods; our fear is one of the best gifts we could give her. However, I won't destroy this just yet." While every inch of him wanted to smash the shrine to pieces, he was in the Order, and they had plans and methods, not just wanton destruction. "Thank you for helping me find it."
Of course, that was just what the Ascended wanted him to think.
"There is another you, but that you, in her mind, fought all those battles as well." He explained distractedly as he stepped forward, a hand outstretched towards the shrine. "The Voice just needs the blueprint of your body and mind to bring herself more potential soldiers." Gideon let his hand drift across the stone of the shrine, gently but with a distinctly dark expression on his face, imagining just what he could do to it.
Laughing quietly at the idea he might fear the Voice, he shook his head. "She cannot hurt those truly devoted to the Old Gods; our fear is one of the best gifts we could give her. However, I won't destroy this just yet." While every inch of him wanted to smash the shrine to pieces, he was in the Order, and they had plans and methods, not just wanton destruction. "Thank you for helping me find it."
GIDEON
You claim to be virtuous, but you're a liar
And you'll feel the heat of the flames
And you'll feel the heat of the flames
