death, you bring death and destruction to all that you touch
Helovian methods, effective or not, hadn’t proven to be a great strategy here. They could already see the writing on the wall with their latest stunt; the world bubbling, blistering, and festering beneath the angles of ash and embers. And while they had their orchestrations and measures, it would certainly have to be far more than what they’d done – impulsive child’s play no longer on the table. Impetuous haste cannot be the way; more power given to his cold, calculating tactics than the persuasion of vehemence. Not again.
“We will see,” was all he could surmise, the rancor beginning to settle back down into his shoulders. The self-loathing, the incredulous nature of wounds upon wounds, resurfacing below his skin. He tucked the pendant away, back into the confines of his shirt, hidden, furtive, what he wished he could be. Too much left out in the open, and too much more to come. The Sword’s hands aimed to take her pail, a deep sigh flickering over the hinges as he grabbed the handle. “I will take these back.” Home; for however long it was deemed or damned to last. Deimos presumed Hotaru had other loose ends to tie up – more angles to devise and divide, while he marched towards his damnation. “See you there.” Which sounded like the only promise he could make anymore.
{FIN}
“We will see,” was all he could surmise, the rancor beginning to settle back down into his shoulders. The self-loathing, the incredulous nature of wounds upon wounds, resurfacing below his skin. He tucked the pendant away, back into the confines of his shirt, hidden, furtive, what he wished he could be. Too much left out in the open, and too much more to come. The Sword’s hands aimed to take her pail, a deep sigh flickering over the hinges as he grabbed the handle. “I will take these back.” Home; for however long it was deemed or damned to last. Deimos presumed Hotaru had other loose ends to tie up – more angles to devise and divide, while he marched towards his damnation. “See you there.” Which sounded like the only promise he could make anymore.
{FIN}
DEIMOS
