It was becoming increasingly clear that this boy was not so different from his father. The apple didn’t FALL far from the tree, Magneto thought. It was too bad, because the attitude could easily get him KILLED in the future.
But he was right, that wasn’t on Magneto, that was entirely on Ky. If it ended up killing him, what would it MATTER to Magneto in the end? In fact, it might be an AMUSING piece of news to hear later on.
The demon may not BELIEVE he needed guidance, but Magneto believed otherwise.
Magneto reached up between them to flick a droplet of BLOOD away from the side of his face. He hardly knew him, and yet he could already tell his spirit was not one to be TIED down, to be restrained. If he was caught, and the humans didn’t do everything in their power to kill him, provided he didn’t escape. Magneto had SEEN their defenses, seen what they could and would do.
And it was BETTER not to take that risk.
❛ —— Allow me to extend something.. Call it…a PEACE offering. As much as the notion may be detestable. ❜
Magneto turned his back on him once more and then this time, he lifted from the air, hovering a few feet above the other, preparing his DEPARTURE.
❛ Come with ME. I command the Brotherhood of Mutants. Perhaps the reputation SPEAKS for itself. But we could BENEFIT by having someone like you on our side. You’re FREE to leave at any TIME, of course. ❜
He was NOT trying to imply in the slightest that he was intending on taking him prisoner or against his will. This was a CHOICE. It was IMPERATIVE it stayed that way. There was a pause where Magneto weighed his next words carefully.
❛ —— I’d HATE to see you make the same mistakes as Mephistopheles. I think you’re SMARTER than that. Same spirit…and perhaps the same level of PRIDE…❜
Magneto looked more AMUSED than chastising, a glint playing in his eyes at his description.
❛ But reasonable, nonetheless. Take it into CONSIDERATION at least.❜
Detestable or otherwise, there were ALREADY limited options that Ky’lar had. If this had been YEARS ago, he might have STOOD a chance trying to BLEND in with the rest of HUMANITY, but that time was LONG past.
To even ATTEMPT such actions would be IDIOTIC these days. He wasn’t here to ESCAPE from another realm, but rather, to ENJOY himself before being DRAGGED back.
The OFFER, for all that it was WOULD be taken; not due to the fact he NEEDED help, but rather, it would more than likely ASSIST him in the near future.
Of course, KNOWING that he was FREE to make his exit at ANY given time was one BENEFIT; staying confined was never something he ENJOYED and it wouldn’t CHANGE depending on where he was.
Amusing as their CONVERSATION may be, there WASN’T any trust there; that would have meant that he had CONFIDENCE in the other.
So far, that was YET to be seen, but things could change QUICKLY given the right set of CIRCUMSTANCES.
❛ The MISTAKES that he’s made are NOT mine. ❜
His words were shot back at the other with more than ENOUGH anger. It may have been unintentional, but at the same time, he wished to DISTANCE himself from Mephistopheles as much as POSSIBLE.
❛ Nor, will they EVER be. ❜
It didn’t mean he WOULDN’T make the EXACT same one’s, but rather, he didn’t want his own ACTIONS compared to ANYONE else —- it didn’t matter if they were RELATED to him or not.
Distance was NECESSARY as ky’lar didn’t want to be JUDGED on what anyone else had done. At the same TIME he often HID behind selfish REASONS due to the fact it SUITED his needed, and usually kept him alive.
Either way, he RESTRAINED himself from making any ACTIONS he would REGRET later down the road. Not that it would matter eventually; he ALWAYS ended up MESSING with the ORDER of things and NEEDING allies to help CLEAN up his MESSES.
It was for that VERY reason it was in his best INTERESTS to take the OFFER and not ask QUESTIONS ( at least for the time being. ).
❛ As for the Brotherhood, anything would be BETTER than here. ❜
Though, mainly, that was due to the fact that he STILL needed to get USED to earth again, and maybe it would give him a CHANCE to relax.
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