She doesn’t even flinch when he steps closer and she simply lets her eyes scan him for a few moments before she lets of a brief chuckle, painted lips curling into a small smirk. “Doubt there is anything you can do to me that I haven’t already dealt with stud.”
“oh, i’ll be sure to take that bet,” he mused. “i’m something out of this world, but if it makes you feel better? trust me, i’ve dealt with far worse than you. granted they want my head on a pike, but i’m willing to be decent. for now.”
“It is far easier to choose not to care or as you say distance yourself from reality. Which is why I have made the hard choice to care about this world, this universe and its’ inhabitants. It brings pain but also joy, and hope.”
“perhaps,” he said bluntly. “however, someone will always come along to ruin that joy, and that hope.” a pause. “my family always enjoys showing up when i get a slice of peace. so, the only way to keep them from sticking their nose in my affairs is not to care.” maybe it wasn’t the correct choice, but it was the easier option and the safest… for everyone around him.
A DRY LAUGH, LIPS CURLING.“ i could turn you to dust if i so desired. ” stephen rolled his shoulders and bunched his muscles, preparing to spell cast should he need to. But he holds off, curious to the mans demands. “ depends on what they are. speak your piece and i may answer.”
“IF YOU DID THAT, i bet many would be HAPPY with that sudden dusty end.” of course, there would be others that would be QUITE angry with it. still, this wasn’t the time nor the place to deal with such matters. a reason to why he decided to keep it on the subject – and reason to why he was specifically here.”however,” he said, lips pursing into a thin-line, “i didn’t come here to cause a fight.” no, that would more than likely come later. ky’lar was volatile and it was only a matter of time before things came to a boiling point. “just to get any information i can about my… CONDITION.”
“Listen, SWEETHEART, I already have enough death threats on my head, and your job puts me even HIGHER on that most wanted list. Either you deal with it, or I MAKE it your problem,” she hissed.
And Natalia didn’t LIE. A breakup, which at this point seemed INEVITABLE, would be the best thing to come out of it. She was TIRED of attempted kidnapping attempts.
“do you expect me to march right on in and tell them to stop?” he could – he really could, but he wasn’t ready for that fight yet. facing his family was one thing, but this? another. a reason to why he should have just cut this off before it got this far. yet, there was no denying whatever feelings he had… were slowly turning sour. a reason to why he spoke his next words as calmly as he could. “if you want me to leave – i will, but we both knew this would happen. we both know… who wants me skinned alive.”
❝ i know what you’re thinking; middle of nowhere, a guy comes up to you in a very fancy suit, and he has an offer for you. not just any offer, but a great one – all you have to do is sign a paper and you can rule the world. so, tell me…what is it you want, but instead of your soul… i just want a favor. one that i can claim at any time up to and past your inevitable demise. ❞
“nor do i doubt i’d be the last.” then again, ky didn’t even think it mattered. not truly at least. “i was simply stating the obvious.” at least from his point of view.
“an’ you know i don’t take threats well,” he said bluntly, hands slipping into his back pockets. “i’m going through with this deal an’ i can assure you… the chances of anyone stopping me is minimal at best.”
‘ Well I appreciate it , ’ the demon, perhaps, should take the compliment, as Samuel did not give them out often – especially since most of the beings working under him were morons. The king’s grin seems genuine, and still the malice sunken deep into the lines at the corners of his lips remained, lingered, even so. Setting the parchment with the numbers atop the table on one side of his throne room, Samuel glides toward his throne, sitting down with an elegance that he simply had not had when he was still alive, and still human. ‘ What would you say if I had a special mission for you ? ’
compliment or otherwise, ky rarely took anything at face value these days, but he’d still tuck it away in the back of his mind, maybe one day – if not anytime soon- it may just come in hand. all the same, his mind snapped back to the attention of samuel. a moment passed, another, and then another. a slight half-bow was given as a grin spread across his lips. ‘i’d say i live to serve.’ it was a stark contrast to what was going on in his mind and very far from the truth. if ky had any-say in the matter, maybe he’d have rejected the offer, but he wasn’t about to make that move. no, he’d stay the servant for as long as needed, and then? he’d take what was rightfully his. not when the time was right, but when it was ultimately needed. if such a time was ever possible. ‘an’ that i’m ready for whatever you wish of me.’
Hellfirebound 