_{right, i’m here… finally. so, i’m going to attempt work on drafts, and editing this assignment for class!}

It wasn’t a long walk, and when they made it to the pub John held the door open for Ky’lar like a proper gentleman, something he was decent at pretending to be.

Really, it was the kind of thing he mostly did to be cheeky.

“What’s your poison, then?” he said, following inside. It was a decent place, not too rowdy, but still with that downright charming feeling of a brawl hanging in the air. “Can you even get properly shit-faced, mate?”

_{“oh, i’m sure anything is possible,” he said, shortly after entering the bar. truthfully, if he had enough alcohol in his system he could. the only problem was it took far too much to get it to happen – a reason to why he usually avoided it. well, that, and he didn’t want to lift too many eyebrows. truth be told, he could down an entire bar’s with of liquor, and even that might not be enough.. on some days.}

_{“just get me a bottle of whiskey and we’ll be set.” or six… depending on how well his restraint was going. “though, the question is simple; do you really want to go down that road? buying me a drink could go to places even you might not dare tread.”}

_{broughthelltoearth:}

“A demon after my own heart, truly.” An echo of laughter, a choice made with hesitation of course, but a fair enough choice all the same. Ky’lar was a demon sure, one of fair standing as well, but still Blackheart rooted around and gazed into the mind of the other. He knew the answers to these questions were he to ask them of himself, and if he were to dig around further inside the ‘boy’s’ mind, then surely he’d know his answers as well. But still he asks.

“What would you do for the status you seek, Ky’lar?” Blackheart knew what he’d do, what he’d done, and how he’d continue to pursue. He knew that in time he would be his father’s assassin and in truth so did his father. A mocking form of paternal guidance, where he intentionally tried to train the maker of his own demise by repeatedly humiliatingly defeating him.

_{“Take a guess.” Oh, there were many deplorable things he would do to obtain what he wanted. All he needed was the right push and the right time. He would do them – there was no doubt about that, but he preferred to stay on the sidelines until the time was right.}

_{That way, he wouldn’t bring far too much attention to himself, and he could keep building up what he needed. Though, the point of it was that he was far less powerful than he believed – especially when he came across some of the more heavy hitters. The only reason he survived this long was due to the fact he was able to outwit others… if just barely. “If it takes me closer to my goal… i’ll do it.”}

morals are for mortals

_{lesserthanman:}

Teeth bind together in a vicious showing of fanged ivories, a noise, comparable to that of a hostile growl ripping forth from the runt’s throat when talk spoke of wasting life.True, his own hands were far from clean; hundreds if not thousands of lives lost because of his actions, reprogrammed and brainwashed enough times to make any sane person pale at the thought.

Maybe that’s why he was given to the savageness that lurked within his core, showing in moments like this to remind the world that he was merely a beast trying to act like a man.

“Damn bastard! I’ve half a mind to gut ya like a trout and end it already! Not all’a smells human– an’ not much gets past this nose. S’how I know you ain’t nothin’ but a bad seed, needin’ to be dealt with.”

_{at the growl, a step back was taken, but not out of fear. instead, it was an instinct reaction – one that he had no control over. true, he wasn’t human – not even by a long shot. that little term didn’t pertain to him anymore, but he still never could never break some of the more… ingrained instincts.}

_{“many have tried,” a simply put comment, “and many more have failed.” it was the truth, but not exactly all of it. sometimes, the demon just took on what he couldn’t handle, and was forced to admit defeat.}

_{though, he doubted this would be one of those times – especially since he wasn’t going to let pesky rules get in the way of this little bit of amusement. “so, i welcome you to try.”}

_{…. apparently in august the new laser tag /bowling center is opening… 10/10 you know where i’ll be in august on weekends}

_{“Their DETERMINATION is absolutely ATROCIOUS, really. They’ll do anything to get what they want, which involves tossing all sorts of beings around as they deem fit.”}

_{“SOMEONE SHOULD REALLY take care of them, don’t you think?” maybe a bit more than just ‘taking’ care of them, but all the same, they NEEDED TO BE ELIMINATED.}

_{‘you’ve got that right.’ a lot of times it was hard to sort through the multitude of emotions one experience could bring out in her. these days, she tried to focus on the good things… and she was slowly getting better at it.}

_{‘i ignore mine.’ well, most of the time he did, but eventually they would start to leak on through. eventually, they would start showing themselves, and everything broke around them. a reason to why he simply killed when the rage became too much.}

Oh he was willing to do more than that, if not for the offence of leaving when requested then for that defiant mouth of his.What stroke of luck did he have to always come across the chatty ones?
“Doesn’t matter. I’ll be there waitin’ to stop ya at every chance.” He had little use for his free time, anyway, having been counted amongst the dead for so long only to return with a fancy stone stowed away in his back pocket. “What’s it goin’ to be, bub? It’s your choice t’ make.”

_{“well, if it’s up to me? i think… endangering the lives of everyone in a twelve block radius seems to work out fine for me.” it was ky’s way of saying the fight was worth it for the moment. not to mention he rarely got choices these days – at least one’s that he could truly say were his own.}

_{“i mean, with any luck, a few people might live, but do you really want to risk all those lives for a little disagreement? i mean, i shouldn’t smell that bad… i haven’t even been back to my grandfather’s realm in months.”}