“so if your dad kills you, that means I’m free right?”

_{oh, did ky want to TEAR the other’s face off right then at the question. caleb would NEVER be free. his father may have been many things, but the WORST possible outcome was that ky spent a few hundred years in a CELL. nothing more than that. of course, there was the POSSIBILITY he would get close to death in this little plan of his, but he could DEAL with that. just like he did everything else.}

_{BLACKHEART was not the problem. it was his GRANDFATHER that could potentially be one. still, that didn’t mean he’d change his plans – RIDDING the world of his father would be for the best, but even ky knew in doing so he would BECOME worse. much worse in all reality. he just couldn’t see it.}

_{“if he kills me,” he said bluntly. “perhaps.” IT WASN’T A YES and for sure it WASN’T A NO. still, he knew that succeeding in his plans was the PRIMARY objective. anything else he had to SACRIFICE to obtain his goal was just background noise.}

❝ never. you hear me? not ever. ❞

_{“i see words coming out of your mouth, but all i hear so far is excuses.” he already had half the mind to rip caleb apart, but now? it was nearing the part where he actually would attempt it. still, it didn’t mean he couldn’t have his own version of fun… he was quite sure the other was used to by now. “and if i am going to pull this little stunt… i need my authority respected. do you understand what that means?”}

_{“how does it feel?” he asked, leaning closer to caleb. “to know you’re back down here… in the pit?”}

_{// @dissolvedshadows}

_{dissolvedshadows replied to your post “Ky: can i kill blacky? Me: no, he’s your father. Ky: can I kill dee?…”}

_{caleb killed his dad so he says go for it}

_{of course he does.}

_{“i don’t like anyone today and unfortunately… that in includes you.” well, more or less; he was in one of his moods and he didn’t feel like being nice. at all really.}

_{// @dissolvedshadows}

❝ you had to go be a dick. ❞ (ana)

_{“to be quite fair; i’m always a dick. i just chose to be a much larger one.”}

❝ some things can’t be bought. ❞

_{“you say that now, but do you truly believe that?” he didn’t. everything could be bought. from sex to loyalty. it all depended on the price. promises could go far, but true action – which he was fully capable of – was the true test of what mattered. “i know what i’m doing.”}

_{dissolvedshadows:}

_{he wanted to argue with the statement but he didn’t see the point in it. what he deserved was up for debate and either way, Ky’s the last person he’d have that discussion with. no one deserved anything according to the other demon. humans deserved to die and everything else should be on their knees. and to think he gets ridiculed for not being like other demons. half the time they pissed him off more than any other species does. “as long as it’s a pit far away from you, I really don’t care if I get stuck there forever.”}

_{“you might get what you want… in time.” a simple truth as ky took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. ky was many things and if keeping caleb down in the darkest pits would work to keep him in line? well, it was worth it… more or less. “of course, that all depends on your attitude… among other things.”}

_{it doesn’t sound like he’s asking at all, nicely or otherwise. sounds more like a demand and he has no right to do that when he’s not the one she takes orders from. this is why she works best alone. “your definition of ‘nice’ needs some work.” whatever he thought it was, he was clearly mistaken in that area.}

_{“yeah, well, i don’t think it matters.” not to him and most certainly not now. then again, he had over half a mind to just walk out right there. forget everything, find a nice hotel room, and make sure it was close to freezing. at least then he didn’t have to deal with anyone. “not here.”}

_{he’s probably right. he’s been a prisoner too long not to know he
would never get rid of the chains indefinitely. once he might have
thought otherwise but he was stupid back then. he can’t afford to
be stupid anymore that even if he was stuck here, it won’t be for
nothing. one way or another, he’d make damned sure Ky met his
end. “whatever. I think I’m just going to go back to ignoring you
so feel free to let yourself out.” no visitors at all would be a relief
over Ky’s company.}

_{“now, you see, i could, but not yet.” if he left now, he wouldn’t
get to torment the other, and quite honestly… that was one of
the few joys he managed to get these days.”you can’t ignore
me forever. so, everything from this point forward is up to you.”
or, rather, how he behaved.}