THERE WAS AN INCH OF DOUBT, just the smallest twitch in his voice. just enough to tell her that she was right, and that he knew it. ‘ the world will keep spinning, YES, but a lot will die. and the first to go will be the ones who threaten the new king, people who might overthrow the order. people like YOU. ’ pride and ambition seemed to rob people of their perspective, their logic. she could only hope his instinct to survive was stronger than his ego.
SHE HAD A POINT. one, that even ky couldn’t put aside as simply words. people would die, yes that was a given, but he didn’t see himself as a THREAT. no, not directly. given the OPPORTUNITY, he could be. a claim was all he needed and with backing? it would be EASY to take what was rightfully his (or so he hoped at least). however, getting there was going to be the hard part, DEMONS he could handle, but angels? that was another situation completely. one, he wanted to avoid if at all possible. ‘only if they can get to me, but fine – you have my ATTENTION.’ for now.
HOW THE BOYS FROM THE FRAT HOUSE CONVINCED THIS GUY to let them use his house to throw a keg party was beyond her. The place was decked out, way above the usual basement or empty garage that these so-called epic house parties ended up in. She was only here to keep an eye on her room mate – parties weren’t really her thing after all.
She spotted a guy sat on a sofa, a little older than the rest of them and a damn sight better dressed, too. It didn’t take a genius to figure out this was the mysterious hero who had leant the Alpha Sigma Phi lads his house. Parties weren’t really her thing, but she still had manners.
“Hey,” she said, offering him a drink – rum and coke, she was pretty sure, although she hadn’t exactly tripled checked the bottle before he poured it. “This your place?” @hellfirebound
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IT WASN’T THAT HARD TO CONVINCE HIM. With his ‘Grandparents’ on a business trip to… who knows where, Ky gave the boy’s a deal – they could use the house as they saw fit. Just as long as they didn’t go in the basement and were out before three am. It was a simple deal and it gave Ky the ‘time around others’ his Grandparents thought he lacked.
So, he figured as long as he was left alone, he could watch them all, and make sure no one died. It was the last thing he needed – cops snooping around the bedrooms. Even Ky didn’t know what shit was in the mansion, but he did know that the more ‘taboo’ or, ‘dangerous’ stuff was in the lower levels. A reason to why he declared them off limits and he saw no reason to why anyone would go down there anyways (or so he hoped).
“More or less,” he said, running his left hand through his hair, and taking the drink with his right. “The good thing about my family is they leave for months at a time and leave me in charge.” Not that he minded – it was better than some of the Horror stories he’d heard about from the kid’s here about their ‘home life’. So, he couldn’t really complain.
“Not into these…” he gave a gesture with the drink of the house, “Parties or are you here offer Ky’lar Richardson your thanks for this venue?”
ANNAEL BARELY MANAGED TO NOT ROLL HER EYES. “ You are naive and blinded by glory. ”DEMONS. Always blinded by their own personal ambition. There was a bigger picture to consider, there was always a bigger picture. “ You say you don’t care for Heaven or Hell, or Earth? That’s FINE, do you care for existing? Because I’m not talking about Hell on Earth, I’m talking about the balance of celestial power in the hands of an archangel who hates demons and humans equally. And since he doesn’t care about demons, he doesn’t care about keeping humans alive to make deals to make demons. This is bigger than who WINS, it’s about who survives. ”
“DO YOU ENJOY THE SOUND OF YOUR YOUR VOICE enough to blindly admit the truth of the matter?” If he was being honest, he knew that things DIDN’T look decent, and that whoever WON wouldn’t be advisable. A reason to why he was ATTEMPTING to keep his mind open, but he was ALWAYS blinded by his own AMBITION – even if it would SURVE him ill. “I care for EXISTING as much as the next human OR demon. SURVIVAL will happen; it doesn’t matter WHO sits on that damned CHAIR.” Though, he DOUBTED his words as soon as he said them.
Annael ignored his tone ; times were tough, and she could not afford to turn down an opportunity like this ust because the opportunity had his head up his own ASS. “ If Lucifer takes control over Hell, the balance of power will weigh too heavily on one side. As much as you might want me to stay out of your way, I’m inclined to ensure you take the throne. All of existence depends on it. ”
“If Lucifer takes over Hell, the Balance of power will shift to the point where we will win. Now, I may enjoy humans to an extent, but if we’re going to be honest here? Why not let things happen as they will; if Lucifer doesn’t take control over hell, it will either be me or… someone who could make it worse than it truly is.” If she wanted to ensure he took the throne, he wouldn’t stop her, but that didn’t mean he had to approve either. “I don’t care for heaven, or hell. I don’t even enjoy earth most days – the drinks are nice though – so, if you want to make sure I take my rightful place? Fine. It’s your call.”
There was someone THERE. Someone outside the cage. It was almost unheard of, to receive visitors in this darkest circle. Occasionally, a demon would drift by, to mock him, or kneel at Lucifer’s side. Peculiar then that the man before him didn’t LOOK like the other demons. Their true form leaked out of whatever corporeal body they had in the pit, but there was something different about this one. Adam leaned his head up against the bars
Being this far into the pit was… making Ky’lar UNEASY. In this darkest circle – if it could even be called such a thing – was one of the few places no one ever wished to willingly go to. Still, if he was going to be stuck here for a while… there was no reason to not at least investigate it; he heard of demons sometimes making the trip down here for one reason or another. Sometimes they came back… others? Not so much. It was why when Adam asked, that Ky couldn’t help, but be at least slightly curious as to the reasons why.
“No one,” he said, as his arms slid calmly behind his back. “At least, no one you should care about; how does it feel anyways? Being stuck in there?”
“ I won’t pretend to be your FRIEND, but perhaps you would be interested in an ally in this mission of yours. ”
“It’s a simple fact that FRIENDS are an unnecessary evil, but don’t worry. I don’t need friends.” A pause. “However, if you wish to help? I have no problems with it. Just be sure to stay out of my way.”
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