WELL, IT CERTAINLY falls within her skill set . obtaining objects . “ but how does it benefit me ? and what is the object you wish to procure ?”
“IT BENEFITS you as i can give you ANYTHING you wish in return.” a lie, not anything or everything, but more than likely he could ultimately obtain it one way or another. “ as for what i want? a weapon – one that will tip the scales in my favor against a very pesky THORN in my side.”
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.”
“caring about anything – or anyone is a liability,” he said, arms sliding calmly behind his back. “i limit them by caring about one person. myself.” granted, it wasn’t the best thing to say, but it was truth in his case at least.
A LOW AND MIRTHLESS laugh falls from bitter tongue . “ you’re a real piece of work ky , you know that . ” cobalt hues dance with a fierce passion , looking up at the other . “ unlike you , i don’t take the coward’s way out . unlike you , i have a sense of morality and duty . unlike you , i have a conscious . ” words flow from ross’ lips without his permission . but he’s on a roll know . “ you don’t think i don’t know that ? thano’s reach extended far beyond the planet and system . but correct me if i’m wrong , this became the epicenter when thanos took the first of his final stands here . we held the most infinity stones . we became the roadblock or the problem in thano’s way . so yeah , for right now , this does revolve around earth and her people . ”
“FAIRLY PUT,” he said. “however, i remain unconvinced.” ross’ words rang true, but ky… as much as he tried wouldn’t see it that way. thanos may have ended half of all life. could have even ended everything, but he chose to leave some alive. maybe, if things were different, ky could have attempted to see it his way, but it didn’t look like it. not anytime soon in-fact either. “you have your morality an’ duty. i DON’T have any of that – i go home now an’ maybe i won’t get SKINNED alive.” a pause. “i do mean skinned – not the metaphorical version either.” in truth, he could have said much more, but instead, he moved to poke a finger right into ross’s chest – something he knew he’d regret, but done all the same. “this isn’t my war… it’s humanities very own.”
Hellfirebound 