[sorry but he's getting more agitated the longer he rants here--]
He lied and manipulated everyone into trusting him. Made everyone think everything he did was for the greater good. But it was never about that. He just hated us. And I fell for it— like an idiot!
… Yeah, that’d do it. I can think of some slimy bastards who’ve perfected it in like 60. Imagine what they could do with hundreds of years to keep getting slimier.
He sent me out on a mission to retrieve more palismen. Said he needed them to manage his... "curse." [Said with an eye roll.] Obviously, I failed and he wasn't too happy about that.
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... Is, um... [He trails off. Tries again.] Is the kid okay?
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[ there's something in his eyes that's a bit complicated. like... anger, anxiety and a fresh, sudden burst of grief all in one. but he nods. ]
Yeah. Well, "okay" is relative, she's a pre-teen with an attitude. But she lives with me now.
[ there is nothing angry about his tone. she's a pre-teen with attitude, but she's his pre-teen with attitude. ]
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You need to go home. To her.
[said like he fully intends to punch out the devil if necessary to make sure this kid he's never met gets her stepdad back.]
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[ he's kinda!! antsy about it. it's not just her either but let's not stress hunter out more than he already looks. ]
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... Hey. We'll figure it out, okay?
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Same goes for everyone. I'm not the only person with something they want to get back to.
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[There's more he wants to say, but he trails off when the screen flickers to life again.]
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... Who was that?
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You mean Belos? Or Kikimora?
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The one who nearly stabbed you in the face.
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That's Belos. He is— [...] Was the Emperor of the Boiling Isles.
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looks at nails ]
Was.
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Not much of an empire left. Society collapsed after he tried to kill every last witch and demon on the isles.
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… Sounds like someone got a bit too murderous for his own good.
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[sorry but he's getting more agitated the longer he rants here--]
He lied and manipulated everyone into trusting him. Made everyone think everything he did was for the greater good. But it was never about that. He just hated us. And I fell for it— like an idiot!
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... That's usually the thing though, isn't it? People who can manipulate groups on that kind of level are good at it.
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Mmhm. I guess... he's had a couple hundred years to perfect his act.
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[ok NOW in the right place: ]
What was he so mad about?
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If he was gonna throw a fit about it he could do his own curse managing expedition.
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[He huffs.]
... It doesn't matter, anyway. I got to leave the castle during missions, so it wasn't always so bad.
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Pretty deep in that cult then, were you? [ it's not an accusation. just an observation. ]
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... Well, yeah. I was in the coven for as long as I can remember. It was basically all I knew until I met my friends.
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