11-27-2021, 07:33 PM
If anything, Jay’s kills were quick. A final mercy he liked to think. Though really the act was selfish. It helped him forget the blood spilled came from actual people. Blood was blood; enemies were enemies, but they were never people. Filling up his brain with the moaning sounds of the dying wasn’t the kind of thing he liked to keep on replay.
With a few choice exceptions.
Amengual and Placaso died too fast. Their mangled voices were the only anthems in Jay’s head at present. It was a grain of rice compared to the boulders of Everest in comparison, but the scale of horror tipped ever so slightly off the load of guilt dragging down his soul. They suffered, but they should have suffered longer.
“I’ll be quick,” he stated and filled himself with enough of the Power’s magic that cords snaked forth to wrap the two female Atharim’s bodies with inescapable bonds.
“Walk,” he ordered, ready to drag them just to expedite the process.
Once they were out of sight, which was exactly what Jay wanted despite Nox’s warning, he lowered his voice and leaned close. Though not too close. Didn’t want a head-slam to his face right then.
“When I say, you scream like you’re dying then run the shit away as fast as you can. I don’t understand all this snake cult business it is you’re in, but I promise I will defend myself and the rest of them from you both. I’d even protect you from the monsters that are on their way. Me killing you would be a mercy compared to what’s coming to rip your limbs from your body and eat the rest of you. But if you attack us, the best I can promise is your death will be quick.”
He stepped back to let them contemplate a few seconds, then gave a signal and the bonds wrapping them prisoner retracted into a whip that cracked sparks of lightining at their feet. “Go.” the snaps would sting with all the shock of a bolt from the sky if they struck true. He would chase them off if they didn’t run like hell, but not for too long. He had to get back.
With a few choice exceptions.
Amengual and Placaso died too fast. Their mangled voices were the only anthems in Jay’s head at present. It was a grain of rice compared to the boulders of Everest in comparison, but the scale of horror tipped ever so slightly off the load of guilt dragging down his soul. They suffered, but they should have suffered longer.
“I’ll be quick,” he stated and filled himself with enough of the Power’s magic that cords snaked forth to wrap the two female Atharim’s bodies with inescapable bonds.
“Walk,” he ordered, ready to drag them just to expedite the process.
Once they were out of sight, which was exactly what Jay wanted despite Nox’s warning, he lowered his voice and leaned close. Though not too close. Didn’t want a head-slam to his face right then.
“When I say, you scream like you’re dying then run the shit away as fast as you can. I don’t understand all this snake cult business it is you’re in, but I promise I will defend myself and the rest of them from you both. I’d even protect you from the monsters that are on their way. Me killing you would be a mercy compared to what’s coming to rip your limbs from your body and eat the rest of you. But if you attack us, the best I can promise is your death will be quick.”
He stepped back to let them contemplate a few seconds, then gave a signal and the bonds wrapping them prisoner retracted into a whip that cracked sparks of lightining at their feet. “Go.” the snaps would sting with all the shock of a bolt from the sky if they struck true. He would chase them off if they didn’t run like hell, but not for too long. He had to get back.
Only darkness shows you the light.