𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒍𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆 𝑬𝒓𝒊𝒌𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲, 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲.

Embrace thy vengeance, O tormented one. Let thy rage empower thy warpath.

" And yet there is a gap in your soul. A vacancy left behind in companionship's wake. The seed of an avenger is sewn inside you, yet you do not nourish it with blood; you wish for a kinder blossom to take root.

Monsieur, none are born craving solitude. So why do you seek it so? "

" Choosing solitude once again, monsieur? Perhaps a heart of stone does not melt into flesh so easily. "

bern

Instead of having Reina be broken and moping, I made her prove herself she can fight back and possibly be a hero.

...Ironically took Guts harshness to be the straw here.

// hey chat
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" Blessed are those who strive for vengeance. "

You've only just proven my own point, thus in declaring victory prematurely, you have lost.

temp pinned.

// id tell you, but then youd have to read this 1200+ page french novel

With the unwelcome intrusion of another, the shade seemingly vanishes. Yet, the chill seems only to increase as the shadows around the two shift, dancing and playing in shapes that the mind could only perceive as faces. Perhaps the trail of blood which follows them both has led the deceased--

// general fyi, my prose ends up being very long winded bc i read a lot of classic literature and i like trying to emulate that style of writing, so dont worry about trying to match length as long as youre putting your spirit into it

Twilight's long shadows framed the solitary man's road, borne of the sun's long-past descent and the hazy crescent moon faintly twinkling, appearing perhaps moments away from losing it's light entirely. The roar of the engine, the night's only sound, is consumed within infinite darkness all around.