Covenant Craziness

Aug 12, 2010 13:22

Achtung sits at his desk, a hermetic snake entwines on spike covered in paper notes that been pierced, crucified thoughts not quite discarded. He picks up the quill, yes an ostrich feather is the most appropriate utensil, dips it in the blue black ink and begins the fluid motion of putting words on parchment. As the cursive flows it transforms from one language to another to another and finally settles on the cuneiform of ancient Egypt with elegant footnotes in English.

"It amazes me the pure lack of profundity these covenants posses. Clearly I remember the days of Nile, the sun beating on my neck, the ba that would later be my grand-sire sitting next to me. Serpent and cat protecting the sun from the shadow. How simple our lives were.

"Each night we would delve into the darkness, each night Ra in all his wisdom would foolishly follow Apep below, but we protected him each and every time. It is this simple loop of events that I see through Seth that no one entity should have absolute power. And yet I must choose these nights what paths to take.

"The Invictus have approached me strongly, perhaps they have seen through my foppish facade or perhaps I've been able to push aside my past too easily. Their strictures are too set, too stagnant, my soul would become like lead and have no chance of being balanced against the feather. Besides, I shall be slave to no man.

"The Sanctified, well my conversations with some have been interesting. The little bird from Norwich, she tells my there is power to be gained as well as freedom to be a monster. Perhaps I would be free, but I am uncertain their faith would be quite compatible with that wich is immutable within my Ba. Though if the divinity that used Loginus indeed supplies my current Ka then perhaps I should listen a bit more.

"My friend and grand sire has already left those of the Circle. A shame I would have thought religiously we would both have something in common. Though their belief of ruling the underworld seems a bit misguided. This is just one more cycle for the ba to travel...

"Dragons, secret secret dragons, I will peel back your scales eventually, but I doubt this humble servant will find anything useful there. After all what is the point of transcending the limits of a temporal body?

"And then there is this disjointed movement, Carthian they say. I might be useful there but are they useful to me. Some of their members are upstanding, but their solidarity is strange, not willing to admit that one theirs is behaving poorly. It is as if you take the structure of the Invictus and invert it, perverse it, and then take a blender to it. Blind loyalty to a fool is a foolish act. Punish those that need it so that they might learn but laughing it off as if it just their Ba? Well the pharaohs executed numerous jesters who forgot when it was time to stop acting.

"I should go check on my sire, my mum so to speak. her emotions have been distracting and confusing. I was never good with relationships, best to keep things professional I think. Yes, a bit of fun here and there but always focus on a goal. Yes, tonight's goal will be to collect that lovely bottle of vine sitting on the top shelf of the Blue Grotto."

With that he placed his quill down, stood, spun, and stopped, "Oh, I done almost forgot it!" he looked excitedly behind a pile of newsprint that was moving of its own will, and retrieved something warm soft and fuzzy, "Ah there's me lil' golden nugget! Everyone does love a puppy! You will make Mummy have a frabjous day won't you little blond minx." With the little retriever under his arm, Achtung plants a bow on his head and head out, "Alrighty Love, off we go."
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