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[ there's the sound of a few notes of an organ being played...nothing fancy, but it does have certain ring to it. it suddenly stops for something, and joshua's voice can be heard as a slight echo ]
Bless me Father, for I have sinned.
[ there's a stretched out silence, as abel just walked into the church after looking all night and day, to find ( Read more... )
Bless me Father, for I have sinned.
[ there's a stretched out silence, as abel just walked into the church after looking all night and day, to find ( Read more... )
the resemblances between Joshua's situation and Cain's were innumerable. and in the end... Abel doubted he'd afford the boy much greater mercy than he had his twin when he'd discovered what he'd done to Lilith all those centuries ago.]
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he accelerated - a movement that would seem akin to teleportation for its speed - across the room (whether tapping into that ability was intentional or not may remain a mystery), fingers grasping for the boy's face and roughly slamming his head back against the wall behind him, pinning him securely.
the priest leaned forward, staring down at the child who dared possess the audacity to 'teach him a lesson.' honestly... it was almost laughable. his voice was deceptively calm and quiet.]
I will give you one opportunity to release her, here and now, before you begin to irk me.
And after that, I can promise you... things will quickly become very unpleasant.
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I bet you've had everyone try to cure them, haven't you? So you must know by now that I'm the only one that can release them.
Didn't I tell you? If you kill me, you're signing their death warrant too. They'll be like that forever.
[ a clean lie, but it's so smooth that no one could detect it, even at this proximity. his eyes are too unfocused, too conflicted to give anything away ]
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and he intended to release them all, one way, or another. Joshua would be back in two weeks if he died. but they would be stuck like this forever if he didn't do something.
his fingers increased in their hold over his face, a clearly inhuman grip.]
Then you ought to release them before it gets to that point, Joshua.
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And ruin the fun? I don't think so.
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That weakling? He wouldn't know fun if it came up and kissed him. He just sat in bed all the time whining. That pathetic loser...never had fun.
[ reaching up, he grips abel's wrist, but not tightly, as the smirk returns ]
Except maybe when he played with a demon. Every day they played. ...Guess where that demon's horns went.
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now Lilith was paying the price.
he is unaffected by the slight bleed of red in Joshua's eyes, nor the hand at his wrist, keeping his firm grip on his face and slightly increasing the pressure again - not enough to crack bone, but he was cutting it close.]
Yet I much preferred his company to yours.
Release them.
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[ that's when he tightens his grip on abel's wrist, and the blood red in his eyes flash full force before settling back into pristine blue. the horns are visible, but there definitely isn't enough time to grab them, because a burst of energy crackles from his hand before the explosion of energy hits abel full force. joshua isn't immune to it either, but certainly moreso than it's intended target, just wanting to buy himself a chance to fly up into the air and away. AND HE IS READY FOR YOU IF YOU TRY THAT SPEEDY THING AGAIN, PRIESTY ]
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but his eyes are tracking his target, and he is recovering and on his tail in the next instant.]
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Stop lying, already! It hurts, doesn't it?!
[ he reaches behind him to pull rosette's gun out of his holster, clicking the safety off and aiming to fire a single bullet. unfortunately it is not a normal bullet, and if it hit's him it's gonna trigger another explosion...except this time a little holier. mucho oucho ]
Show me your true face!
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a bullet - a normal bullet - isn't particularly worrisome, but he'd prefer not to be shot at if he could help it. still, he's unable to divert the flow of gravity as he's withdrawing the Peacemaker and aiming to shoot; he hadn't been expecting those wings--
his own bullet zigs far off course as Joshua's finds a fleshy home in Abel's chest cavity and explodes. there's a noise of choked surprise; the priest's eyes widen before he grabs the pew to try and keep himself upright in vain. a wet cough of blood, and he tips backwards.
is he... dead? he's certainly not moving, and that's an awful lot of blood...]
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...Aw, come on. You're better than that! I can smell it in your blood.
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Abel's body seems quite lifeless for several long moments before there's a twitch. it might not be determinable to most, but it was definitely there... and then his lips were working. silent words.
'Crusnik 02: Release to 80...'
his body was obscured by an abrupt flourish of black wings, fanning inward to shield him from view; the blood at his feet swirled as if... sentient, pulling itself back in an unnatural flow towards its host.
the wings swooped back behind him, and he was pulling himself to his feet in a languid, leisurely pace... tilting his head and giving his prey a brilliant, fanged grin, blood red eyes pulsing.]
Approved.
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I knew it! I knew you had a little demon in you!
[ the pistol spins one last time before he grips it and aims to fire again, just to see what it will do this time to this very new abel ]
Hypocrite!
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then in the next second, 02's wings flapped; it was in Joshua's face, elongated claws stretching for him, the crackle of electricity adding a dangerous thrum in the air between them.]
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