August 16th: "Evil is a Good Condition." (1)
Title: Ending the World
Summary: Jasdero and Devit are stronger now.
Notes: Written for 31_days
Jasdero and Devit are stronger than they were as normal humans.
They first notice how quickly their bruises and cuts heal. Not the way Rhode’s injuries, more grisly in reverse, close up fast enough to watch, but still. Jasdevi’s worst bruises and cuts fade in a few days. Even when they begin fighting for the world’s end they never get much more than bruises and cuts, and those the result of their own carelessness. Their minds are their weapon, now, and Jasdero and Devit have long been quick to violence. The bad men in white have their little tricks, but fall quickly despite them. Jasdevi discover this soon enough. They spend time in one of the Earl’s houses (in several, they have already claimed bedrooms for themselves), plotting new ways of attack and deception.
Leave the men in white to the machines. Jasdero and Devit can’t wait to play with the Exorcists who stand in the way of the world’s end. The Earl’s voice fills with hatred when he speaks of stopping them. Rhode’s eyes shine when she speaks of killing them. Tiki warns them of the danger in fighting Exorcists unprepared, but his animated gestures when he tells of hunting them betray a joy as strong as anyone’s. When it comes to killing Exorcists, all their big brothers and sisters are willing tutors.
We’re strong enough now, Jasdevi say to the Earl, and create something (a rifle, a hunting knife, a levitating flame) out of nothing.
Once, not too long ago, they hadn’t been able to create anything. In the little distant village where they’d lived, the twins scuffled and traded insults with the other children. Nothing had changed. After all, everyone in the village was against them, and there were only two of them.
Now they feel strong enough to destroy anything.
And although they scuffle and trade insults with the once-strangers in their new family, when these people look at them their expressions don’t say we’re looking at freaks. Although they would never dare to ask if they belong, Jasdevi are pretty sure these aren’t the expressions of people looking at outcasts. (Sometimes they wonder why.)
Jasdero and Devit’s village is gone. Their home is here, and here is the Ark and any place Noah’s clan has taken as its own, but even more than that it’s wherever their big brothers and sisters are when they travel the dying world.
You will be ready to hunt Exorcists soon, the Earl tells Jasdevi.
When they think about it, the answer is in the word family. That’s when Jasdero and Devit know they aren’t outcasts. Their power means they’re part of a family here to destroy the world. They can create and destroy and wear all the mascara they want.
There’s no way the world can stand against their strength.
Summary: Jasdero and Devit are stronger now.
Notes: Written for 31_days
Jasdero and Devit are stronger than they were as normal humans.
They first notice how quickly their bruises and cuts heal. Not the way Rhode’s injuries, more grisly in reverse, close up fast enough to watch, but still. Jasdevi’s worst bruises and cuts fade in a few days. Even when they begin fighting for the world’s end they never get much more than bruises and cuts, and those the result of their own carelessness. Their minds are their weapon, now, and Jasdero and Devit have long been quick to violence. The bad men in white have their little tricks, but fall quickly despite them. Jasdevi discover this soon enough. They spend time in one of the Earl’s houses (in several, they have already claimed bedrooms for themselves), plotting new ways of attack and deception.
Leave the men in white to the machines. Jasdero and Devit can’t wait to play with the Exorcists who stand in the way of the world’s end. The Earl’s voice fills with hatred when he speaks of stopping them. Rhode’s eyes shine when she speaks of killing them. Tiki warns them of the danger in fighting Exorcists unprepared, but his animated gestures when he tells of hunting them betray a joy as strong as anyone’s. When it comes to killing Exorcists, all their big brothers and sisters are willing tutors.
We’re strong enough now, Jasdevi say to the Earl, and create something (a rifle, a hunting knife, a levitating flame) out of nothing.
Once, not too long ago, they hadn’t been able to create anything. In the little distant village where they’d lived, the twins scuffled and traded insults with the other children. Nothing had changed. After all, everyone in the village was against them, and there were only two of them.
Now they feel strong enough to destroy anything.
And although they scuffle and trade insults with the once-strangers in their new family, when these people look at them their expressions don’t say we’re looking at freaks. Although they would never dare to ask if they belong, Jasdevi are pretty sure these aren’t the expressions of people looking at outcasts. (Sometimes they wonder why.)
Jasdero and Devit’s village is gone. Their home is here, and here is the Ark and any place Noah’s clan has taken as its own, but even more than that it’s wherever their big brothers and sisters are when they travel the dying world.
You will be ready to hunt Exorcists soon, the Earl tells Jasdevi.
When they think about it, the answer is in the word family. That’s when Jasdero and Devit know they aren’t outcasts. Their power means they’re part of a family here to destroy the world. They can create and destroy and wear all the mascara they want.
There’s no way the world can stand against their strength.