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Entry tags:
(open) catch-all
WHO: Silco & others!
WHERE: Focused on Stygia -- particularly Mirth and the Markets
WHEN: Throughout November!
WHAT: Catch-all for the month! There are some open prompts within!
WARNINGS: Drug references, probably also references to multiple criminal activities. I'll add anything particular if it comes up!
WHERE: Focused on Stygia -- particularly Mirth and the Markets
WHEN: Throughout November!
WHAT: Catch-all for the month! There are some open prompts within!
WARNINGS: Drug references, probably also references to multiple criminal activities. I'll add anything particular if it comes up!
[ If none of the below prompts tickle your fancy, and you'd like one, feel free to hit me up on my plotting post or on plurk athundreds, or of course, just wildcard it! ]
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[ There is a dismissive tone about lacking in memories. It comes from being uncertain if the man is being serious or not. So, he airs on the side of caution and decides to treat it as a joke -- even if it is not. ]
But you ask me what I mean... in all places, in all realms, there is war. [ A laugh follows. ] Strife, hatred, jealousy... all the things that some would say that make men no better than beasts; I say that it shapes them into something greater than what they could ever hope to be if they lived in peace and prosperity.
[ Ares smiles. ] I am the god that rules the realm of battle and destruction. Though, there are some that have guided more to the realm of the dead than I can hope to ever send... I still am quite pleased with the lot I have slain.
[ An appreciative stare. ] You have the feeling of one that has seen war and so... I must ask again, are you one of mine?
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That did not, however, mean that he did not understand or use bloodlust to his own devices. He had prepped to wage war on the very city that subjugated him. He had let shimmer run in his streets as thick as blood, and built monsters from what he'd produced. He'd drowned them in it, and made them fear what they could do.
So no, Silco didn't need to fight, to understand that. Understand what war was, or what it could do. He used war, and therefore, perhaps this man recognized something like that in him. His lip curled, slightly. ]
I don't know if I am one to fight in such things, but... I understand it. I have changed men into something greater and more terrifying than mere humans, and made my enemies tremble so much, they were willing to give me what they wanted, just to keep me from marching on them.
[ If only he would have given up one thing. Which he wouldn't have done. ] I had planned on razing them to the ground.
So I suppose, you could say I am, in a way.
[ Good thing he's met other gods of a sort by now, or else this would be an awkward conversation about how he was an atheist. ]
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But his eyes soon shine with excitement and approval. It is always nice to hear of the ways that walls are being built up and torn down by men. The inevitability of destruction is a topic that he could drown himself on for days.
His fingers interlace, and he rests his chin on top of his knuckles, thoroughly invested in the story of conquest. Because it does sound as though it would have been a blood and violent affair. ]
Shame that you were not able to do so, my friend. From what you say, it would have been a truly spectacular sight to behold. But that is all right; you have told me a wonderful tale already of death and destruction. [ His chin still propped on his hands; he points to him. ] I can only hope you are able to fell some whilst you are here.
But most importantly, if you say you are, then you are. I, Ares, welcome you.
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I can assure you, it would have been quite the war.
[ He'd dreamed of it plenty of times. Of razing Piltover from below in the fissures, letting his men drink shimmer until they'd had their fill, and then march across that damnable bridge, and across the river, to the gleaming towers and high spires. To burn the academy, their precious knowledge, their seat of power. He wanted to watch them cry, scream, and run the other direction. He wanted to watch them fall for their folly, and he wanted them to know that it had been their overreach that had done it.
Of course, that wouldn't happen, and Silco had no way to tell if it would, given... well.
His untimely death. ]
If I have the opportunity, I can assure you, I'll make plenty of...disruption. I intend to do so, when I have the resources.
[ Upset the hierarchy, mostly. ]
It's a pleasure to meet you. [ He said, with a tip of his glass. ]
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[ He can't help but click his tongue. The sound not necessarily directed at the man to his side, since it seems the two of them are of like minds. Both of them desire to see blood run in the streets -- just the reasons for why differ between them. ]
I have had to, unfortunately, back down from time to time. It is never an experience that I find particularly enjoyable. [ Indeed, he takes a moment to sympathize with his companion's plight. His head bows slightly; he attempts to share a look of dismay. ] There are some things that can only be changed with piles of bodies, but what do I know? [ He opens his hands in surrender at his rhetorical question.
And then he pauses. ]
Resources. Meaning tools and power, yes?
[ The greeting -- comment of being a pleasure to meet him -- is met with a smile, but then he has been smiling for most of the conversation save just that moment before. ]
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Yes, precisely. Such things take time, of course. I do not think I'll have a lifetime to acquire the sort of power and influence I once had, but I do not doubt that I will get as much as I need, with time.
[ He had his sights, after all, on becoming a thorn in the Hierarchy's side. ]
It's a process.
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[ Yet another nod follows before he holds out his hand, palm up. ]
I do enjoy helping these sort of processes along. [ His fingers curl as he muses on this point to himself. Silco does not seem to be a demigod so will only be able to accept one boon from him -- pity. He would have liked to see what he did with it all.
There is so much potential just in the way the man speaks. He has heard many a general, a king, and so forth speak; they all gave such good promises buried deep within what they said and how they acted.
Ah, well. A little is better than none at all. ]
So, to that end, I shall bestow upon you some of my power -- with the only promise you must give to me being that I shall see you make your enemies bleed with it.
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Silco hadn't been expecting it, and his head tipped, almost in curiosity. It's the sort of thing that would have happened in books with flights of fancy, or something unattainable by "dirty little things" like them in Zaun. He almost thought it a joke -- perhaps a hurtful sort of thing -- something that would leave him feelings like he was promised something, only to tug it away. Not unlike the promise of a free Zaun, before they asked for him to give up that which he could not -- would not. The nebulous thought skittered across his mind, but for the life of him, the fact that he could not remember the face of his daughter in that moment was like sand through his fingers -- like it wasn't unusual that he couldn't in that moment.
He instead focused on the here, and the now. This unusual creature -- god? -- and the offer of power.
And oh, Silco had never once said no to power. After all, if he is given the opportunity, how could he do anything but take it? Especially in a place like this, with such power necessary? ]
I make my enemies bleed regardless. It's not a steep request. [ He said, but there's a note of amusement, there. ] Is it really just enjoyment, of the fight, that you get?
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[ His hand lifts as he appears that he is about to spout of what exactly is the reason for why he enjoys blood so much, but he abruptly stops.
Instead, his expression hardens as he sneers and loses the pleased expression that he has been sporting through most of the conversation that he has had with Silco. The warm appreciation that he has had toward the man's ambition and desire for bloodshed are gone. ]
-- no. There will be no more bloodshed.
[ There is a firmness in his voice as he seems to not be talking to the man in front of him -- not quite. ]
War has lost its power in coming here. Peace has a chance to exist without anything disrupting it. To bring about such malice and wanton destruction, it would besmirch the name of the gods that I call my kin.
[ He shakes his head once; his hair whipping back and forth in denial. ]
I do not care for blood and death. I will not see anymore spilled and sorry for have gotten your hopes up.
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Hm.
Well, he would say that was weird, but hadn't he been dealing with his own...out of control statements, things that he never would have said? His own admittance, secrets, and little nuances that he kept hidden -- suddenly out in the open? He'd been seeking a resolution, although it seemed as if the only option were the soul mates that the Hierarchy had promised, but Silco still didn't believe in.
His lip twitched. ]
Right, well, I was going to do it anyway, so...
[ He shrugged. ]
You change your mind, I'm sure I'll be around plenty.
[ Just in case it was the shadow. Silco was used to having the rug pulled out from under him, though. ]
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[ He blinks a few times, finding his senses his own once more. Irritation is still on his face. What happened? What was that? It was as though he was possessed and whatever had him stole his own voice and body.
His voice and body. Ares, God of War, talking of peace? Of what would bring shame to his family? ]
Such nonsense... I will not accept it.
[ Reaching a hand out, he grabs hold of Silco's hand. ] Take whatever power that you want, mortal. [ He cannot be certain if he was going to be so magnanimous with his offering; he feels like he intended to be, anyway. In any case, he offers all his power to the man, furious still that something dared to talk of peace with his mouth. ]