[ he doesn't pose a threat to her, not even in his transformation. which is why lumine remains fixed on the spot, simply watching him as he returns to his human form. it's taken a huge toll on him, that much is clear to her, and she's more than certain that he's just shaved off a few years from his life. all in exchange for power ...
it would be so easy for her to kill him right there and then. a flick of her wrist, her sword sharp enough to cut through flesh and bone, and it would be over. but she makes no move to take his life, waving a hand instead to summon a portal beneath his form. ]
Ley lines, [ she leans in to whisper in his ear as she watches the void of the abyss slowly swallow him like quicksand. ] That's the secret to the power you seek.
[ and if he feels something barely there, like a momentary tickle against his cheek ... well, does it really matter what occurred in that millisecond? especially when she starts to walk away, her herald welcoming her from another portal a few feet away. ]
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it would be so easy for her to kill him right there and then. a flick of her wrist, her sword sharp enough to cut through flesh and bone, and it would be over. but she makes no move to take his life, waving a hand instead to summon a portal beneath his form. ]
Ley lines, [ she leans in to whisper in his ear as she watches the void of the abyss slowly swallow him like quicksand. ] That's the secret to the power you seek.
[ and if he feels something barely there, like a momentary tickle against his cheek ... well, does it really matter what occurred in that millisecond? especially when she starts to walk away, her herald welcoming her from another portal a few feet away. ]
Say hello to my brother for me.