CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.

YOU’VE INSTILLED A VIOLENCE IN ME. DRILLED IT INTO MY BONES, PLACED IT MY HANDS. HID IT BENEATH THE SOLES OF MY FEET. THAT VIOLENCE ISN’T JUST YOURS ANYMORE. IT’S MINE, TOO.

A COLLECTION OF CANON AND ORIGINAL CHARACTERS, AS WRITTEN BY #ATEGOD.   ( FEATURING ‧‧‧ 劉焫尘 / LIÚ RUÒ CHÉN OF THEOPHAGIA. ) RE-ESTABLISHED DECEMBER 2024. CONNECTED WITH GODWRIT, HEAVENLYPRINCIPLES, RUINEDHEART, AND ZEITKEIST.

once again thinking about satoru in this particular arc. bonus under the cut :)

fights honorably / fights dirty.

prefers close-quarters / prefers ranged combat.

chats during / goes silent.

low pain tolerance / high pain tolerance.

attacks in bursts / attacks steadily.

goes for the kill / aims to disarm / fights defensively / strikes first.

gets visibly frustrated / shouts while attacking.

uses strategy / focuses on the battle / experiences conflicting thoughts during battle.

rushes in recklessly / tries to read their opponent before engaging.

fights wildly / fights calmly / fights apathetically / fights with anger / fights with excitement.

fights because they have to / fights because they want to.

fights without regard to wounds / runs away when wounded / hides wounds / takes a blow to protect another.

prefers a blade / prefers a gun / prefers hand-to-hand combat / prefers a bow / prefers a shield / prefers a personalized weapon / prefers magic or spells / prefers quickhacks.

their greatest weakness is physical / their greatest weakness is mental / their greatest weakness is emotional.

transforms for battle / fights as they appear.

relies on strength / doubts their strength / relies on speed.

uses everything they have / proceeds with caution / hides their full potential.

exhausts quickly / has high stamina.

behaves arrogantly / brags after landing a hit / belittles their abilities.

uses psychological tactics / uses brute strength.

avoids civilians / strikes down civilians.

damages surroundings / avoids damaging surroundings.

signature fighting style / makes it up as they go.

mastered skill-set / learning their skill-set.

fancy footwork / sloppy footwork.

messy fighter / elegant fighter.

accepts defeat / refuses defeat / begs for mercy.

compliments their opponent / insults their opponent.

uses unnecessary movements / moves efficiently / barely moves.

prefers to dodge / prefers to block.

defends their blindside / has no blindside / leaves blindsides vulnerable.

uses all available advantages / strictly uses one main method.

plays around / holds back / fights ruthlessly / shows mercy.

waits for an opponent to be ready / strikes when opponent isn't ready.

fears death / fears pain / fears killing.

has ptsd / avoids fighting.

has killed / refuses to kill.

wants to die standing / would succumb slowly.

RESIDENT EVIL 4.

there is reverence here.  a clinical sort,  he means,  so different from the countless hours spent operating on live subjects and dissecting ancient mechanics.  for once,  his attention is completely and utterly keen.  needle,  thread,  pull,  repeat.  his hands are only gloved because it has become habit,  and he is steady,  practiced in his craft.  needle,  thread,  pull,  repeat.  this lowly god does not bleed the same as him,  but piecing together his flesh is no different than doing the same to himself,  regardless of how artificial it is.

tonight,  he is less broken than he has been other times.  his other wounds have been closed and secured,  but this laceration is particularly deep;  ugly to a weak stomach,  cutting low and fatal into false muscle.  if the doctor was tending a weaker subject,  he would expect to see shattered bone, a limb beyond saving.  but the balladeer is not fragile.    (    no, he has made sure of that. too much work done.  to be done.  no god of his will break easy.    )    he does not worry,  or fret,  and he does not apologize when he hears a hint of complaint.