Flame ...

"I missed you too, love. I just need to talk with you." She pressed a kiss to his head, her arms wrapping around him as well.

"did he hurt you?? are you okay?? do you need to sit down??" flame launches question after question, beggining to examine her to make sure she didn't get injured by that.. monster that had kidnapped her. his tail tucked in between his legs, now just worried about val.

"No, no, they did nothing wrong. I was treated perfectly fine there. Besides the isolation, everything was fine. Sweetheart, I just need to talk to you."

"i'm going to kill them anyways...." flame growls, now mad about the whole situation. that showtime had taken his lover from him... he wanted to track them down and put a sword through their skull. "what is it ?"

"You work with Cindercrest, correct? I'm unable to help, due to me being here on their terms, but I need you to assure me something. Just one thing, my love. I need you to keep working with Cindercrest. It could keep Aster safe. If you continue to work for Saps, there's no way Cindercrest will hurt her if she's the child of the kings strongest solider. Please, love, do this for Aster."

"abbout that..... uh.." flame winces at the mention of cindercrest, clicking his tongue. "i uh, i kind of, uh, betrayed them?? yeah. i don't think they would even take me back bro....."

"I missed you too, love. I just need to talk with you." She pressed a kiss to his head, her arms wrapping around him as well.

"did he hurt you?? are you okay?? do you need to sit down??" flame launches question after question, beggining to examine her to make sure she didn't get injured by that.. monster that had kidnapped her. his tail tucked in between his legs, now just worried about val.

"No, no, they did nothing wrong. I was treated perfectly fine there. Besides the isolation, everything was fine. Sweetheart, I just need to talk to you."

"i'm going to kill them anyways...." flame growls, now mad about the whole situation. that showtime had taken his lover from him... he wanted to track them down and put a sword through their skull. "what is it ?"

"I missed you too, love. I just need to talk with you." She pressed a kiss to his head, her arms wrapping around him as well.

"did he hurt you?? are you okay?? do you need to sit down??" flame launches question after question, beggining to examine her to make sure she didn't get injured by that.. monster that had kidnapped her. his tail tucked in between his legs, now just worried about val.

flame rolls his shoulders, clenching and unclenching his hands. he had to stay strong, stay strong, stay strong. don't show weakness. "yeah. i'm 'kay. " flame says, turning his head away even though the blindfold already covered his eyes.

"uhm. yeah like she uhm." flames tail flicked, eyes glancing away. "the kids okay it's just uhm. val is like......." flame trails off, not sure how to word it. his voice was caught in his throat.

Flame hesitates before sitting down heavily, still silent. he was missing val an was feeling guiltly about trying to kill parrot and cindercrest was keeping him too busy to see wemmbu. "it's ok bro i promise. it's like whatever"

flame brought his knees to his chest, hugging them there. his ears flatten against his head as he lets out a long shakey breath. "i uhm, like-" flame swallows. "val ? yeah she's um. she got like, kidnapped. and and i can't i just can't find her no matter how hard i look ive tried so many things- i even tried killing parrot and now i only feel even more worse and i cant see wemmbu because arachnid is holding him back and cindercrest me and i just. i just can't, mane..." flame burys his head down, tail curling around himself.

Flame slowly dragged his eyes up, ears flicking from where they were pinned against the back of his head. "mane," he said shakily, as if he could be blown away in the wind. it was odd, seeing someone who always was so strong so... destroyed. "what if im tired of fighting..?"

flame rolls his shoulders, clenching and unclenching his hands. he had to stay strong, stay strong, stay strong. don't show weakness. "yeah. i'm 'kay. " flame says, turning his head away even though the blindfold already covered his eyes.

"uhm. yeah like she uhm." flames tail flicked, eyes glancing away. "the kids okay it's just uhm. val is like......." flame trails off, not sure how to word it. his voice was caught in his throat.

Flame hesitates before sitting down heavily, still silent. he was missing val an was feeling guiltly about trying to kill parrot and cindercrest was keeping him too busy to see wemmbu. "it's ok bro i promise. it's like whatever"

flame brought his knees to his chest, hugging them there. his ears flatten against his head as he lets out a long shakey breath. "i uhm, like-" flame swallows. "val ? yeah she's um. she got like, kidnapped. and and i can't i just can't find her no matter how hard i look ive tried so many things- i even tried killing parrot and now i only feel even more worse and i cant see wemmbu because arachnid is holding him back and cindercrest me and i just. i just can't, mane..." flame burys his head down, tail curling around himself.

flame rolls his shoulders, clenching and unclenching his hands. he had to stay strong, stay strong, stay strong. don't show weakness. "yeah. i'm 'kay. " flame says, turning his head away even though the blindfold already covered his eyes.

"uhm. yeah like she uhm." flames tail flicked, eyes glancing away. "the kids okay it's just uhm. val is like......." flame trails off, not sure how to word it. his voice was caught in his throat.

Flame hesitates before sitting down heavily, still silent. he was missing val an was feeling guiltly about trying to kill parrot and cindercrest was keeping him too busy to see wemmbu. "it's ok bro i promise. it's like whatever"

flame rolls his shoulders, clenching and unclenching his hands. he had to stay strong, stay strong, stay strong. don't show weakness. "yeah. i'm 'kay. " flame says, turning his head away even though the blindfold already covered his eyes.

"uhm. yeah like she uhm." flames tail flicked, eyes glancing away. "the kids okay it's just uhm. val is like......." flame trails off, not sure how to word it. his voice was caught in his throat.

flame was awaiting parrot on a hill, flowers scattered across it in some places. the was a lone tree, giving shade. flame was not standing in the shade though, instead at the edge of the hill staring at the setting sun. flame tried not to let the weight of the scythe weigh down in his inventory and on his soul, it was what he had to do. he had to do this. he had to. flame was so sure that this was the right option, he hadn't even thought to think to defy showtime. just chose.

"ah. hi parrot. no, not much i suppose. come sit with me?" flame gently sits down, continuing to watch the sky. he was trying to build up the courage in his heart to attack someone like parrot. he had to do it. he had to. it was his only option. "yes; i do think she is just a sweetheart. do you know what a magpie represents, parrot?" flame sighs, tail flicking. each flick was a second, and he was counting down the seconds of time until he would spring.

" a bad omen..." flame slowly lowers onto his back, arms coming up behind his head. 20 seconds, 20 more flicks. he had it planned out nicely, even if the act wasn't nice at all. flame drags his eyes to look at parrot, admiring the feathers. it would be... sad to see those feathers on someone so motionless. he wouldn't like seeing parrot dead, not at all. that's why he wore the blindfold he guessed, although it didn't do much to help. "i was lying, parrot. i'm not here on behalf of myself. not that i'm with cindercrest but, i'm with.. someone else." flame slowly stands, shuffling anxiously. 10 more flicks, back and forth.

"i need her back, bro, im sorry." flame says, trying to make his voice deadpan. don't show emotion, he had to do this. flame slowly slides out his scythe, black material glinting in the evening light. the lava inside swishes, orange matching the sun as it rests low in the sky. "if showtime says that this is what i must do to get her back, i'll do it." flame glances at the glowing blade, before rushing forward while swinging at parrot.

"why would she be better alive? if im not willing to play his games for her than what is she good for to him?" flame growls, reaching up and grabbing at parrot. he tries to pull him back down. he hated flying in the air. flames tail lashes back and forth, teeth bared. "get back down here and give me an actual fight!"

"just come down here and die, parrot!" flame crouches before springing up easily, almost like a cat, and using his claws to grasp onto parrot, scyth strapped to his back so it won't get in the way. flame scrabbles to hang on before finding a grip. "it's much easier to kill you then take risks- i'm not going to put her life of the line because of your fucking theory!"

flame swallows the lump in his throat. focus on the mission. don't empathize, that's the one thing he was taught in the mafia. never empathize with your target. was that really all parrot was to him now? a target? flame reaches up and slices at parrots wing, hoping to take him down. not enough to permanently damage, just enough to hurt.

flame slowly stands, dragging out his sword. in the crash his blindfold had came loose, hanging off his face. his eyes were dull, the flat red pupils tracking parrots moved like a predator hunting prey. don't emphasize with the target, they don't mean it. ash's words echoed in his head as he slowly walked forward, sword dragging against the floor. "if i had to pick between my kids or yours, i think we both know who id pick." flame tilts his head up, trying not to tear up at parrot calling him his friend, even now. flame drags his sword to point at parrots throat, tail silently curling around his leg.

flames jaw tightens, eyes narrowing. his hand shakes a little. one blow, one swipe and parrot would be dead. that would be one out of two. it would be so easy to get spoke, he just had to get parrot first. flame swallows at parrots pleading, trying to still his shaking hand. don't how emotion, don't empathize with the target. don't don't don't.

flame shifted away, scrambling to try and out the blindfold up so it could hide his teary eyes. he had almost killed his friend. "i. it's not okay. y, you need to to get home so you can heal im sorry i can help get you there," flame says, tail twitching as he rambles off. he had hurt his friend because of what, a threat ? parrot had been right, that val was better left alive. like always, flame was being a fucking brash idiot. like always, flames in his feelings and he can't get out of it.

flame hauled parrot up, careful of the others wings. " i am so , so so so so sorry parrot. please i really am i just wanted her back," flame starts up again tail still tucked in between his legs.

"there's a lot wrong with the way i went about it.." flame murmurs, eyes dropping to the floor again. he would hug parrot and apologize all over again if it wouldn't hurt the avians wings. "and i hurt your wings!" flame growls to himself, tail batting himself.

"theo is going to kill me," flame murmurs once more, tail curling around parrots leg tightly for comfort. flame pointed the blaze at the end away from parrot so he didn't get burnt.

"yeah.. i would...... guess i just gotta accept my fate at this point bro," flames ears slowly came back to standing up, swiveling at any noises that caught his attention. flame kept his eyes straight ahead, making sure he could be aware of anything.

"yeah yeah, we aren't all that far now, aren't we ?" flame asks, and watching parrot carefully.

flame winces at the sight of the wing. "i really am sorry," flames apologizes once more, tail tucking inbetween his legs

flame watched his back for a long while before turning around himself

flame was awaiting parrot on a hill, flowers scattered across it in some places. the was a lone tree, giving shade. flame was not standing in the shade though, instead at the edge of the hill staring at the setting sun. flame tried not to let the weight of the scythe weigh down in his inventory and on his soul, it was what he had to do. he had to do this. he had to. flame was so sure that this was the right option, he hadn't even thought to think to defy showtime. just chose.

"ah. hi parrot. no, not much i suppose. come sit with me?" flame gently sits down, continuing to watch the sky. he was trying to build up the courage in his heart to attack someone like parrot. he had to do it. he had to. it was his only option. "yes; i do think she is just a sweetheart. do you know what a magpie represents, parrot?" flame sighs, tail flicking. each flick was a second, and he was counting down the seconds of time until he would spring.

" a bad omen..." flame slowly lowers onto his back, arms coming up behind his head. 20 seconds, 20 more flicks. he had it planned out nicely, even if the act wasn't nice at all. flame drags his eyes to look at parrot, admiring the feathers. it would be... sad to see those feathers on someone so motionless. he wouldn't like seeing parrot dead, not at all. that's why he wore the blindfold he guessed, although it didn't do much to help. "i was lying, parrot. i'm not here on behalf of myself. not that i'm with cindercrest but, i'm with.. someone else." flame slowly stands, shuffling anxiously. 10 more flicks, back and forth.

"i need her back, bro, im sorry." flame says, trying to make his voice deadpan. don't show emotion, he had to do this. flame slowly slides out his scythe, black material glinting in the evening light. the lava inside swishes, orange matching the sun as it rests low in the sky. "if showtime says that this is what i must do to get her back, i'll do it." flame glances at the glowing blade, before rushing forward while swinging at parrot.

"why would she be better alive? if im not willing to play his games for her than what is she good for to him?" flame growls, reaching up and grabbing at parrot. he tries to pull him back down. he hated flying in the air. flames tail lashes back and forth, teeth bared. "get back down here and give me an actual fight!"

"just come down here and die, parrot!" flame crouches before springing up easily, almost like a cat, and using his claws to grasp onto parrot, scyth strapped to his back so it won't get in the way. flame scrabbles to hang on before finding a grip. "it's much easier to kill you then take risks- i'm not going to put her life of the line because of your fucking theory!"

flame swallows the lump in his throat. focus on the mission. don't empathize, that's the one thing he was taught in the mafia. never empathize with your target. was that really all parrot was to him now? a target? flame reaches up and slices at parrots wing, hoping to take him down. not enough to permanently damage, just enough to hurt.

flame slowly stands, dragging out his sword. in the crash his blindfold had came loose, hanging off his face. his eyes were dull, the flat red pupils tracking parrots moved like a predator hunting prey. don't emphasize with the target, they don't mean it. ash's words echoed in his head as he slowly walked forward, sword dragging against the floor. "if i had to pick between my kids or yours, i think we both know who id pick." flame tilts his head up, trying not to tear up at parrot calling him his friend, even now. flame drags his sword to point at parrots throat, tail silently curling around his leg.

flames jaw tightens, eyes narrowing. his hand shakes a little. one blow, one swipe and parrot would be dead. that would be one out of two. it would be so easy to get spoke, he just had to get parrot first. flame swallows at parrots pleading, trying to still his shaking hand. don't how emotion, don't empathize with the target. don't don't don't.

flame shifted away, scrambling to try and out the blindfold up so it could hide his teary eyes. he had almost killed his friend. "i. it's not okay. y, you need to to get home so you can heal im sorry i can help get you there," flame says, tail twitching as he rambles off. he had hurt his friend because of what, a threat ? parrot had been right, that val was better left alive. like always, flame was being a fucking brash idiot. like always, flames in his feelings and he can't get out of it.

flame hauled parrot up, careful of the others wings. " i am so , so so so so sorry parrot. please i really am i just wanted her back," flame starts up again tail still tucked in between his legs.

"there's a lot wrong with the way i went about it.." flame murmurs, eyes dropping to the floor again. he would hug parrot and apologize all over again if it wouldn't hurt the avians wings. "and i hurt your wings!" flame growls to himself, tail batting himself.

"theo is going to kill me," flame murmurs once more, tail curling around parrots leg tightly for comfort. flame pointed the blaze at the end away from parrot so he didn't get burnt.

"yeah.. i would...... guess i just gotta accept my fate at this point bro," flames ears slowly came back to standing up, swiveling at any noises that caught his attention. flame kept his eyes straight ahead, making sure he could be aware of anything.

"yeah yeah, we aren't all that far now, aren't we ?" flame asks, and watching parrot carefully.

flame winces at the sight of the wing. "i really am sorry," flames apologizes once more, tail tucking inbetween his legs

flame was awaiting parrot on a hill, flowers scattered across it in some places. the was a lone tree, giving shade. flame was not standing in the shade though, instead at the edge of the hill staring at the setting sun. flame tried not to let the weight of the scythe weigh down in his inventory and on his soul, it was what he had to do. he had to do this. he had to. flame was so sure that this was the right option, he hadn't even thought to think to defy showtime. just chose.

"ah. hi parrot. no, not much i suppose. come sit with me?" flame gently sits down, continuing to watch the sky. he was trying to build up the courage in his heart to attack someone like parrot. he had to do it. he had to. it was his only option. "yes; i do think she is just a sweetheart. do you know what a magpie represents, parrot?" flame sighs, tail flicking. each flick was a second, and he was counting down the seconds of time until he would spring.

" a bad omen..." flame slowly lowers onto his back, arms coming up behind his head. 20 seconds, 20 more flicks. he had it planned out nicely, even if the act wasn't nice at all. flame drags his eyes to look at parrot, admiring the feathers. it would be... sad to see those feathers on someone so motionless. he wouldn't like seeing parrot dead, not at all. that's why he wore the blindfold he guessed, although it didn't do much to help. "i was lying, parrot. i'm not here on behalf of myself. not that i'm with cindercrest but, i'm with.. someone else." flame slowly stands, shuffling anxiously. 10 more flicks, back and forth.

"i need her back, bro, im sorry." flame says, trying to make his voice deadpan. don't show emotion, he had to do this. flame slowly slides out his scythe, black material glinting in the evening light. the lava inside swishes, orange matching the sun as it rests low in the sky. "if showtime says that this is what i must do to get her back, i'll do it." flame glances at the glowing blade, before rushing forward while swinging at parrot.

"why would she be better alive? if im not willing to play his games for her than what is she good for to him?" flame growls, reaching up and grabbing at parrot. he tries to pull him back down. he hated flying in the air. flames tail lashes back and forth, teeth bared. "get back down here and give me an actual fight!"

"just come down here and die, parrot!" flame crouches before springing up easily, almost like a cat, and using his claws to grasp onto parrot, scyth strapped to his back so it won't get in the way. flame scrabbles to hang on before finding a grip. "it's much easier to kill you then take risks- i'm not going to put her life of the line because of your fucking theory!"

flame swallows the lump in his throat. focus on the mission. don't empathize, that's the one thing he was taught in the mafia. never empathize with your target. was that really all parrot was to him now? a target? flame reaches up and slices at parrots wing, hoping to take him down. not enough to permanently damage, just enough to hurt.

flame slowly stands, dragging out his sword. in the crash his blindfold had came loose, hanging off his face. his eyes were dull, the flat red pupils tracking parrots moved like a predator hunting prey. don't emphasize with the target, they don't mean it. ash's words echoed in his head as he slowly walked forward, sword dragging against the floor. "if i had to pick between my kids or yours, i think we both know who id pick." flame tilts his head up, trying not to tear up at parrot calling him his friend, even now. flame drags his sword to point at parrots throat, tail silently curling around his leg.

flames jaw tightens, eyes narrowing. his hand shakes a little. one blow, one swipe and parrot would be dead. that would be one out of two. it would be so easy to get spoke, he just had to get parrot first. flame swallows at parrots pleading, trying to still his shaking hand. don't how emotion, don't empathize with the target. don't don't don't.

flame shifted away, scrambling to try and out the blindfold up so it could hide his teary eyes. he had almost killed his friend. "i. it's not okay. y, you need to to get home so you can heal im sorry i can help get you there," flame says, tail twitching as he rambles off. he had hurt his friend because of what, a threat ? parrot had been right, that val was better left alive. like always, flame was being a fucking brash idiot. like always, flames in his feelings and he can't get out of it.

flame hauled parrot up, careful of the others wings. " i am so , so so so so sorry parrot. please i really am i just wanted her back," flame starts up again tail still tucked in between his legs.

"there's a lot wrong with the way i went about it.." flame murmurs, eyes dropping to the floor again. he would hug parrot and apologize all over again if it wouldn't hurt the avians wings. "and i hurt your wings!" flame growls to himself, tail batting himself.

"theo is going to kill me," flame murmurs once more, tail curling around parrots leg tightly for comfort. flame pointed the blaze at the end away from parrot so he didn't get burnt.

"yeah.. i would...... guess i just gotta accept my fate at this point bro," flames ears slowly came back to standing up, swiveling at any noises that caught his attention. flame kept his eyes straight ahead, making sure he could be aware of anything.

"yeah yeah, we aren't all that far now, aren't we ?" flame asks, and watching parrot carefully.

flame was awaiting parrot on a hill, flowers scattered across it in some places. the was a lone tree, giving shade. flame was not standing in the shade though, instead at the edge of the hill staring at the setting sun. flame tried not to let the weight of the scythe weigh down in his inventory and on his soul, it was what he had to do. he had to do this. he had to. flame was so sure that this was the right option, he hadn't even thought to think to defy showtime. just chose.

"ah. hi parrot. no, not much i suppose. come sit with me?" flame gently sits down, continuing to watch the sky. he was trying to build up the courage in his heart to attack someone like parrot. he had to do it. he had to. it was his only option. "yes; i do think she is just a sweetheart. do you know what a magpie represents, parrot?" flame sighs, tail flicking. each flick was a second, and he was counting down the seconds of time until he would spring.

" a bad omen..." flame slowly lowers onto his back, arms coming up behind his head. 20 seconds, 20 more flicks. he had it planned out nicely, even if the act wasn't nice at all. flame drags his eyes to look at parrot, admiring the feathers. it would be... sad to see those feathers on someone so motionless. he wouldn't like seeing parrot dead, not at all. that's why he wore the blindfold he guessed, although it didn't do much to help. "i was lying, parrot. i'm not here on behalf of myself. not that i'm with cindercrest but, i'm with.. someone else." flame slowly stands, shuffling anxiously. 10 more flicks, back and forth.

"i need her back, bro, im sorry." flame says, trying to make his voice deadpan. don't show emotion, he had to do this. flame slowly slides out his scythe, black material glinting in the evening light. the lava inside swishes, orange matching the sun as it rests low in the sky. "if showtime says that this is what i must do to get her back, i'll do it." flame glances at the glowing blade, before rushing forward while swinging at parrot.

"why would she be better alive? if im not willing to play his games for her than what is she good for to him?" flame growls, reaching up and grabbing at parrot. he tries to pull him back down. he hated flying in the air. flames tail lashes back and forth, teeth bared. "get back down here and give me an actual fight!"

"just come down here and die, parrot!" flame crouches before springing up easily, almost like a cat, and using his claws to grasp onto parrot, scyth strapped to his back so it won't get in the way. flame scrabbles to hang on before finding a grip. "it's much easier to kill you then take risks- i'm not going to put her life of the line because of your fucking theory!"

flame swallows the lump in his throat. focus on the mission. don't empathize, that's the one thing he was taught in the mafia. never empathize with your target. was that really all parrot was to him now? a target? flame reaches up and slices at parrots wing, hoping to take him down. not enough to permanently damage, just enough to hurt.

flame slowly stands, dragging out his sword. in the crash his blindfold had came loose, hanging off his face. his eyes were dull, the flat red pupils tracking parrots moved like a predator hunting prey. don't emphasize with the target, they don't mean it. ash's words echoed in his head as he slowly walked forward, sword dragging against the floor. "if i had to pick between my kids or yours, i think we both know who id pick." flame tilts his head up, trying not to tear up at parrot calling him his friend, even now. flame drags his sword to point at parrots throat, tail silently curling around his leg.

flames jaw tightens, eyes narrowing. his hand shakes a little. one blow, one swipe and parrot would be dead. that would be one out of two. it would be so easy to get spoke, he just had to get parrot first. flame swallows at parrots pleading, trying to still his shaking hand. don't how emotion, don't empathize with the target. don't don't don't.

flame shifted away, scrambling to try and out the blindfold up so it could hide his teary eyes. he had almost killed his friend. "i. it's not okay. y, you need to to get home so you can heal im sorry i can help get you there," flame says, tail twitching as he rambles off. he had hurt his friend because of what, a threat ? parrot had been right, that val was better left alive. like always, flame was being a fucking brash idiot. like always, flames in his feelings and he can't get out of it.

flame hauled parrot up, careful of the others wings. " i am so , so so so so sorry parrot. please i really am i just wanted her back," flame starts up again tail still tucked in between his legs.

"there's a lot wrong with the way i went about it.." flame murmurs, eyes dropping to the floor again. he would hug parrot and apologize all over again if it wouldn't hurt the avians wings. "and i hurt your wings!" flame growls to himself, tail batting himself.

"theo is going to kill me," flame murmurs once more, tail curling around parrots leg tightly for comfort. flame pointed the blaze at the end away from parrot so he didn't get burnt.

"yeah.. i would...... guess i just gotta accept my fate at this point bro," flames ears slowly came back to standing up, swiveling at any noises that caught his attention. flame kept his eyes straight ahead, making sure he could be aware of anything.