XXI. THE WORLD

you're  forbidden  to  talk  about  to  this  to  anyone,  not  a  word.

we  should  give  him  a  few  minutes.

he  was  walking  but  his  feet  didn't  touch  the  ground.

i'm  not  daft,  i  know  what  i  saw.

it's  not  right  -  it's  not  nautral.

now  the  game  is  afoot.

you  know,  I've  seen  things  in  war  that  I  couldn't  explain.

I  once  heard  a  man  predict  his  death,  down  to  the  number  and  placement  of  the  bullet  holes  that  killed  him.

you  have  to  admit  that  a  supernatural  explanation  is  at  least  theoretically  possible.

perhaps  we  do  need  a  little  help  from  the  beyond.

you  need  to  hear  what  i  have  to  tell  you.

i  see  two  men,  brothers.  not  in  blood  but  in  bond.

i  see  madness.  a  man  driven  of  his  mind  by  a  malign  force.

this  is  a  new  low  --  even  for  you.

you're  terrified  of  a  life  without  the  thrill  of  the  macabre,  as  well  you  should  be.

do  you  still  have  my  cut  from  the  fight?

i  see  something  in  his  hand  -  darkness  and  great  pain.

warn  your  friend,  he's  not  safe.

i  can  spare  ten  minutes.

he  clearly  felt  something  was  coming  to  get  him.

curious  you'd  still  be  running  errands  for  a  dead  man.

i  haven't  slept  all  night.

i  deserve  this  ...  i  clearly  deserve  it.

you're  not  implying  i  am  responsible  for  our  current  situation  are  you?

we  were  set  upon,  man,  it  was  self-  defense.

why  else  would  I  continually  allow  myself  to  be  led  into  situations  where  you're  deliberately  withholding  your  intentions  from  me?

you've  never  complained  about  my  methods  before.

i'm  not  complaining...  I  never  complain...  I  never  complain  about  your  violin  playing  at  three  in  the  morning,  your  mess,  your  lack  of  hygiene,  your  stealing  my  clothes,  your  setting  our  home  on  fire!

that  was  an  accident  ...

if  i  were  going  to  the  country,  i  would  be  going  with  my  future  wife.

you're  not  human.  you  don't  get  it,  do  you?

you  know,  in  another  life,  you'd  have  made  an  excellent  criminal.

tell  me  you  have  answers.

try  to  behave  yourself.

i'm  sure  it's  quite  the  mystery  as  to  where  you  are,  and  who  i  am.

i  think  we  have  the  right  man.

what  some  call  the  dark  arts,  or  practical  magic.

we  don't  ask  you  to  share  our  faith,  only  our  fears.

very  few  are  privy  to  that  information,  and  we  want  to  keep  it  that  way.

death  followed  him  wherever  he  went,  from  his  birth  to  arms  he  made  and  sold.

no  one  could  prove  anything  of  course,  but  we  all  knew  --

all  this  is  history.  the  present  and  future  are  worse.

we've  done  our  best  to  stop  him  ourselves,  but  it's  not  enough.

❝ Oh and how's visiting this Madame M or Chocobo Sam gonna help? Only Aerith can get in. I'm still a man and like hell am I gonna let Aerith go in alone. So I'd be charging in anyway. ❞

❝ But since you wanna be a bastard about it ------ Madame M. We can start with her, but we ain't gonna get anywhere with her. You'll see that I'm right. ❞ Little does he know . . .

oh this would do nicely...

A smile started forming on his lips.

"She'll agree with me, you may not be able to get in...buuut....you can dress as a woman...~" He mused, "You have the face for it," Tsukuyomi started moving towards the door, "But come along, she'll want to meet you face to face~" A pause.

₊˚⊹ ㅤa collection of loose quotes taken from various characters from hades (supergiant games). these quotes are from the first game of the series. writing/roleplaying prompts. from fluff to angst! feel free to edit as you see fit, especially since some are gendered.

❝ Once I get into his mansion, I'm just gonna end up fighting him anyway. Might as well put a little muscle on for show. ❞ Take out his goons in the front and charge in headfirst. That was more Cloud's style. Talking people was not their way.

"I don't think you're understanding my words, boy. Sit. Down." His demeanor changed, shoving the other to sit with a single shove of his hand, his ears swiveling on his head as the colors of his eyes began changing to various shades.

"This isn't your petty little war zone, her life isn't in danger but her freedom is. And if you charge in there her life will be." Tsukuyomi snapped, "On TOP of this, men aren't allowed on the property OR inside. So you're zero for zero on your brainless plan. Now!!" He pulled a fan from his sleeves, his demeanor returning back to the friendly fox he and his companion had met before.

❝ Think you got it wrong. More like I dragged him all over the place. He is my bodyguard. ❞ Aerith replied with a bit of a playful smirk her way. ❝ I gathered he was involved with Avalanche after we met up with Tifa. Can't say I am a fan of the bombings, but someone has to stop Shinra from doing what they're doing. So many people are suffering . . . ❞

"A BODYGUARD you say~? Well how'd you manage that~?" The grin on her face grew slightly before she properly faced Aerith, leaning on one of her fists. "Well well you're talkin to the right person, Recruitment and slandering Shinra is myyyy specialty~!" Finally she sat up properly and slapped her thighs, kicking her legs where she was sitting.