❛ An army full of men cannot do what I can. I don’t need any of you. I am one of a damned kind. ❜
a darker shade of magic / a gathering of shadows. accepting. @galementalis
How funny! He wonders if his amusement is obvious, in the tilt of his head and the twitch of his lips. There is no reason for him to underestimate her, of course not, he can feel her stifling aura just fine and knows that her confidence is not unwarranted. But he has witnessed this sort of mentality before from a man who thought the world was in the palm of his hand. A man who flew too close to the sun, whose hubris was ultimately his downfall. All at the hands of a child.
Shimazaki has no concern over her well-being, however, so he doesn’t bother to mention that. If she wants to flaunt her powers, her confidence, then that’s fine by him. God knows he does the same sometimes, but he’s careful not to get in too over his head.
“I guess so,” he responds, his tone light and casual. “But I didn’t really ask.”

















