Armande's smile deepened and he sat down, relaxing, watching the man across the room. He called himself Ascendancy. Clearly he believed it to be true, that he had somehow risen above ordinary men.
And yet...Armande's voice was deep as it carried across the room, a voice born of hardship and command, of loss and of victory. "And of course everyone knows your face, Nikolai." There was more he could say. Carefully crafted images. But this was a conversation.
And a man who truly thought himself a god had thin skin. Ironic, that. It seemed almost sad. To hold so much power. And yet with every added drop, to become more insecure and prone to insult.
"As to the other, well....you have your source of power. And I have mine." He paused, not being able to help the curiousity that came over him. "Have you ever asked yourself if the power you so desperately rely on has made you weaker or stronger?" An idle question, one he didn't expect an answer to.
He had wanted to look into the man's eyes. The person before him, as stern as his gaze might be, was just so.....ordinary. The most powerful of the reborn gods. Apollyon. Just a man.
"You asked to speak with me."
And yet...Armande's voice was deep as it carried across the room, a voice born of hardship and command, of loss and of victory. "And of course everyone knows your face, Nikolai." There was more he could say. Carefully crafted images. But this was a conversation.
And a man who truly thought himself a god had thin skin. Ironic, that. It seemed almost sad. To hold so much power. And yet with every added drop, to become more insecure and prone to insult.
"As to the other, well....you have your source of power. And I have mine." He paused, not being able to help the curiousity that came over him. "Have you ever asked yourself if the power you so desperately rely on has made you weaker or stronger?" An idle question, one he didn't expect an answer to.
He had wanted to look into the man's eyes. The person before him, as stern as his gaze might be, was just so.....ordinary. The most powerful of the reborn gods. Apollyon. Just a man.
"You asked to speak with me."