05-12-2025, 11:53 AM
Giovanni followed the woman as she moved through the dark industrial building with the grace of a predator. The way she had grabbed him by the coat had awakened something in him - desire maybe. No - it was different than that. It wasn't that she wasn't attractive. But there was something that made Giovanni want to follow her. The chaos inside him simmered - there, but muted. Giovanni found herself more intrigued by her with every movement and decision she made. She had been able to still the chaos within him. He loved that even as he hated it.
The pair arrived at the dreykan's lair, and Giovanni suppressed a smile as she describe what it was to him even though he had shown he knew. Yes - this one was Atharim. That was clear. She was clearly disgusted by its feeding, but made herself watch anyways. Giovanni's face remained calm. Then the dreykan moved to go to sleep and the woman spoke to him. First we kill the monster. It was the sound tactical decision to make.
"You can help..." a small, weak, and feminine voice spoke into his head.
That was impossible. Ordine was dead.
But the chaos within him begged to no longer remain silent. The power flowing within him desired to be given form and desired to be used. The sound, tactical decision was to sneak over to the creature, but chaos wanted more drama. It needed it. Giovanni's face remained passive as he looked towards the last victim taken - the leader and the most coherent one of the bunch. Giovanni took in her words and came to a decision.
"No, Little Remnant," he said, a knowing smirk on his lips. "We don't kill it. He does."
Giovanni used a weave of air to shatter the cracked window of the control booth the dreykan was in, showering it with glass. The creature moved quick, but was pulled up off the ground and Giovanin channeled more air, wrapping it around the neck and pulling it off of its feet. It hung suspended in the air, flailing until Giovanni wrapped more air around it, squeezing its limbs to its body as he stepped forward into the light. He channeled fire and moved the ball towards the creatures face. It screamed as the light and heat came close to its face.
Giovanni moved to the man suspended, his toes barely touching the ground. He picked the lock with a practiced hand and then handed his gun to him. "It took you and your crew. Kill it."
The pair arrived at the dreykan's lair, and Giovanni suppressed a smile as she describe what it was to him even though he had shown he knew. Yes - this one was Atharim. That was clear. She was clearly disgusted by its feeding, but made herself watch anyways. Giovanni's face remained calm. Then the dreykan moved to go to sleep and the woman spoke to him. First we kill the monster. It was the sound tactical decision to make.
"You can help..." a small, weak, and feminine voice spoke into his head.
That was impossible. Ordine was dead.
But the chaos within him begged to no longer remain silent. The power flowing within him desired to be given form and desired to be used. The sound, tactical decision was to sneak over to the creature, but chaos wanted more drama. It needed it. Giovanni's face remained passive as he looked towards the last victim taken - the leader and the most coherent one of the bunch. Giovanni took in her words and came to a decision.
"No, Little Remnant," he said, a knowing smirk on his lips. "We don't kill it. He does."
Giovanni used a weave of air to shatter the cracked window of the control booth the dreykan was in, showering it with glass. The creature moved quick, but was pulled up off the ground and Giovanin channeled more air, wrapping it around the neck and pulling it off of its feet. It hung suspended in the air, flailing until Giovanni wrapped more air around it, squeezing its limbs to its body as he stepped forward into the light. He channeled fire and moved the ball towards the creatures face. It screamed as the light and heat came close to its face.
Giovanni moved to the man suspended, his toes barely touching the ground. He picked the lock with a practiced hand and then handed his gun to him. "It took you and your crew. Kill it."