10-02-2013, 08:10 AM
Tony listened to Jensen's list of condemnation with a calm resolve. Anger, bitterness and resentment flickered across the bubble of serenity that contained his awareness - and the power.
So, they were abominations? Yes, he had thought of that before, many times. Perhaps he was right, but even so... Nobody had made the choice to access this power, it had been forced on him like a disease. If he was an abomination - it was through no fault of his own.
He watched Jensen closely as he spoke, passion in his voice. It was as if he had awoken from a deep sleep; springing to life, the man's condemnation was almost musical. He should have expected such a reaction, it certainly made sense now that Jensen's accusations were spoken. Of course the religious types would react that way.
Or else think they were chosen by the Divine...
He had studied Christianity at school, but after he had awakened to his powers, he had little contact with the faithful, and had less desire to seek religion.
When Jensen had finished, his head once again bowed by the shame of his nature, Tony stood, a smile on his face. He felt no anger, just sharp focus and deadly resolve, which he turned on Jensen. He ran through all of the things he could say, selecting his words carefully.
"I see,"
he started, his tone soft and smooth. "you are a troubled man. You have my sympathies."
His words were genuine. He lamented the man's fate, although he doubted in the way Jensen believed. "I lost everything because of this power, it almost broke me. I cannot imagine the torture you put yourself through."
Tony paused a moment, his sorrow lingering in the air with practised precision, before raising an eyebrow. "When was it that you first gave yourself over to evil?"
he asked in a blithe voice. "Was it desire for power that seduced you? Did the chains of your God chafe so badly?"
Tony shook his head, his eyes lighting up in false fascination, weaving coils of Air that he slid around the man's feet and arms while he was distracted. "I have never met a man who has devoted himself to the devil, please, tell me, I am intrigued. Why did you give your soul to him? Why did you abandon your God?"
Edited by Tony Soloyov, Oct 2 2013, 08:13 AM.
So, they were abominations? Yes, he had thought of that before, many times. Perhaps he was right, but even so... Nobody had made the choice to access this power, it had been forced on him like a disease. If he was an abomination - it was through no fault of his own.
He watched Jensen closely as he spoke, passion in his voice. It was as if he had awoken from a deep sleep; springing to life, the man's condemnation was almost musical. He should have expected such a reaction, it certainly made sense now that Jensen's accusations were spoken. Of course the religious types would react that way.
Or else think they were chosen by the Divine...
He had studied Christianity at school, but after he had awakened to his powers, he had little contact with the faithful, and had less desire to seek religion.
When Jensen had finished, his head once again bowed by the shame of his nature, Tony stood, a smile on his face. He felt no anger, just sharp focus and deadly resolve, which he turned on Jensen. He ran through all of the things he could say, selecting his words carefully.
"I see,"
he started, his tone soft and smooth. "you are a troubled man. You have my sympathies."
His words were genuine. He lamented the man's fate, although he doubted in the way Jensen believed. "I lost everything because of this power, it almost broke me. I cannot imagine the torture you put yourself through."
Tony paused a moment, his sorrow lingering in the air with practised precision, before raising an eyebrow. "When was it that you first gave yourself over to evil?"
he asked in a blithe voice. "Was it desire for power that seduced you? Did the chains of your God chafe so badly?"
Tony shook his head, his eyes lighting up in false fascination, weaving coils of Air that he slid around the man's feet and arms while he was distracted. "I have never met a man who has devoted himself to the devil, please, tell me, I am intrigued. Why did you give your soul to him? Why did you abandon your God?"
Edited by Tony Soloyov, Oct 2 2013, 08:13 AM.