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    Assailant -- Year 226

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    "But the dream, the echo, slips from him as quickly as he had found it and as consciousness comes to him (a slap and not the gentle waves of oceanic tides), it dissolves entirely. His muscles relax as the cold claims him again, as the numbness sets in, and when his grey eyes open, there’s nothing but the faint after burn of a dream often trod and never remembered." --Brigade, written by Laura


    || The Sweet Sting ||
    #5
    Bane had always liked the feel of fresh air on his skin. Even the acidic, rainy streets of New Tomi would’ve been preferable to those of a stale, well-kept office. The empire Straia made for herself was an admirable one without question: as clear and purposeful as the decanter filled with liquor on her desk. To Wolfbane, it felt like a prison. He neither despised nor coveted a gilded castle of his own making, which was probably why he’d been the foremost choice to represent the terrorist association on this visit, but there is a thread of himself that hums in tune to the one she pulls at sweetly. Straia is a lioness prowling the serengeti, the true muscle and driving force behind the pride of fat, egotistical lions who called themselves senators and ministers of the people. Wolfbane is his namesake, and he maintained that he liked his underground nickname more than the one he’d been born with.

    They are both animals of a savage kind, and he knows the pack must be fed as much as the pride lusts for blood and control of the savannah.

    “What does a Vampire desire most?” He answered her question for question, appreciating how cool and concise she was making things. Bane found it hard to return the easy half-smile, so he interlaced his fingers together and propped his elbow onto the armrest instead, leaning in toward her. “They long to walk in the sunlight as much as they navigate the dark.”

    “Why be a shade when you could be the sun? The association understands that a leaderless municipality is a lawless one, we only care that the one in power is the right sort. It’s our understanding that you’ve been moving this city for a while now anyways. The difference is you finally get the recognition you deserve.” He leaned back again.

    Glancing out at the wall of paned glass, Bane took a moment to collect his thoughts. The twinkling lights of New Tomi were as vibrant as ever, blinking and spinning on without a care as to what was happening in that very room.

    “As to the matter of impossible things,” He started again, voice soft, “they happen every day. You either can or you cannot. We know our recent activity has struck a chord of fear into the hearts of those who consider themselves in ‘command’.” Bane said, glancing sideways at Straia with a phantom smile. The stream of newscasts surrounding their attacks, the unrest circulating online that’d gotten the association trending, the ghost-written press conferences laced with subtle threats of apprehending every member involved … surely she knew.

    “And they’re afraid we’ve found out something that should’ve been kept a secret.” He eyed Straia carefully. “As they should be.”

    It was only a matter of time until the senators, representatives, and political icons came for her too - if they hadn’t already. The association (all of New Tomi, really) knew Straia was in a position of complete and total power when it came to tipping the scales in one direction or the other. They had the means to wealth that the underground organization lacked, while the association had the connections and manpower to expose their filthy legacy, subsequently ruining everything they worked to maintain control of. It was really a matter of what Straia wanted, and Bane saw before him a woman who’d put herself into a win-win situation no matter what. She truly was frightening to behold.

    @[Straia]
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    Messages In This Thread
    || The Sweet Sting || - by Wolfbane - 05-17-2021, 08:29 PM
    RE: || The Sweet Sting || - by Straia - 05-18-2021, 02:45 PM
    RE: || The Sweet Sting || - by Wolfbane - 05-18-2021, 10:37 PM
    RE: || The Sweet Sting || - by Straia - 05-19-2021, 11:25 AM
    RE: || The Sweet Sting || - by Wolfbane - 05-19-2021, 04:51 PM
    RE: || The Sweet Sting || - by Straia - 06-04-2021, 09:33 AM



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