Candlelight
- Thread starter YseultNott
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- worm armsmaster pre canon
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- Moscow, Russia
A story was very spooky — I like it. Even after the revelation, the suspense remained. I hope Armsmaster won't die and will overcome this challenge like a true hero.
Thanks for the great story, YseultNott! I am looking forward to reading the updates!
Thanks for the great story, YseultNott! I am looking forward to reading the updates!
Charity 2.4
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Hannah confronts him about the lockdown.
She's absolutely furious, and nothing he says seems to go through her.
He's being ridiculous. Everyone has days where they are less productive, it doesn't mean he's losing his powers, there is no need to be so emotional about it.
Nevermind that he can't even remember how to use his own tech, or what he learned in hand-to-hand.
They weren't mastered, that's absurd. He just didn't notice they had better things to do than to talk with him because he's an arrogant dick with no social skills.
It… It hurts more than it should. He knows people skills aren't his strength, and he's worked on them, and he's not that bad, he's not.
Of course Holly was angry at him, if he was lurking in her office like a creep and interfering with her work, what did he expect?
That's not what happened.
It's not…
Colin doesn't have friends. Doesn't want friends, doesn't want people tying him down, people who could be used against him.
Colin doesn't have friends, doesn't want them, but Hannah is the closest he has to one, and it…
It hurts.
"It's your own fault," Hannah says.
She's absolutely furious, and nothing he says seems to go through her.
He's being ridiculous. Everyone has days where they are less productive, it doesn't mean he's losing his powers, there is no need to be so emotional about it.
Nevermind that he can't even remember how to use his own tech, or what he learned in hand-to-hand.
They weren't mastered, that's absurd. He just didn't notice they had better things to do than to talk with him because he's an arrogant dick with no social skills.
It… It hurts more than it should. He knows people skills aren't his strength, and he's worked on them, and he's not that bad, he's not.
Of course Holly was angry at him, if he was lurking in her office like a creep and interfering with her work, what did he expect?
That's not what happened.
It's not…
Colin doesn't have friends. Doesn't want friends, doesn't want people tying him down, people who could be used against him.
Colin doesn't have friends, doesn't want them, but Hannah is the closest he has to one, and it…
It hurts.
"It's your own fault," Hannah says.
Charity 2.5
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The worse part is, Hannah isn't wrong, and neither is Revelations. Not completely.
It is his fault.
Those are his fears. His dark, hidden parts. His… His insecurities.
It all comes from him.
None of this would be happening if he were a different person. He would still have his powers, would still have the work of fifteen years, would still remember how to fight. He wouldn't be powerless, he wouldn't be useless, he wouldn't…
His team wouldn't be mastered.
But he is, and they are.
They are.
And Colin is as much to blame for it as Revelations is.
It is his fault.
Those are his fears. His dark, hidden parts. His… His insecurities.
It all comes from him.
None of this would be happening if he were a different person. He would still have his powers, would still have the work of fifteen years, would still remember how to fight. He wouldn't be powerless, he wouldn't be useless, he wouldn't…
His team wouldn't be mastered.
But he is, and they are.
They are.
And Colin is as much to blame for it as Revelations is.
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Charity 2.6
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Director Piggot is angry about the lockdown, too. Furious. She doesn't believe him about Revelations.
Colin isn't stupid. He has worked with Piggot for years. He knows she doesn't like capes. He also knows she's aware of it, and tries to be fair anyway.
She would never have said what she did under normal circumstances.
She did. She did, and a part of him wonders if it's only because Revelations and himself mastered her, or if it's really what she thinks of him, if there isn't a grain of truth buried in what she sad.
A part of him will always wonder, even when this is over.
If he survives.
Colin wouldn't say he likes Piggot, but he respects her. He didn't think she liked him, but he believed she didn't completely despise him.
She might. Even if she didn't, it might change. He got her mastered, after all.
Even if he wins, there will be consequences.
Colin isn't stupid. He has worked with Piggot for years. He knows she doesn't like capes. He also knows she's aware of it, and tries to be fair anyway.
She would never have said what she did under normal circumstances.
She did. She did, and a part of him wonders if it's only because Revelations and himself mastered her, or if it's really what she thinks of him, if there isn't a grain of truth buried in what she sad.
A part of him will always wonder, even when this is over.
If he survives.
Colin wouldn't say he likes Piggot, but he respects her. He didn't think she liked him, but he believed she didn't completely despise him.
She might. Even if she didn't, it might change. He got her mastered, after all.
Even if he wins, there will be consequences.
Charity 2.7
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It might be an exercise in futility, but Colin keeps looking for someone who will listen to him.
There isn't much else he can do. Not like this.
He doesn't… He doesn't try to call Chevalier and Dragon. Chevalier is too far away to intervene, and Dragon is probably busy with something more important, and they were affected by the previous master effect anyway.
It's not because he can't bear the though of them acting like they hate him, like he's stupid and worthless and unable to do anything right. It's not. Even if he knows it would hurt more coming from them.
Colin starts with Robin, because Samantha and Ethan generally come in pair, and Ethan is already hard to deal with at the best of time, but Robin gets mad, and then Samantha cries and then Ethan gets mad, and the only thing to come out of it is that Colin somehow feels even worse.
Attempts with rest of the unpowered staff doesn't wield any positive result.
It only leaves Dauntless.
At least, Colin knows he won't be hurt by his disdain or anger.
There isn't much else he can do. Not like this.
He doesn't… He doesn't try to call Chevalier and Dragon. Chevalier is too far away to intervene, and Dragon is probably busy with something more important, and they were affected by the previous master effect anyway.
It's not because he can't bear the though of them acting like they hate him, like he's stupid and worthless and unable to do anything right. It's not. Even if he knows it would hurt more coming from them.
Colin starts with Robin, because Samantha and Ethan generally come in pair, and Ethan is already hard to deal with at the best of time, but Robin gets mad, and then Samantha cries and then Ethan gets mad, and the only thing to come out of it is that Colin somehow feels even worse.
Attempts with rest of the unpowered staff doesn't wield any positive result.
It only leaves Dauntless.
At least, Colin knows he won't be hurt by his disdain or anger.
- Location
- US
If it's based off of Colin's own failings and insecurities, and there's some sort of 'fairness' to the power (or it just interacts strangely with Dauntless' Trump power) I could see something like that happening.
Charity 2.8
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It sounds like Robin and Dauntless are fighting.
Not physically, fortunately. That's a complication Colin really, really doesn't need. But their voices are raised, and some of the things Robin are saying are pretty nasty.
It's a bit strange. Colin was under the impression that Robin and Dauntless were fairly good friends.
A part of Colin, the part that resents Dauntless for his power, for his effortless popularity, for his ease with people and how little work he puts in his own growth, the part that feels anger because Dauntless will surpass him and won't even earn it, that part feels… vindicated. Almost happy. Relieved.
It looks like Colin isn't the only one getting unusual amount of vitriol today. It looks like nice, kind, perfect Dauntless is getting some, too.
Colin tries to ignore the petty ugliness of that whisper in his head, and the part of him saying it's his own fault, for not being good enough and strong enough and fast enough to keep up, for letting himself be distracted and not being enough, and the part telling him that Dauntless at least still has his powers, doesn't he?
At least, Dauntless looks more tired than angry.
Not physically, fortunately. That's a complication Colin really, really doesn't need. But their voices are raised, and some of the things Robin are saying are pretty nasty.
It's a bit strange. Colin was under the impression that Robin and Dauntless were fairly good friends.
A part of Colin, the part that resents Dauntless for his power, for his effortless popularity, for his ease with people and how little work he puts in his own growth, the part that feels anger because Dauntless will surpass him and won't even earn it, that part feels… vindicated. Almost happy. Relieved.
It looks like Colin isn't the only one getting unusual amount of vitriol today. It looks like nice, kind, perfect Dauntless is getting some, too.
Colin tries to ignore the petty ugliness of that whisper in his head, and the part of him saying it's his own fault, for not being good enough and strong enough and fast enough to keep up, for letting himself be distracted and not being enough, and the part telling him that Dauntless at least still has his powers, doesn't he?
At least, Dauntless looks more tired than angry.
Interlude 2.x - Dauntless
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Armsmaster.
Great.
Shawn almost slams the door shut. He's not in the mood to talk with Armsmaster.
"What do you want?" Shawn asks.
"A serial killer is after me," Armsmaster says.
For a fugitive instant, Shawn's mind goes blank, and then all he can feel is hot, syrupy rage filling in the pit of his stomach.
Is he coming to him for help?
"It's Revelations," Armsmaster continues, mistaking his silence for encouragement. "It's… The others are mastered."
Revelations. Shawn heard that name before. She's the one who makes people's thoughts turn into powers. If the others are mastered…
"It's your fault," Shawn says.
Armsmaster flinches, and Shawn feels his anger grow at the confirmation.
The others are mastered to follow Armsmaster's thoughts. Armsmaster hates him. Robin just stormed out after insulting him.
Armsmaster made his best friend hate him.
"It's your fault," Shawn repeats.
The hot, syrupy rage bubbles up and threatens to spill out, and his hand closes around the Arclance.
Great.
Shawn almost slams the door shut. He's not in the mood to talk with Armsmaster.
"What do you want?" Shawn asks.
"A serial killer is after me," Armsmaster says.
For a fugitive instant, Shawn's mind goes blank, and then all he can feel is hot, syrupy rage filling in the pit of his stomach.
Is he coming to him for help?
"It's Revelations," Armsmaster continues, mistaking his silence for encouragement. "It's… The others are mastered."
Revelations. Shawn heard that name before. She's the one who makes people's thoughts turn into powers. If the others are mastered…
"It's your fault," Shawn says.
Armsmaster flinches, and Shawn feels his anger grow at the confirmation.
The others are mastered to follow Armsmaster's thoughts. Armsmaster hates him. Robin just stormed out after insulting him.
Armsmaster made his best friend hate him.
"It's your fault," Shawn repeats.
The hot, syrupy rage bubbles up and threatens to spill out, and his hand closes around the Arclance.
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Grace 3.1
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Colin might technically be on the run. Leaving his post without warning is… Frowned upon.
Dauntless…
Dauntless didn't actually attack him, physically, but it came too close for comfort, and Colin deemed it too risky to stay on PHQ.
It's escalating. Indifference and dismissal at first, then anger and verbal abuse. Violence seems like a logical progression.
Colin would rather not be near trained capes when it does, so he left. Civilians are still a danger, without his power, tech or training, but at least there is less risk of collateral damage.
He could have gone home, but he didn't. Too easy for his team to track him down if things escalate to that point. Hannah came there once or twice, and the address is on record.
Instead, he took a room in a seedy motel, the kind that doesn't ask for ID, and paid in cash.
He's going to catch some sleep, and then try to find Revelations.
He doesn't have any better plan.
Dauntless…
Dauntless didn't actually attack him, physically, but it came too close for comfort, and Colin deemed it too risky to stay on PHQ.
It's escalating. Indifference and dismissal at first, then anger and verbal abuse. Violence seems like a logical progression.
Colin would rather not be near trained capes when it does, so he left. Civilians are still a danger, without his power, tech or training, but at least there is less risk of collateral damage.
He could have gone home, but he didn't. Too easy for his team to track him down if things escalate to that point. Hannah came there once or twice, and the address is on record.
Instead, he took a room in a seedy motel, the kind that doesn't ask for ID, and paid in cash.
He's going to catch some sleep, and then try to find Revelations.
He doesn't have any better plan.
Grace 3.2
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Colin can't sleep.
It's not… Unusual, exactly, for him to lose himself in work and forget to sleep, or to willingly forego it in order to work some more, or to try to sleep and be kept awake by the knowledge of how much he has to do, and how much time he will waste sleeping.
There is no point in staying in bed, tossing and turning and awake. He might as well start working on his plan to deal with Revelations.
The problem is, he's not sure where to start. He doesn't know how to find her without his tech, or his team, or the ressources of the PRT. He's, effectively, a civilian.
The problem is, he's not sure if it's only stress keeping him awake. It's not unusual for him to miss sleep, but he doesn't like sleeping, often wishes he didn't have to, and his own thoughts are being turned against himself.
Colin is tired, and he can't sleep, and he desperately hopes it isn't Revelations' doing.
It's not… Unusual, exactly, for him to lose himself in work and forget to sleep, or to willingly forego it in order to work some more, or to try to sleep and be kept awake by the knowledge of how much he has to do, and how much time he will waste sleeping.
There is no point in staying in bed, tossing and turning and awake. He might as well start working on his plan to deal with Revelations.
The problem is, he's not sure where to start. He doesn't know how to find her without his tech, or his team, or the ressources of the PRT. He's, effectively, a civilian.
The problem is, he's not sure if it's only stress keeping him awake. It's not unusual for him to miss sleep, but he doesn't like sleeping, often wishes he didn't have to, and his own thoughts are being turned against himself.
Colin is tired, and he can't sleep, and he desperately hopes it isn't Revelations' doing.
Grace 3.3
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The phone in the dirty motel room rings.
Once. Twice. Three times.
Colin doesn't answer it.
The phone goes quiet, then rings again.
This time, Colin picks up.
"Good morning, Armsmaster," says Revelations.
Colin freezes.
Stupid. Stupid. Weak. Useless.
"Good morning, Revelations," Colin says, and hopes he sounds calm, and confident. Hopes he doesn't sound scared and lost and pathetic.
He doesn't think he's entirely successful.
"You should give up," Revelations says. "It's only going to get worse. Let me end it."
"It's only going to get worse because you will make it," Colin says, and he hates himself for the pleading note in his voice.
Weak. Pathetic. Useless.
"You deserve it," Revelations says. "It's your own fault. You brought it on yourself. Don't blame me for your sins."
There is a silence, as if Revelations is waiting for an answer, but Colin can't think of one.
She's right.
"Remember," Revelations says, "the only thing you need to do for this to be over is to let me end it."
Once. Twice. Three times.
Colin doesn't answer it.
The phone goes quiet, then rings again.
This time, Colin picks up.
"Good morning, Armsmaster," says Revelations.
Colin freezes.
Stupid. Stupid. Weak. Useless.
"Good morning, Revelations," Colin says, and hopes he sounds calm, and confident. Hopes he doesn't sound scared and lost and pathetic.
He doesn't think he's entirely successful.
"You should give up," Revelations says. "It's only going to get worse. Let me end it."
"It's only going to get worse because you will make it," Colin says, and he hates himself for the pleading note in his voice.
Weak. Pathetic. Useless.
"You deserve it," Revelations says. "It's your own fault. You brought it on yourself. Don't blame me for your sins."
There is a silence, as if Revelations is waiting for an answer, but Colin can't think of one.
She's right.
"Remember," Revelations says, "the only thing you need to do for this to be over is to let me end it."
- Location
- Right next to the butcher's shop.
Well now, this is different. A shaker/master/trump of sorts, likely tagging him during the first chapter. Depends on how much is real and how much is hallucinations.
If the only way to be immune is to be a perfect human being, nobody's surviving her attacks. And of course, she goes after heroes for their flaws instead of something more productive, likely tied into her trigger.
If the only way to be immune is to be a perfect human being, nobody's surviving her attacks. And of course, she goes after heroes for their flaws instead of something more productive, likely tied into her trigger.
About Revelations
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I will put here something I said on SB:
Faith's trigger event involves learning a secret about a hero she looked up to the hero was afraid of people knowing, and the hero freaking out and either threatening or hurting her in the attempt to keep her silence. The revelation of someone's fear turned against her, and she got the of revealing people's fear and turning them against themselves.
Faith directly targets heroes out of a misguided attempt to help people. Everyone knows the nazis, drug dealers and human traffickers are bad and need to be stopped, but no one else can see whether the heroes are actually good, are actually heroes, and no one else will reveal those who aren't and stop them from hurting the people who trust them. Her belief of people only affecting bad people only compounds the problem. The reason she targeted Armsmaster specifically is because he's a very high-ranking hero and at the head of his own team: it's especially important to be sure someone in such a position is actually a hero.
Revelations' powers manifest as Stranger/Master in this case because Colin's fears are focused on the way people see him and interpersonal relationships. It could be completely different on other people.
I haven't thought about it much, but I think the PRT would put her as a Trump, in part because of the way her powers switch with every encounter, and in part because the fear of helplessness, manifested through power nulliffication, would likely be somewhat recurrent.
Revelations' power isn't a thinker one. She doesn't directly gain any knowledge. What it does is turn someone's fears against them - for example, Colin is afraid of being helpless/powerless, and had his power nullified and lost the ability to remember his training and other things that could allow him to fight back/protect people. Revelations herself doesn't know what the fears are, although she can make educated guesses based on the results of her power.
Revelations' attack are based on both a fundamental misunderstanding of how her own power work (since she believes it attacks "sinners" and "sins" rather that fears), and an over-idealized idea of what a hero should be like.
Finally, Revelations is very minimally affected by her Shard. She's just a zealot.
Grace 3.4
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Other attempts to sleep leads to no result whatsoever, and Colin is almost sure Revelations is responsible, now.
He's been up for over thirty hours. He's tired.
There are screams in the hallway. Someone is banging on his door, yelling insults. Colin recognizes the receptionist's voice, and the fake name he gave him for the register.
Damnation.
He climbs out of the window and onto the fire escape. He paid in advance anyway.
He hears another voice trying to calm down the receptionist before he gets out of hearing range. Probably another staff member, one who didn't interact with him.
Colin feels his stomach twists. He hopes the receptionist won't be fired because of this. He's mastered. It's not his fault.
It's Colin's.
He's been up for over thirty hours. He's tired.
There are screams in the hallway. Someone is banging on his door, yelling insults. Colin recognizes the receptionist's voice, and the fake name he gave him for the register.
Damnation.
He climbs out of the window and onto the fire escape. He paid in advance anyway.
He hears another voice trying to calm down the receptionist before he gets out of hearing range. Probably another staff member, one who didn't interact with him.
Colin feels his stomach twists. He hopes the receptionist won't be fired because of this. He's mastered. It's not his fault.
It's Colin's.
Effetcs of Revelations' powers on other people
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In answer to a question asked on SB, here are scraps of ideas on how Revelations' powers would affect a few other characters:
- Taylor: Master/Stranger effects that pushes the Undersiders to bully her and strangers to ignore her in ways that actively put her in harm way, possibly hallucinations of Dinah being dead/entombed alive depending on the timeline, as things escalate the door and windows of the room she's in disappear and the wall start closing in while her bugs let her hear laugher from outside.
- Aisha: loses the ability to turn off her power (or, if before her trigger event, get strangered so people don't notice her), as things escalate a shaker effect start erasing proofs of her existence as she loses the ability to physically affect the world around her, culminating either into forgetting about herself and going catatonic and dying due to forgetting to breath, or litterally being erased from the world.
- Miss Militia: Shaker effect manifesting as a kind of "minefield" around her, first with minor effects like stumbling, escalating into more and more severe injuries until stepping on one of the "bombs" results in death. The "bombs" can't be localised or disarmed as they do not actually have a physical existence, and she cannot escape no matter which direction she goes in, since she's the source of the shaker effect. Other people caught in the zone affected will also be affected by the bombs.
Please note that those are the result of a very brief reflection, and can not be the complete effect, or entirely accurate to how I would write them after thinking about it for a while.
- Taylor: Master/Stranger effects that pushes the Undersiders to bully her and strangers to ignore her in ways that actively put her in harm way, possibly hallucinations of Dinah being dead/entombed alive depending on the timeline, as things escalate the door and windows of the room she's in disappear and the wall start closing in while her bugs let her hear laugher from outside.
- Aisha: loses the ability to turn off her power (or, if before her trigger event, get strangered so people don't notice her), as things escalate a shaker effect start erasing proofs of her existence as she loses the ability to physically affect the world around her, culminating either into forgetting about herself and going catatonic and dying due to forgetting to breath, or litterally being erased from the world.
- Miss Militia: Shaker effect manifesting as a kind of "minefield" around her, first with minor effects like stumbling, escalating into more and more severe injuries until stepping on one of the "bombs" results in death. The "bombs" can't be localised or disarmed as they do not actually have a physical existence, and she cannot escape no matter which direction she goes in, since she's the source of the shaker effect. Other people caught in the zone affected will also be affected by the bombs.
Please note that those are the result of a very brief reflection, and can not be the complete effect, or entirely accurate to how I would write them after thinking about it for a while.
- Location
- United States
What would Revelation's power do to herself, assuming she's even capable of affecting herself?
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She can't affect herself.
Grace 3.5
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Colin has been up for almost forty hours.
His head hurts. It's hard to think.
The side of his throat is throbbing. The cashier tried to strangle him when he went to buy himself a bottle of water, but he managed to escape.
He's in an empty alleyway, now. No one to make angry.
He doesn't… He doesn't remember how he got there.
His head hurts.
Everything hurts.
Colin tries to remember known effects of total sleep deprivations.
Confusion. Memory lapse. Headaches. In the long term, death.
He wonders how much time "long term" is.
He wonders how much time he has.
He's so tired.
He wants all of this to be over.
His head hurts. It's hard to think.
The side of his throat is throbbing. The cashier tried to strangle him when he went to buy himself a bottle of water, but he managed to escape.
He's in an empty alleyway, now. No one to make angry.
He doesn't… He doesn't remember how he got there.
His head hurts.
Everything hurts.
Colin tries to remember known effects of total sleep deprivations.
Confusion. Memory lapse. Headaches. In the long term, death.
He wonders how much time "long term" is.
He wonders how much time he has.
He's so tired.
He wants all of this to be over.
Grace 3.6
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Hannah shot him.
Hannah shot him.
She… She…
He's fine. The bullet only grazed him, and he escaped. He doesn't fully remember how, but he escaped.
Hannah shot him.
It's not her fault. She's mastered. It's not her fault.
It's his.
He hopes… He hopes she won't be in trouble because of what happened. It was his fault.
There was no witness. She probably won't.
Hannah shot him.
She was on patrol, and she saw him in the alleyway.
She recognized him.
She said his name.
And then she fired.
Colin doesn't fully remember how he escaped, but the bullet was real and had her aim be true, he would be dead.
Hannah shot him.
She… She…
He's fine. The bullet only grazed him, and he escaped. He doesn't fully remember how, but he escaped.
Hannah shot him.
It's not her fault. She's mastered. It's not her fault.
It's his.
He hopes… He hopes she won't be in trouble because of what happened. It was his fault.
There was no witness. She probably won't.
Hannah shot him.
She was on patrol, and she saw him in the alleyway.
She recognized him.
She said his name.
And then she fired.
Colin doesn't fully remember how he escaped, but the bullet was real and had her aim be true, he would be dead.
Grace 3.7
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Colin lets himself slide down to the ground.
He can't… It's too much. It's too much. He can't keep going like this.
He's so tired.
Hannah tried to kill him. His team hates him, and Piggot, and Chevalier and Dragon, too, and perfect strangers on the street, and Hannah tried to kill him and all of it is his fault.
Everything hurts. His head is throbbing, and his neck, and his muscles aches, and everything is blurry in his head and he's useless and weak and powerless and he just wants to sleep.
He's so tired.
He just…
Hannah tried to kill him.
He just wants this to be over.
He can't… It's too much. It's too much. He can't keep going like this.
He's so tired.
Hannah tried to kill him. His team hates him, and Piggot, and Chevalier and Dragon, too, and perfect strangers on the street, and Hannah tried to kill him and all of it is his fault.
Everything hurts. His head is throbbing, and his neck, and his muscles aches, and everything is blurry in his head and he's useless and weak and powerless and he just wants to sleep.
He's so tired.
He just…
Hannah tried to kill him.
He just wants this to be over.
Grace 3.8
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"Good evening, Armsmaster," Revelations says.
She's standing in front of him, black pants and white lace shirt, and her face is bare.
Colin is tired. Colin is so damn tired.
He doesn't move from where he sits on the ground with his arms around his legs.
He's so tired. What would be the point?
Revelations sighs.
"You brought this on yourself," Revelations says. "I hoped I wouldn't have to hurt you. I always do, and I always have to, in the end."
Colin is too tired to answer.
"I'm sorry," Revelations says. "that I had to hurt you. I take no pleasure in it."
He just want to sleep.
Revelations kneels beside him and runs a hand through his hair.
"It's all right," Revelations says, "It's almost over."
Colin wants it to be over.
Revelations is holding a knife in her other hand, and Colin wants it to be over.
The hands in his hair settles in his shoulder, and Revelations wraps him in a one-armed hug.
"You were very brave," Revelations says.
Colin stabs the knife he was holding through her throat.
It's over.
She's standing in front of him, black pants and white lace shirt, and her face is bare.
Colin is tired. Colin is so damn tired.
He doesn't move from where he sits on the ground with his arms around his legs.
He's so tired. What would be the point?
Revelations sighs.
"You brought this on yourself," Revelations says. "I hoped I wouldn't have to hurt you. I always do, and I always have to, in the end."
Colin is too tired to answer.
"I'm sorry," Revelations says. "that I had to hurt you. I take no pleasure in it."
He just want to sleep.
Revelations kneels beside him and runs a hand through his hair.
"It's all right," Revelations says, "It's almost over."
Colin wants it to be over.
Revelations is holding a knife in her other hand, and Colin wants it to be over.
The hands in his hair settles in his shoulder, and Revelations wraps him in a one-armed hug.
"You were very brave," Revelations says.
Colin stabs the knife he was holding through her throat.
It's over.
- Pronouns
- Psychic energy
Wow. That is all I have to say really.
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Good wow or bad wow?