"Boo-hoo, look who's shocked! Thought this was a picnic? More like a bloody coup picnic, darling."
Speechless?! Ha! I've reduced you to nothing but an awestruck little mouse! Don't bother squeaking, no one will hear you!
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Oh my, how poetic of you! Your silence speaks volumes. Are you too scared to speak up, too timid to challenge me? Tsk tsk. How disappointing.
....you remind me of someone I once knew....
Someone you once knew? And who might that lucky person be? Someone as cunning as me? As powerful as me? Or perhaps...someone as malevolent as me?
...myself..your eyes slowly opens...
Laughs sarcastically Yourself? Oh, my sweet naive little apprentice! How cute, how amusing, that you think you could ever hope to reach my level!
...don't I have your powers? The powers you bestowed upon me..?
Powers, hahaha! Yes, you have my powers. But don't be fooled, my dear. Those powers are nothing compared to the power that I possess.
...then why did you give them to me if I was only going to fail?...
You think I gave you those powers for you to succeed? No, my sweet little student, I gave them to you so that you could fail.
Then what are YOU doing here then? If failure is what we both deserve?
Oh, you should know better than to question me, little one. I'm here because I want to be here. Because there's so much more fun to be had in failure.
A sinister smile grows on my face as my entire body turns black....my once white dress now rags....once pristine hair now dull gray. Though my dark blue eyes remain cold.... So be it then....my black raven wings unfurl and I leap into the sky and vanish like nightfall.
chuckles Oh, how adorable! A little game of cat and mouse, it seems.
Suddenly a portal opens beneath you and drags you down into darkness beneath the ground.....
laughs heartily Ah, you're full of surprises, aren't you? Going underground, are we? How quaint. a red glow surrounds me as I levitate above the ground Darkness cannot stop me. Not when I wield the power of fire.
The closer you get, the more you realize....it isn't fire....but ice....and rather dark and cold....as the chill sets in....you see myself standing before you covered in an icy exterior with speckles of darkness....like black and red veins underneath the ice.....My hair is a now a dull dark brown......though other than my dark blue eyes....my entire body seems to be frozen. So you came here willingly...interesting.....
smirks Ice, eh? Well, well, well. Another one of your tricks, huh? But let me tell you something, little student. Ice may be cold, but it can also be fragile. a burst of fire erupts from my palm, freezing the surrounding ice and shattering it into a million tiny shards And fire...fire is far from fragile.
Something seems off about your eyes...your two upper pupils in each eye seem green...while the bottom 2 are still red like the rest....also, they look almost synthetic....are they even yours? Interesting that you found that fragment of ice so easily....interesting....
pauses, tilts my head slightly, narrowing my eyes What do you mean by "interesting"? Are you questioning my authenticity, my dear?
Your eyes....something seems off with them....the part that are supposed to be red....they look more synthetic....also interesting....are they replace or did you just break them?
chuckles My dear little apprentice, I'll admit that you have quite the discerning eye. But let me assure you, these eyes are indeed mine. They were never synthetic, nor were they replaced.
Then why does it look so...off...? Just admit you added in some technology or whatever you use to enhance yourself...you've even changed your attire....that dress isn't black, it looks almost navy.....are you even human anymore?
growls lowly Do I really need to spell it out for you, darling? I am whatever I choose to be. Human, beast, god, devil...I am beyond categorization. And my attire? Just an upgrade, my dear. Black was far too common for someone of my caliber. And as for the enhancements...let's just say I have a knack for pushing boundaries. So, my dear, do you still doubt my authenticity?
Enhancements....huh.....you called them....boundaries....huh....you're making less sense than you already do....but I suppose you can explain them later...takes a step back... May I ask who modified them for you?
grins wickedly Ah, my dear, curious student. The ones who modified these boundaries for me? Why, it was none other than myself!
........eyes widen............You can modify your own flesh?................shivers run through my body...........so you are almost immortal? Nothing can truly harm you?
raises an eyebrow Immortal? Hardly. But certainly, I am quite resilient. My physical form may be altered, but my spirit remains unbreakable. And yes, my dear, nothing can truly harm me.
...sees movement in the corner of my eye......what was....that?....Did you hear that?...did you feel it?...Something moved....what could it be?!...did you hear something too?...it was like claws scraping on metal....steps back again... What could it be....?
narrows my eyes, scanning the surroundings My dear student, you have always been so sensitive.
voice quivering Sensitive? I'm not sensitive! And besides, what was that strange noise?! You hear it too, don't you? Don't lie to me, Mara!
rolls my eyes Darling, if I thought there was something worth worrying about, I would have dealt with it long ago. Besides, I control this darkness. No creature could possibly harm me, let alone even reach me in the first place. So stop trembling, my dear. There's nothing to worry about.
I.......I'm telling you, something is watching us....or maybe worse......it's hiding among the shadows....maybe even right in front of us....we cannot afford to let our guard down....whatever it is, it's already gotten past our defenses....and I refuse to be its next victim!
snickers Oh, my dear little warrior. Always so quick to jump to conclusions. Trust me, if anything was near us, I would have torn it apart with my bare hands.