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[flameandpassion]

[There is a pause before the girl that was in a dozen pieces begins to speak. Her voice is quiet, free of the normal conviction and bravado that she would normally have in such a situation.]

Tell me where I'm needed.

[She has no right to call the shots when this is half her fault.]

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I've never been alive, and yet I live.

[Still curious. Not offended or worried, nor smug or mocking.]

It's already day, besides.

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I'll ensure you never have that sensation again.

[A hiss.]

You didn't have to kill him. You manipulated him into thinking all of this would work, for what purpose? Your own sick games?

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It was of his will. Afraid of death, the Summoner. I thought to be kind, to consume him first.

An explanation of my methods would never satisfy you, so why ask?

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[Afraid of death. Her heart lurches but her voice remains as cold and furious as ever.]

He has a name.

And if you have one ounce of survival instinct inside that twisted body of yours, you'll tell me.

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You should know the strength of names by now, my Archer.

[Lounging back, fire moves around Aelia but never touches her.]

Come and listen, then.

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I am not yours.

[Harshly -- but Mars stops, at that, and her jaw sets.]

For what? So you can cut me in half again? Choke on your own arrogance.

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Soon, then, I'll take you.

[Still, she shakes her head.]

I'm curious of the one who returned too quickly.

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Maybe someone out there likes me.

[A cold hiss.]

I'm not afraid of death, Aelia. You won't terrify me into submission with this crap.

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Do you hate me?

I don't mind if you're terrified, but it's not required. You've already done what was asked of you.

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You aren't worth my hatred.

[Her teeth clench together.]

Enjoy your freedom while you can. I'm going to seal you back into the city and you will never see past the walls again.

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I see...

Do you think I couldn't have moved past those walls before?

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Why else would you need us?

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To call Ekpyrosis by name. Neither of us were summoned, only invited.

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You, supposedly all-powerful beings, need an invitation?

[It's positively scathing.]

Is Thalatte on this, too?

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That's polite, isn't it?

[Mildly shocked, as if Rei said something vulgar.]

My fish... you would have to ask them.

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Enough. Of. The. Riddles.

[Each word is practically spit out.]

What do you want?

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[More of a pitying glance now, and she dusts off some of her scales.]

Nothing much.

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Except senseless death and destruction?

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It will end.

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When.

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Soon enough.

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I'm not going to let you raze this city to the ground just because you got bored!

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I'm not doing it.

[As if it's obvious.]

The conflagration is.

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Ekpyrosis isn't in charge, here.

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Then no one is.

[Leaning back, looking towards the sky.]

I don't want to burn the world, I don't want to save it. You mistake me; I'm not a god or a leader.