𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 ╱ 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐌

❝ 𝐋𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐇. ❞

[𝐍𝐄𝐂 𝐎𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑. @NecIgnosco]

⠀
⠀ ———𝙉͟𝙤͟𝙣͟ 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘪.

⠀ #иo̸ιʀ

[𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 ╱ 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐌 @MalignantVipera]

⠀

❛❛ The ( * 𝒈͟𝒊͟𝒓͟𝒍 , ) @RubeusDux
——— Who is she? ❜❜

⠀

[𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐗 𝐎𝐁𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐄.ᐟ @RegiaImperatrix]

⠀
⠀
———𝘚𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝙒͟𝙝͟𝙞͟𝙩͟𝙚͟ ͟ ͟𝙌͟𝙪͟𝙚͟𝙚͟𝙣.

⠀ #иo̸ιʀ
⠀

[𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 ╱ 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐌 @MalignantVipera]

⠀

Remnants scramble for cover
as the seams of protective ch
- est plates illuminate with he
- llfire ——— High climbing , ‘
til orange ribbons laced her go
- ry teeth. Smoke curling from
narrowed nostrils ( … ) And t
- he world erupted in a meta -
l liquefying heat.

⠀

[𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 ╱ 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐌 @MalignantVipera]

Serpent - swift , the emerald beast
arches her towering neck ; devour -
ing the trembling soldier in one bite.
Bones splintering , capillaries erupt
- ing. Coating mouth scales and raz
- or lethal enamel in a decadent blo
- odred. Lip peeling to rear sembla -
nce of a nasty grin.

[𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 ╱ 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐌 @MalignantVipera]

Serpent - swift , the emerald beast
arches her towering neck ; devour -
ing the trembling soldier in one bite.
Bones splintering , capillaries erupt
- ing. Coating mouth scales and raz
- or lethal enamel in a decadent blo
- odred. Lip peeling to rear sembla -
nce of a nasty grin.

[𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 ╱ 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐌 @MalignantVipera]

and immovable object.

“ You’re such a disappointment ,”

sayeth the assassin.

“ Young ,
stupid.

Never knowing when to give up. ”

A sneer.

“ Your only responsibility right no
- w ( … ) is going back to Talon. ”

[𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 ╱ 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐌 @MalignantVipera]

Undeterred , Lilith lashes forth with
the ferocity of a snake ; disarming t
- he geneticist afore a dawning , m
- ortifying burden of reality. Metal n
- oisily clattering several harmless f
- eet away. Bullets scattered from t
- he hollow chamber.

“ So primitive. ”

Amidst >>>

[𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐓. @GuiltDevoured]

»It never will be here.

𝐌y responsibilities are my little ones; not you, nor your corrupt organization.

Next bullet will be for you if you do not stay back."

A retreating step, preparing for
a hastened desparture to reach
where a bathysphere awaits.

[𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 ╱ 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐌 @MalignantVipera]

pivoting sprint , fingers bury into ru
- gged kept , brunette tresses. Tear
- ing at the sensitive roots in a dis -
ciplinary tug backward. In front of t
- he twin doors , the tall woman glid
- es to her stand still. The only way
for entry , bypassing she. Unstoppa
- ble force>>>

[𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 ╱ 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐌 @MalignantVipera]

for her.

“ It’s believed you’re a smart girl.
Here’s your chance to prove it. ”

[𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 ╱ 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐌 @MalignantVipera]

Unperturbed at barrel’s redirect
, viperous - she advances forth
——— one pace , two. Palm su -
pine , expectant of firearm’s reli
- nquishment. Humans. So pred
- ictable. Rearing weapons as if
they’d hold significance in alteri
- ng an undesirable outcome.

“ Rapture is not >>>

[𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐓. @GuiltDevoured]

»Wielded weaponry delayed
not to be aimed at her.

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙤 𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩.ᐣ.ᐟ

"𝐃o not come any closer!

I am not returning with you!

I am going back to Rapture, und I will not hesitate to pull the trigger!"

[𝐒𝐄��𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 ╱ 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐌 @MalignantVipera]

your home. It never was. Thos
- e people , they already forgot
about you. You’re nothing to th
- em. A ghost.

Come back to Talon ( … ) Whi
- le you still have the opportunit
- y to make the right decision. ”

Make no mistake : if she denies
, Lilith will make the call >>>

[𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 ╱ 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐌 @MalignantVipera]

deceased’s rigid grasp. Delivers t
- wo point blank rounds into the f
- irst rattling human , scattering t
- he warehouse’s uneasy quiet.

Daring pursuit.

“ Absolutely pathetic , all of you. ”

[𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 ╱ 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐌 @MalignantVipera]

𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘗𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯 , 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘗𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯 - 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳.

𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 .ᐟ

Soldiers cease in their advancing
sweep , befuddled at the new co -
mmand. Glances be exchanged ,
as if to concrete vocalizations as
truth witnessed by all. Yield? Pe -
rmit the >>>

[☠️ @ColonelMaru]

»Happened here, omit no detail, and keep her protected 𝙖͟𝙩͟ 𝙖͟𝙡͟𝙡͟ 𝙘͟𝙤͟𝙨͟𝙩͟𝙨.

Do NOT engage with the threat, that is what she expects!

𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭 : : 𝐀͟𝐁͟𝐀͟𝐍͟𝐃͟𝐎͟𝐍͟ 𝐌͟𝐈͟𝐒͟𝐒͟𝐈͟𝐎͟𝐍͟.ᐟ

[𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 ╱ 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐌 @MalignantVipera]

of the maze’s e’ery unfamiliar tw
- ist and turn.

Who the hell was this woman?
What was she?!

And if that wasn’t Marina , where
were they?

“ Four ,”

croons she o’er secured channel
; soft and antagonistic. This time
, she does loiter. Pries the firearm
from the >>>

[𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 ╱ 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐌 @MalignantVipera]

little mouse.

Come quietly. Before I get impatient. ”

[𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 ╱ 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐌 @MalignantVipera]

The 𝐕͟𝐈͟𝐏͟𝐄͟𝐑 suit is sleek , form - fitting,
Abnormal warmth long adapted to ——
It , her secondary skin. Complimentary
of its war toned mistress ( … ) She , g
- liding with the silence of a wraith. Hea
- rd only when geneticist be uttered to.

“ No more games , >>>

[𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐓. @GuiltDevoured]

𝐑͟𝐞͟𝐬͟𝐭͟𝐥͟𝐞͟𝐬͟𝐬 brilliant biologist hied
down the beach, footfalls ne'er
ceasing—familiar lighthouse
coming to view; it being the
gateway to dearest home.

Left ( proper ) hand armed
with a pistol purloined from
personnel rendered unconscious
outside surface-perdition.

[𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 ╱ 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐌 @MalignantVipera]

for one.

Lena does not see Talon as a priorit
- y. Nor is she aware of what she is.
She’s more content to play ‘ human. ’
To ask about Jeanine’s new pet. ”

[𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 ╱ 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐌 @MalignantVipera]

“ During my temporary absence
, the human effectively bypass -
ed all measures of security ———
A task which our own Basilisks h
- ave failed during initial trials. ”

Venomous emerald eyne durst no
- t meet the Elder Wyrm’s. Rather
, they scan through the sprawling
cityscape ;>>>

[𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇. @RubeusDux]

»Schedule."

𝐀 pause, awaiting a response as she
ambled back to the uncluttered worktable.

"Very well, you may locate and apprehend her on your own method, and ensure she is to remain in her confinement this time."

[𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 ╱ 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐌 @MalignantVipera]

from delivering its whereabouts to
St. George?

The geneticist has immense poten
- tial to be more liability than aid. ”

A muscle feathers within an angula
- r jaw.

“ As for the hatchlings , they perfo -
rm their tasks ( … ) Despite ques -
tioning the purpose.

Spare >>>