"My devotion remains yours. Just grant me thisโฆ and ๐โ๐น๐น ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ."
@approavh .
"I want you to take him away. Devour him if you must. I couldnโt care less."
His fingers curled inward. A quiet chuckle slipped past his lips, sweet and chilling all at once, followed by a smile far too serene for the words heโd spoken. -
@ravishold ---
It moved slowly, unbearably so, every step of smell with grief, misfortune or worse, death. Each movement felt like a funeral march, unseen but scare a soul deeply.
@ravishold
@veilofmyst sekadar formalitas belaka. Tangan kanannya terulur hati-hati, telapak terbuka di atas.
โNona telah menemukan sahabat kecil saya,โ ucapnya, menatap ular yang melilit di sana. โTerima kasih banyak. Bolehkah saya mengambilnya kembali?โ
@veilofmyst Seandainya sebuah tatapan mampu menilai, maka saat ini ia tengah menilai keduanya sekaligusโsang ular dan wanita itu.
๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ? ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฏ๐บ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ, gumamnya dalam hati.
Azarias kemudian menorehkan senyum yang telah lama terlatih, -
"Something richer than frightened children?"
"Because I have someone in mind. ๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐โ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ."
@approavh .
His head turned toward the demon, the golden sheen of his eyes catching the dim, flickering lightโlike coins dropped into a wishing well, long after the wishing had died.
"Tell me," he murmured softly, "would you care to taste somethingโฆ different this time?" -
โโฆMoochie?โ Namanya terucap nyaris tanpa suara. Seperti gumaman antara syok dan kelegaan.
Manik keemasan itu kemudian bergantian menatap ularnya dan @veilofmyst .
๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ถ ๐บ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ?
Kepalanya menoleh perlahan.
Dan di sanaโdi pergelangan tangan wanita ituโular putih itu melingkar. Tenang. Seolah tak pernah menghilang. Seolah tak pernah membuatnya mencari dengan jantung yang tak tenang. -