Now that he was alert, the details of bloodshed around them came into
focus. Deer blood, full of panic, the pervasive tinge of blood-rust on
poorly-kept blades telling him where their quarry lay, and a new flowering
of men's blood, unremarkable and yet beautiful all the same. She'd
moved so quickly to the kill! He'd have to match her enthusiasm.
He matched the tempo of the soldier's footsteps, selecting another
straggler. Oh mother of the true Lord, accept this meager wound, and
deliver this spilled blood unto the Divinity. His knife cut the air
itself as he raised it in one precise motion, a brief gleam of bloodflame
flickering on its edge, and bursting into a full flame in the soldier's
throat, burning his voice to nothing. Human and God blood, mingled in
sacrifice.
It illuminated the edges of the wound so beautifully, as he caught the body
and lowered it to the ground. But he only spared it a glance--his focus was
already shifting to his next offering.
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Date: 2023-01-08 01:55 pm (UTC)Now that he was alert, the details of bloodshed around them came into focus. Deer blood, full of panic, the pervasive tinge of blood-rust on poorly-kept blades telling him where their quarry lay, and a new flowering of men's blood, unremarkable and yet beautiful all the same. She'd moved so quickly to the kill! He'd have to match her enthusiasm.
He matched the tempo of the soldier's footsteps, selecting another straggler. Oh mother of the true Lord, accept this meager wound, and deliver this spilled blood unto the Divinity. His knife cut the air itself as he raised it in one precise motion, a brief gleam of bloodflame flickering on its edge, and bursting into a full flame in the soldier's throat, burning his voice to nothing. Human and God blood, mingled in sacrifice.
It illuminated the edges of the wound so beautifully, as he caught the body and lowered it to the ground. But he only spared it a glance--his focus was already shifting to his next offering.