Night had finally taken hold of the city, once more.. The blandness of day, giving way to the spectacular feast of visual goodness, that was Rhy?din at night. Truth be told, he much preferred it that way. The city at night, carries a sense of?comfort.
One which the day, clearly could not offer. Perhaps, it was the shadows.. Maybe, the cooler temperature? Perhaps, it was the moon, and her brother, cascading the realm in such a splendiferous allure. Or maybe..
The damned city looked so much f*cking better at night..
So there he was.. Leaned against the grand fountain that lay dead centre ,of the Market Place proper. Eyes of blue panning the expanse of the square, taking in the spectacle of wonders, that such a place offered.
People came and went about their business.. Vendors hawked such a myriad of wares, everything ranging from the simplest of candies, and treats, to real estate itself. True one could find anything here, if they looked hard enough.. And more so, truly the spirit of Rhy?din herself could not be broken so easily.
Especially, given the fact that the market itself, had been subject to such--- brutality over the course of the last two weeks or so.
A shame that..
But, it was a great deal better than other places, when one truly thinks about it. But with the good efforts of those in the places they needed to be, the market was quickly cleaned and re-established once more..
And also given the fact that he had walked in on a fight, between Renna and members of the Avengers, and more so had been pulled into the fight himself, when a sniper--- one of the Avengers themselves, fire upon him.
Such a turn of events indeed..
To be openly, fired upon.. When one, is not even involved in the conflict to begin with.
The truth was.. As much as it had upset him, Raven could not really blame them.
He knew his actions had in fact given the general populace, cause for concern and more so in some areas. Course, he did not help matters, when he actually shielded Renna, with the assistance of Henrietta, and her Golems. But even before that, the fact still stood. That they fired upon him first..
This of course, was overshadowed as Renna literally betrayed him, yet again.. Attempting to hold him, for the Avengers to dog pile on. A rather futile attempt, since what was left of Renna was not much to begin with, courtesy of the Avenger?s prowess. To further complicate issues, then the conflict began to subside somewhat, she turned again and opened a portal to allow Raven, an escape? Which was refused, as Raven stood his ground.
So a betrayal, and then a betrayal of said betrayal? Does that make it a double cross, of a double cross? A quad-cross? As it was pondered more so, a bit of a flash back ensued? Actually, a rather recent one.
?Should have installed, a f*cking door bell..?
?And what if she, decides to contact you again Mi?Raven??
?It matters not, Henrietta.. Our foothold here is assured. While our goals are not the same, per se.. Ours paths are, at least for the time being.?
?Raven, I?ve seen her.. You?ve seen her, you know what she would do , if given half the chance! She---?
?Henrietta? Do not presume, to explain to me.. That which I am well aware of.. This is not Millport.. This is not Darkenwood. This is not dealing with Lynneth, or Desire.. I know full well, what Renna is capable of..?
?Then, why?? asked, the Knight.
?Because it can be no other way.. We need each other, for what is to come.. And as I said before, Henrietta.. There is NO walking away from this, for any of us..?
?Then why, refuse the summons??
?Because Henrietta.. I am Brian f*cking Ravenlock, that?s why..?
One which the day, clearly could not offer. Perhaps, it was the shadows.. Maybe, the cooler temperature? Perhaps, it was the moon, and her brother, cascading the realm in such a splendiferous allure. Or maybe..
The damned city looked so much f*cking better at night..
So there he was.. Leaned against the grand fountain that lay dead centre ,of the Market Place proper. Eyes of blue panning the expanse of the square, taking in the spectacle of wonders, that such a place offered.
People came and went about their business.. Vendors hawked such a myriad of wares, everything ranging from the simplest of candies, and treats, to real estate itself. True one could find anything here, if they looked hard enough.. And more so, truly the spirit of Rhy?din herself could not be broken so easily.
Especially, given the fact that the market itself, had been subject to such--- brutality over the course of the last two weeks or so.
A shame that..
But, it was a great deal better than other places, when one truly thinks about it. But with the good efforts of those in the places they needed to be, the market was quickly cleaned and re-established once more..
And also given the fact that he had walked in on a fight, between Renna and members of the Avengers, and more so had been pulled into the fight himself, when a sniper--- one of the Avengers themselves, fire upon him.
Such a turn of events indeed..
To be openly, fired upon.. When one, is not even involved in the conflict to begin with.
The truth was.. As much as it had upset him, Raven could not really blame them.
He knew his actions had in fact given the general populace, cause for concern and more so in some areas. Course, he did not help matters, when he actually shielded Renna, with the assistance of Henrietta, and her Golems. But even before that, the fact still stood. That they fired upon him first..
This of course, was overshadowed as Renna literally betrayed him, yet again.. Attempting to hold him, for the Avengers to dog pile on. A rather futile attempt, since what was left of Renna was not much to begin with, courtesy of the Avenger?s prowess. To further complicate issues, then the conflict began to subside somewhat, she turned again and opened a portal to allow Raven, an escape? Which was refused, as Raven stood his ground.
So a betrayal, and then a betrayal of said betrayal? Does that make it a double cross, of a double cross? A quad-cross? As it was pondered more so, a bit of a flash back ensued? Actually, a rather recent one.
?Should have installed, a f*cking door bell..?
?And what if she, decides to contact you again Mi?Raven??
?It matters not, Henrietta.. Our foothold here is assured. While our goals are not the same, per se.. Ours paths are, at least for the time being.?
?Raven, I?ve seen her.. You?ve seen her, you know what she would do , if given half the chance! She---?
?Henrietta? Do not presume, to explain to me.. That which I am well aware of.. This is not Millport.. This is not Darkenwood. This is not dealing with Lynneth, or Desire.. I know full well, what Renna is capable of..?
?Then, why?? asked, the Knight.
?Because it can be no other way.. We need each other, for what is to come.. And as I said before, Henrietta.. There is NO walking away from this, for any of us..?
?Then why, refuse the summons??
?Because Henrietta.. I am Brian f*cking Ravenlock, that?s why..?