Void Rift (rp) - Intermission

"I'm kidding. What do you think they did with the lesser shadows they captured? Ruby said they're experimenting with empowerment, too, but we shouldn't see any of that in the coming fight."

 

"It's impossible for them to actually be able to empower themselves without consent from the Shadow, who'll most likely try to murder them. Lesser Shadows simply can't form enough to empower people, and higher Shadows that can simply won't. Empowering themselves by force wouldn't gain them any benefits other than leaving a Shadow behind on death, and if need be, they shall all bow to my blade." I explain.

"Though the Shadows might go along with it until they see a weak point, or simply eat away at their host from the inside, slowly killing them. I've done that quite a few times. It's fun." I add.

 

"Easy to get consent from a mind controlled being." Ihra points out. "Though, since they only have weak ones, they may try to take others soon."

 

"True, but do you know how to be a Shadow? Do you know how you can use all of our parts? Empowerment is a two player game, and if you mind control a Shadow to empower you, you'll also need to know how to use it's powers without tearing yourself apart in the process," I explain, "Not to mention the fact that many Shadows have kinder forms. While we've taken to murdering whoever attempts to summon us these days, some simply summon us to bind us to a contract so we can't be abused. If one of the rules of the contract is that you can't share your power with another being other than the summoner, empowerment will simply be sealed off by the magic of the contract."

 

"I don't, but I don't have a lab with a couple hundred to tear apart and study."

 

"We're souls bound to darkness, Ihra, tearing us apart does nothing apart from leave you with one less subject," I say, "If the situation gets too dire, however, you may not hear from me again."

 

Ihra pauses.
"What do you mean?" She asks, concerned. "I understand that part of shadows and the murdering part. Why would you vanish?"

 

"Nothing you need to worry about. Just...a final resort, really." I say, before walking up to Ihra and hugging her, "I just hope they don't become to intelligent. If too many Shadows are captured, they learn too much, then I'll have to execute the final resort. Whether or not I'll be able to have some sort revenge, I don't know."

 

Ihra hugs you back.
"We won't let it come to that, now, will we?" She asks, trying to smile.

 

I pause for a bit, before summoning an ancient looking black ring in my hand and giving it to Ihra.

"You will know what to do with this when the time is right." I say, smiling sincerely.

 

Ihra takes it and stashes it.
"That time better not come s-soon!" She stutters.

 

"I hope not." I say, a slight pain in my voice. As Ihra takes the ring, she feels it almost bind to her in a way. Her soul, her very essence, feels almost bound to the ring.

 

Ihra hesitates, seeming to not want the ring, before stashing it away in her robe.

 

"Just, don't lose it in the upcoming battle. It's a very important ring." I say, smiling, "Maybe you won't ever have to discover it's use."

 

"I won't, promise." She says, still uneasy about the feeling. "It feels like it's eating me though."

 

"Eating you?" I ask.

 

"It feels like it's eating me, yes." Ihra repeats, uncomfortable.

 

"Well, give it back to me." I say, holding my hand out.

 

Inra returns the ring, still a bit weirded out.

 

I give the ring a look over, looking through the ring.

"Give me a moment." I say, disappearing.

A short while later, I return, the once ancient looking ring shiny, looking like it's new.

"Here, see if it still feels like it's eating you. Maybe something got into it." I say, offering Ihra the ring.