Void Rift (rp) - Intermission

"His soul will be desecrated, though it links to you. It's a safety thing; I am often called and I make these deals as a middle man all the time. I felt like, being that your connection to our reality is relatively new, you should know the possible consequences of contract violation."
Pause.
"Oh, my most sincere apologies. Have I intriduced myself to you before?"

 

"No, you haven't, but bear in mind my children are a part of me. If their souls are destroyed, they simply return to where they came." Tenebrae says.

 

"I am Virei'tus, Deity of Divine judgement. If you can think of a different suitable way to punish one of your children, I will do so. Otherwise, desecration is the norm."

 

"No. I'm fairly sure they don't want people waltzing in there, and I decided not to play chicken with traps, or golems for that matter."

Crystal downs the water in one gulp, gently placing the cup down afterwards.
The water's slightly visible inside of him.

 

"I believe if they have done wrong, then returning them to me is suitable enough punishment," Tenebrae says, "It is strange to communicate with a Deity of Divine Judgement; my world does not have one of you."

 

"I am equivalent to your god of light, if my sister has given me correct information." He says. "As for the punishment, I have taken note of that. It shall remain desecration if your child breaks the agreement he is about to make."

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"So how would we make it through?"

Linoa glances at him.
"Was that just to be polite...?"

 

"Ah, the alternate version of my husband, in mortal's relationship terms." Tenebrae says happily.

 

Virei'tus hesitates.
"I... don't think I'm going to elaborate on why that disgusts me. I hope you and your husband are happy together, despite that." He says before letting the link drop.

 

"I understand." Tenebrae says, before the link drops.

 

Virei'tus, refocusing, glances at you.
"Well...?"

 

"What's the one condition?" I ask.

 

"Oh, I just made sure your goddess would accept the results of the punishment. She said it did."

 

"Oh, ok." I say casually, going to place my hand in Virei'tus' before a vine stops it.

"Is this the only possible way we can get the artefact from you?" Artemis asks, suspicious.

 

"Only? Never is there only one path. However, it is the one my people prefer."

 

"Well, I think it would be best to review what options we have before making a decision." Artemis says, wrenching my hand back to my side.

 

"The other ways are that I refuse and you raze this planet to the core searching, I seal the artifact off as I die, or we remain in the stalemate you were in previously."

 

"Or Aj forces you to give up the artefact by taking over your mind." Artemis says, looking at me.

I sigh.

 

"Just like that, deal's off." The mayor says, eyes flashing once. "Take, take, take. We want your help, not your tyranny." They growl.

 

"Come on, let's go get the other artefact." I say, leaving.

Artemis seems annoyed, following me.

"I don't know if Ihra is actually worth the gauntlet we have to go through..." Artemis says, sighing.

 

The mayor seems to have followed her out.
"If this Ihra isn't worth making an honest deal, then it would seem she isn't." He says, closing the door to his office and heading further down the hall.