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𝖳𝖧𝖤 𝖬𝖠𝖱𝖳𝖨𝖠𝖭. @eidolonmind.bsky.social · 3d

𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · 3d

“You must go before me.” He says. “If they come again from down here, I’ll will be ready this time.”

With one last glance —- a flicker of something unspoken. Recognition, maybe. Or the faint unease of seeing how failure in battle could cost them everything.

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · 3d

“You held your ground when others would’ve run.” Knox says to Kee, following behind —- the faint ruffle of leather echoing in the hollow space as he gestures to Sybella.

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · 8d

Knox would nod to Kee’s suggestion.

“I do not speak for my Empress, but I am more than inclined to join you. Whatever this darkness be —- it needs to be removed.”

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · 8d

“I am fine.”

He says to Sybella, with emotion —- without falter. He had never felt something like that. That pain —- that ache that felt like an itch he could not scratch. It felt. .unreal. Like magic he did not know could exists. (c)

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · 11d

For a moment, he doesn’t move —- just stares, jaw tightening, as if weighing whether to smash the whole damn thing to splinters.

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · 11d

“Cowards, more like. Hide behind shadows, send their pawns to do the bleeding for them.”

He steps closer to the desk Kee had searched, resting a hand on its edge as his eyes linger on the parcels.

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · 11d

“Secretive? That’s one way to dress it up.” His voice is rough, low, the kind that carries even when it isn’t raised.

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · 19d

Although he would usually put up a fight to any sort of medical treatment, Knox is not one to play with magic. Especially dark magic —- which maybe terrified him more so than he’d like to admit.

He allows her hand to fall from his elbow —- a dancing feeling of her touch left on his skin.

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · 19d

He’s quiet —- maybe more so than ever before. Watching as her hand touches to his elbow, and for a brief moment there’s a smile to his face.

It leaves him as quickly as she commands the next.

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · 21d

He is held —- and the darkness that rises up Knox’s arm begins to fade. Crawling back to his wrist, his fingers, and finally gone. It feels like the fire is gone, like his breath comes back to him, and he can stand again. Although weakly.

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𝐾al. @heirofel.bsky.social · 25d

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · 25d

He felt an immense pain in his arm, as if fire crawled up from his wrist and to his shoulder.

His right hand moved to clasp the other —- as a decaying black shadow began to move its way up. Turning fingers to gray, skin to mold. He did not yell, not yet anyway. But the pain became him.

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · 25d

But as he stood, a whisper came to his ear —- as if it were only meant for him.

“Undone.”

It spoke. Like the first wind of winter, telling the poor souls in its way, that only death comes.

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · 25d

Knox began to help himself up, slowly letting out a cough, he wasn’t dazed —- not for very long anyways. More so, the soldier couldn’t believe he was that. . .careless. Could it have been without order, without men to guide, he had seemingly lost himself. His way. His confidence.

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · 26d

Its head finds true to the wood panel below his foot, breaking into chips and shattered materiel —- Knox steps, missing, his hands slip from the ladder.

Thus falling quicker than he was climbing and landing to his back with a thud and a “OOF.”

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · 26d

There are no more words from him, and soldier through and through —- as danger appears so does his hardened vigor.

He hurries his way down with the rest, but alas things aren’t as easy as they seem. A black spear, thrown by unknown, rattles its way towards him. Cutting through air on a mission.

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · Sep 12

“Kee. . .” Knox says, his voice soft —- maybe more gentle than it’s ever been. It’s a call, to get her attention.

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · Sep 12

He’s half minded to reach for Sybella —- but he knows she capable. More than that he knows he’s capable —- if they were to come for her, then he would not hesitate.

But then he sees her, at the foot of the ladder, and Knox takes the lead without a thought.

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · Sep 12

He didn’t hesitate, he never did —- even the War of Englem, one of the deadlier ones from their home world, Knox was on the front line. Six months and 12 days.

This here, was nothing to him. “Be mindful, Empress. Shadows move before you see them.”

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · Sep 12

Knox’s sword was. .anything but subtle. He removed it from the holster upon his back, letting the blade push out from under his cloak lifting it then to rest upon his shoulder.

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · Sep 10

He pays it no mind, only for the subtle curl of his lip.

“Aye, me neither. Take us there —- we can help.”

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · Sep 10

He did not know those words, but he knew their purpose. A calling that even if unknown to him, almost felt like home; but through a rough voice Knox responded with his own.

“Above Death and Glory.”

He let Sybella speak further, before adding.
“We don’t mean her harm. I fought with her.”

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · Sep 10

| decimated all accounts that aren’t fantasy related, im sure I’ll return to the cape world one day, but for now its just not for me

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𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖷. @thyheracles.bsky.social · Sep 10

Knox moved instinctively —- placing himself between Sybella and the stranger. Under his lengthy coat, his right hand stayed steadily upon the hilt of his sword. Watching the man without a word, but with eyes that told all.

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