~ I turn and slam @edomsscythe.bsky.social into the floor, sending a demonic blast through him hard enough that he crashes through to the floor below]

Until next time.

[Disappears in a puff of red smoke]

~ nears, the force rips the shadows holding me apart. Black tendrils wrap around @edomsscythe.bsky.social, piercing his chest, back and sides. I couldn't let him take another swing with those scythes. As I stand, my gaze moves back to Min]

This won't be the last you see of me. I have returned.

~

[So this was Death. Older than even I was. The first General. @edomsscythe.bsky.social would have been stunning at my side. I could feel the death coming from everywhere, the building and across the city as people began to die under his power. But. I was the Morningstar. So when I scream as he ~

~ have your fear.

@edomsscythe.bsky.social

~ other hand on your chest, magic seeping into your body, curling around every organ, curling around your own magic]

Don't forget who you're dealing with, little one...

[As I force myself deeper into your magic, I begin extracting it, pulling it into myself]

I will ~
@edomsscythe.bsky.social

~ Now. If you don't behave, I'm going upstairs to find your phoenix. I would love to claim such a beautiful bird as my own.

[My head tilts, eyes glowing red as I lift you up the wall, demonic magic spreading out across the surface]

So much like her....

[I place my ~
@edomsscythe.bsky.social

~ The healing is immediate and there's hardly any blood]

Such a temper. You definitely get that from me.

[Picking up my severed arm, I reattach it easily and flex my fingers. In a blink I'm in front of you, my hand grasped around your throat and slams you into the wall] ~
@edomsscythe.bsky.social

[Part of me absently wondered if you even realized what you were doing. Manifesting without drawing. Just like your mother. It made me extremely curious what Kage could do now. I'm too distracted to evade your attack, though I feel little pain as you slice through my arm. ~
@edomsscythe.bsky.social

~ even I could escape Death's scythe unscathed if @edomsscythe.bsky.social landed a hit. Knowing I had to make it count, I slam my palm into his chest with brute force, and blast him across the room, nearly all my strength behind the hit. Then I turn back to @losttoangels.bsky.social}

Where were we

[It was @edomsscythe.bsky.social's deadly aura that gave me a second warning. But it was all I needed as I stumble back from his appearance. I catch the handle of his scythe inches before it can sever my head, though the strength behind it goes straight to my bones. Not ~ @losttoangels.bsky.social

~ mine. And the scorpion will be at my side as a precious little guard dog

~ a weight on the chest, on the body. It's watchful eyes and screaming souls, the weight of all of Edom and those that reside in it, in my body. Even the shadows in the living room bend and warp in an attempt to get away.

Reaching to you again I grip your jaw, pulling you close]

You will be ~

[My fingers lightly trail along the blade, not at all worried that you have a knife to my chest]

Is that what you think.

[I take in a deep breath and when I exhale, the knife disintegrates. Thick dark power rolls out from me like a wave, blanketing everything. It leaves a heaviness in the air, ~

[Your power had come a long way to be able to pull a weapon like that. I step in as you back away, my smile taking on a razor edge]

You are.

[I reach up and over your shoulder, brushing my fingers against the mark I know is there]

This proves it. And tell me, how is that scorpion twin of yours?

~ one would win]

Hello, my son

[My smile widens as I see you and I step forward, rolling my neck and shoulders]

It was so cramped in there. How long has it been? At least a few months.

[My fingers crack as I curl them and I step up to you, lifting a hand to your cheek. I could feel your hate and fear and I wondered which ~

~ and a giant tear rips itself open in front of me. With a hungry smile I step out into @losttoangels.bsky.social's living room. By now he knew who I was. And I was eager to see my son]

~ was strong. Even moreso with the backing of the Generals. But with her dismantling the vault, there was nothing for their seals to latch onto. So with one final push, everything shatters like broken glass. The power that @losttoangels.bsky.social and the Generals sealed away comes rushing back ~