[ What might become of Solomon? Oh, Saya. You'd be shocked. The very family he betrayed, the very brother he killed, has kept him as a houseguest in his manor. Karl's feelings for Solomon are a racemose pattern -- resentment and hatred dovetailing with empathy. Can't be helped. ]
[ They are obsessed with the same woman, after all. ]
[ He smells her blood, rich and spicysweet, as it infuses her sword. He sees her lunge at him, and multiple flashes of her strobe through his eyes, flaring and fizzling, each a different time and place -- but identical in their aura of radiant violence. While her eyes are hard, Karl's are filled with fury and morbid delight. His left hand distorts, a jagged green claw. The right remains hidden in the folds of his coat. She'll notice in a moment, but it's missing. Traded to the Deities in exchange for Diva's babies. ]
[ The empty sleeve flaps behind him as swoops in, lightning-fast. ]
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[ They are obsessed with the same woman, after all. ]
[ He smells her blood, rich and spicysweet, as it infuses her sword. He sees her lunge at him, and multiple flashes of her strobe through his eyes, flaring and fizzling, each a different time and place -- but identical in their aura of radiant violence. While her eyes are hard, Karl's are filled with fury and morbid delight. His left hand distorts, a jagged green claw. The right remains hidden in the folds of his coat. She'll notice in a moment, but it's missing. Traded to the Deities in exchange for Diva's babies. ]
[ The empty sleeve flaps behind him as swoops in, lightning-fast. ]