[ That tells her all she needs to know. That it was Sebastian, and that it had been some measure of their... game, in a way. Well, perhaps a one-sided game. Hayame had taken everything personally, down to the way the demon talked, and the way it lived its life. It should not be surprising, that she was so wounded that Akua had flirted and toyed with the demon.
She also saw her promise to Hayame as a part of that. A challenge, a puzzle to pull apart and see what she could find. She wanted to see if she could bind the demon, and then, Hayame could kill him. Oh, not permanently, she firmly believed that shattering the first shard was a... greatly disastrous act that would escalate their battles beyond what shard-bearers could handle. Shattering a shard would leave them permanently dead, and in that --
In that, they did not know how permanent it was. If the shard was shattered, could they return to their worlds in the end? Would they be permanently held from their restored worlds, when they revived? It was an escalation of the level of the Ealamael, and something she did not want to have a part in. It was why she stopped Hayame, and why she would stop her again, if needed.
Even now.
After all, torture was torture. Intimate and personal, and likely with a purpose. Oh, she would worry over her friend, seek her out, and help her — even save her if she could — but it was all a dance, a game. Sorcerers of her caliber did not take such things so personally. Hell, she had helped save the man who had killed her own father, the most personal of crimes.
She would walk the line, and her path, as she needed. ]
No. I would not discuss such things with the demon, and if he mentioned it, I would warn you. I would think he not so foolish as to allow such a slip of the tongue. Just like he does not know that I plan to bind him, so you may kill him.
[ She was a villain, after all. In her mind, it was just rules of engagement. ]
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She also saw her promise to Hayame as a part of that. A challenge, a puzzle to pull apart and see what she could find. She wanted to see if she could bind the demon, and then, Hayame could kill him. Oh, not permanently, she firmly believed that shattering the first shard was a... greatly disastrous act that would escalate their battles beyond what shard-bearers could handle. Shattering a shard would leave them permanently dead, and in that --
In that, they did not know how permanent it was. If the shard was shattered, could they return to their worlds in the end? Would they be permanently held from their restored worlds, when they revived? It was an escalation of the level of the Ealamael, and something she did not want to have a part in. It was why she stopped Hayame, and why she would stop her again, if needed.
Even now.
After all, torture was torture. Intimate and personal, and likely with a purpose. Oh, she would worry over her friend, seek her out, and help her — even save her if she could — but it was all a dance, a game. Sorcerers of her caliber did not take such things so personally. Hell, she had helped save the man who had killed her own father, the most personal of crimes.
She would walk the line, and her path, as she needed. ]
No. I would not discuss such things with the demon, and if he mentioned it, I would warn you. I would think he not so foolish as to allow such a slip of the tongue. Just like he does not know that I plan to bind him, so you may kill him.
[ She was a villain, after all. In her mind, it was just rules of engagement. ]