It wasn't often the fiend regretted his own words, and this happened to not be one of them. Over the millennia he had come to see so many different things, the birth of man, their...'evolution', the growth of villages into towering cities, hell he was even present for the war between heaven and hell once upon a time. This man in front of him, had been the second of his kind in which he had encountered. He had seen much, but what stood before him for a mystery. He could smell it, feel it even. The deadly concoction that coursed through his veins, a deadly tonic of hellfire and light that coursed just under the skin. However, it was obvious that one side was taking over the other. At least the other one was much less...Demanding.
Exhaling from his nose he slouched down a tad, hiking his legs over the shadowy arm rest to his left looking like a rebellious teen who took the world as it was rather than what others made it out to be. Brows lifted and fell as the other spoke, tail slithering out to lay limp, dangling over the front of seat where it began to sway akin to a clock. " A war." He breathed, tilting his head back just the slightest, keeping the other in the corner of his eye. " You wish to bring a war into the darkness, you wish to hold your army here and you want--" He lifted a hand, pressing the very tips of his fingers against his chest, his words holding a hint of disbelief as his head lulled to the side toward the man."Me. To keep them safe?" What a, interesting proposal. Lips parted, ready to speak--
I'm thinking aloud, not... asking permission. You have no choice.
The whispers that had once filled the space around them ground to an abrupt halt, as did the sway of his tail...and it twitched. Jaw jut to the side just the slightest, and all at once he threw his legs back over the side, feet connecting soundlessly with the unseen ground below. Rather than swiftly stand, he simply leaned forward, elbows on knees. " Tell me, when you came here did you expect to find? Mindless beasts running free that you could easily leash and add to your army? Or perhaps creatures that were so afraid of power that they would kneel to you in a seconds notice?"
Slowly he stood, and as he did the shadows around him rippled, their dark whispers returning with urgency. " You would dare come into my realm, demanding that I-" He motioned to himself once more. " Help, you?" Hand was waved at him haphazardly. "You give me, the king of this realm, no choice?" The space between the two seemed to span yards now rather than feet. If the other made an attempt to attack, the world around him would warp, leaving him to run and run until he either got bored of the others antics or decided on what to do with him.
His steps were steady, and as he neared, it appeared as if he never moved an inch. Even as the other held a aura that filled the space with ' light ', the darkness seemed to close in. Settling a good distance away he clasped his hands behind his back, tail giving a swish as a dark smile formed. " I hope you do realize that I could--" He made sure to emphasize the word. " keep you here indefinitely without any method of leaving. No access to earth. No return trip to hell." His words trailed off, a faint smirk forming as he glanced downward. " I could also make the floor beneath your feet as thin as air." Head tilted to the side. " Or make it as viscous as water..." Lifting his gaze he returned them to the halfling before him.
" So...Unless you can change your demand into a request, I must politely, decline."
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