EXECUTIONER

KANIEL || ASSASSIN

[kaniel-thebutcher]

He gets me. Or I get him. Hard to say at this point.

The Mabel in the flesh. The two of you are dating now? When Ariel spoke of my nephew, I was afraid he'd be trapped in the endless loop of pining.

[sensiblyxmabel]

Sloth's certainly not for everyone. You influenced each other.

Oh, goddess, the gossip mill churns endlessly. We are kind of figuring it out as we go, but it's safe to say that we're together. The pining feels more on my shoulders as its true cause why it might've stayed on an endless loop. We stopped running, Kane.

[kaniel-thebutcher]

That we did, in the best way.

Especially within the family, but Beau couldn't hide the fact that he was practically glowing, so it was easy to tell what happened. Honestly, it almost hurts to look at him. I suppose, welcome to the family officially, then. Ramiel will probably be glad that you and Beau don't give him nearly as much of a heart attack as Beatrice and her chosen love interest.

[beatricexbaird]

Can it be possible, have I actually succeeded breaking through your mostly emotionless heart and brought you joy? I thought my natural talent of sweet revenge came from my Grunkle Wrath's or even my father, but no, it's you, my favorite Uncle of mine blessing me with your grudge-holding. Taking it as far as an engagement and pregnancy, well, it's effective.

[kaniel-thebutcher]

It is a feat that not many people can do, Beatrice, but you've earned it well. If there's one thing I'd want you to take from me, it's how to hold a grudge– especially against your father. Now, to talk about dropping the bomb on Ole Rammy. Are you just going to show up with a wedding ring? Hide your pregnancy for as long as you can? Or kill him with the anticipation and let him know right away? This is the most fun I've had in a while.

[kaniel-thebutcher]

Everything you do is provoked, Ramiel. Stop kidding yourself. Have you seen Naomi? She is a captivating angel of a vampire, and you know, now that I think about it... I wasn't sent on a mission to kill her. Nor am I married to her. Wow, looks like you're still the worst one out of the two of us. Keep trying to spin this on me; I can go all night.

[cutthroatxramiel]

Just as I was taught. I have seen Naomi and I also saw the massacre you two left to a couple at the diner a while back, must say, I'm not impressed. Alright, we aren't stepping on this merry-go-round and hurling jabs at each other all day long, Kaniel, I have bigger problems than my asshole little brother behaving childishly. If we're being honest, I already have to deal with one annoying cockroach.

[kaniel-thebutcher]

Yeah, yeah, so I know. It's not my fault that you didn't get with a woman who loves the same thing as you do and let you go on little murder sprees, as I know you're itching to do. You want to stop the jab hurling while continuing to insult me, oh the irony, brother. Let me guess, is the annoying cockroach Sterling? He's just a gem, and he's rather susceptible to suggestions when it comes back at people he wants to fuck with.

[kaniel-thebutcher]

Put cutting out his tongue on your list, too. If you wrap his severed dick in barbed wire, it'll be more fun for you and be a true representation of what he did to the women who were unfortunate to fall into his clutches. And acid. Put acid somewhere.

Have I told you lately that you are the most brilliant sibling I am ever so fortunate to have in my life, with how diabolical you are? Ram is going to be so pissed, we'll be able to bask in the warmth of his rage from here.

[slayerxariel]

Barbed wire around his cock and slicing out his tongue, brutal yet satisfyingly effective. Oh, acid, my favorite of the dissolvable liquids. I could pour some right down his sphincter cannon and watch him writhe while his insides slowly disintegrate.

I am your only brilliant sibling, but keep calling me any compliment and I will not tire of it. You should see how enthusiastic Sterling is pressing every button of our brother's until he cracks like a princess-fucking egg. We should provide him extra moral support by continuing the hassling while Sterling's away making babies like wingmen.

[kaniel-thebutcher]

See, this is why we get along. When not turning people into little tiny bits of confetti, acid is my favorite clean-up method– fitting for cleaning the filth that is a vampire bastard.

That you are, but I will never stop complimenting you. Funnily enough, Sterling found his match in Ramiel's daughter, who is all for pushing her father's buttons. It won't be long before Rammy boy completely blows a gasket. I say we make a support group for the mischievous couple and become their number one fans.

[robinxellis]

Game, set, and match. Right, right, they turn around their stupid decisions on us and redirect the blame. And it's not like I hate Mikail, you know, he's just a fucking dick so far up my father's ass that he could wear Henrik like a hat.

If anyone questions me about your mother's disappearance or death, I'll simply deny and tell them 'what mother?'. Let's put my thing down, flip it, and reverse it for a quick second. Are we talking about the same Ramiel living in my current abode and one of my brothers? Clearly, it isn't Mikki, he's too fucking whipped on a witch. How...how did Sterling have time to settle down and start popping out kids while I barely completed a full blink? It makes no sense.

[kaniel-thebutcher]

As much as it disgusts me to admit, I also don't hate my brother. He's just the biggest walking twat to ever exist and is annoying.

Smart dhampir. I don't know how you can flip or reverse a second without magic, but sure. Oh, so you're staying in the big green castle now? Old Ramsie is the one and only twat I call a brother. Sterling works very fast, and he may or may not have been egged on by my sister and me just to get on Ram's nerves. Sterling agreed since he has a thing for Ram's daughter, and the fact that Ramiel tried to kill him and all.

[tumultuouslyxnaomi]

You're as scrumptious as a blood-filled cherry pie. I think you should meet Mikail, my Butcher, my brother would like you and he's very picky who spends time with his little warrior princess.

[kaniel-thebutcher]

I know how to be quite tempting when I want to be. The famed Mikail– that is quite a glowing compliment, and I would love to meet someone who is smart enough to realize that you are indeed a warrior princess.

[wickedlyxenvy]

We dramatize and play up the transgressions against our own siblings, so one should rightfully take Ram's opinions with a miniscule grain of salt. You are correct, though, I haven't gone so soft as showing mercy towards anyone I deem dangerous to barely take a step through the front door before I cut them in half. I am still a demon, still a Prince possessing a known lengthy list of abhorrent kills without blinking an eye, so the fact you aren't dead or halfway maimed right now means you aren't the enemy. Mothers are annoyingly exhausting and test patience as if it's their life mission. If you tire of yours, well...stop her breathing. Take her heart out, whatever floats an assassin's boat. Not that I should be saying any of this, by the way, but you can't take the unhinged psycho out of the man no matter how many children he has.

[kaniel-thebutcher]

That's the first stroke of genius I've heard you say regarding my brother. I was a little worried that you had lost your edge, but I'm glad to see that you're still your envious self, even if you aren't actively hunting the Princess of Gluttony's head. Now there is the second stroke of genius– I suppose there really is nothing stopping me from killing my mother, and it would keep her from making some backhanded plot to surrender my sister over to the walking vampire STI. Killing her would be fun too... A thought.

[the-lethargicsloth]

Please, no thanks and praise required, just simply surrounding myself with like-minded kin. There is not much to the story, Kaniel, except my brother Pride could not handle losing his Queen at childbirth and thrust the baby in the hands of the other me while he wiped his memories. She looks like my coveted Isabel, quick wit and all. Protect them as you would me. Oh...a meddlesome mother, why, we are such two peas in an introverted pod. I will turn this Sabina away if she upsets you so and invades our personal space. I cannot have any untrimmed assholes mucking up the domicile. You are one in tandem with my House now, Kane. Make yourself at home.

[kaniel-thebutcher]

I'm not surprised to hear of that turn of events for your brother, even if I could not imagine him even having a Queen. He was not fortunate enough in my timeline. Your coveted Isabel– would you like me to add her to my umbrella of protection as well as the others? Speaking of a meddlesome mother, the Queen Mother approached me with a request for my assistance. She's married to Nikolai, and she wishes for me to watch out for his pseudo-sister. She knows that it is only with your say.

[blazinglyxseraphina]

It's just as well, dear, my dearly departed Angelus had what's come to him in many timelines where he's been overthrown. If I were the High Queen of Hell, that heart-stopping mug of yours would not stray far from my company. While I aim to compliment you, Kaniel, I actually require your services if Sloth wills the permission. My current husband Nikolai has been worried sick about a girl who will eventually become like a sister. His visions speak ruin for Violet, so I'd only ask you keep a better eye on the girl than his godly half-siblings. They're quite distracted, at the moment.

[kaniel-thebutcher]

I don't doubt that about the King if that is what you decree of him, my Queen. Ah, Nikolai– famed seer of the gods, wanted by all but captured into the loving hands of the Queen Mother. Congratulations. If my Prince allows it, then I will keep an eye on Violet. Even though I never came across the seer in my time, I have heard of his visions, and they are quite hard to alter, but I will alert you if there are any changes.

[ivyhollowvillains]

Sabina placed both of her palms on top of the table's cool flat surface while her deathly stare littered her son with a thousand imaginary daggers she wished were piercing through the boy and end his meaningless existence. If not sparing her from a conversation well-overdue and run its course. What he spoke next would have sent the woman flying over the table and throttling him as her husband likely would had he witnessed such insolence. "You know, Kaniel," Sabina hissed through her teeth, raising to stand, "My greatest mistake was not Ramiel failing his mission and fucking the princess, no, that at least offers a royal standing. Ariel's position as Greed's assassin holds merit, though, Henrik will love a fighter. My mistake," She reached down and clenched her son's jaw, "Was having you. The disappointment, the runt. Had I known you would wind up such a loathsome disgrace, I should've ripped you from my womb so no one will endure the shame you bring. They call you the Butcher?" Sabina released a dry fit of laughter that reverberated around the room, forcing other patrons in the diner to briefly look up. She shoved Kane's head away, her back now straight. "You aren't the Butcher, you're the pig."

[kaniel-thebutcher]

Kaniel let out a slow, measured breath of absolute boredom as his mother stared at him for so long he thought her eyes would burst, and she stood, no doubt ready to rain down whatever insults Queen Cunt thought would hurt him. The fact was, he stopped being hurt by them a long time ago. Always less than his siblings, always the weaker assassin. The fact was, he simply didn't care about proving himself anymore to a mother who never bothered to look. He could feel the eyes of the quaint little diner on the two of them, barely containing the urge to roll his eyes at his mother's display and incessant need to touch him in order to get her point across. "Had you killed me, it would have saved me the trouble of being your son. You would have done me a favor instead of punishing me like you're so insistent on doing with your endless prattle," Kane said coolly as he moved his gaze back to Sabina. Slowly, he stood to his full height. "However, if you wish for me to apologize for insolence," the assassin said quietly, gently taking his mother's hand in his before closing his hand around hers crushingly, "you came to the wrong fucking child." Kaniel summoned his dagger and, in one movement, lopped off the hand he had been holding from her wrist– like a hot knife gliding through butter. Nothing ever felt as exhilarating as dismembering someone who had bothered him or his Prince– and this... this was a long time coming. He flipped his mother's hand around in his, holding the bloodied nub before rearing back and slapping Sabina hard across the face with her own hand. "Now that... that felt therapeutic." Using the shock written on his mother's face, he shoved her severed hand into her mouth like a makeshift gag. "They call me the Butcher because I take great joy in cutting my enemies into little tiny pieces and feeding them to hellhounds." He plunged his dagger into her abdomen, slowly dragging it upwards; slicing through cartilage, sinew, and bone with expert precision– her blood flowing in rivulets over both of them. "You're not even worth feeding worms," he hissed as he cut through her sternum and reached her collarbone, then retracted his knife. "I hope you relive this moment every day for your worthless afterlife and remember that it was the runt that finally got tired of your bullshit." One slice and a crimson line bloomed on Sabina's throat, blood spraying from the wound as he sliced through her neck, her head barely hanging on by shreds of skin. One push of his finger, and she toppled to the ground with a loud crash. Kaniel took one deep inhale, settling back into his seat. He looked around the massacre of red that now stained the area around him and smiled; taking the cup he had placed to the side, he drank what remained, the faint taste of iron greeting his tongue. Finally. Peace and quiet.

[tumultuouslyxnaomi]

Oh, Kaney, you are my little hero. After the bloodshed we rained the last time, how could I refuse the help when you so deliciously offer it?

[kaniel-thebutcher]

Only to you, sweet Naomi. I wouldn't bother anyone else unless I was ordered to.

[slayerxariel]

I felt like a prized fucking pony he was salivating to breed, if you know what I mean. Daddy Vamp lays a finger on me, and I'll force feed him half his prick and shove the rest up his ass so he knows how every woman he's met feels.

Engaged? Wow, Sterling works fast. Get ready for the ultimate boundary-pushing discomfort bonanza, brother, they'll probably have a teeny tot soon. Both were kind of my ideas.

[kaniel-thebutcher]

Put cutting out his tongue on your list, too. If you wrap his severed dick in barbed wire, it'll be more fun for you and be a true representation of what he did to the women who were unfortunate to fall into his clutches. And acid. Put acid somewhere.

Have I told you lately that you are the most brilliant sibling I am ever so fortunate to have in my life, with how diabolical you are? Ram is going to be so pissed, we'll be able to bask in the warmth of his rage from here.

[cutthroatxramiel]

Right, and did you also hear how this chewing out developed from a situation that was unprovoked? Then again, I heard on the grapevine apple doesn't fall far from the tree in our family when it comes to our very dangerous sexual escapades. A vampire, Kaniel? That's a new low.

[kaniel-thebutcher]

Everything you do is provoked, Ramiel. Stop kidding yourself. Have you seen Naomi? She is a captivating angel of a vampire, and you know, now that I think about it... I wasn't sent on a mission to kill her. Nor am I married to her. Wow, looks like you're still the worst one out of the two of us. Keep trying to spin this on me; I can go all night.

[wickedlyxenvy]

Yeah, I heard he had real sibling problems that put mine to shame. Pitted against, overbearing and cruel mother, demons are the worst sometimes. I'm not someone who typically takes one at their word so you will have to forgive the extra precautions when I have a whole house to protect, but if you say that your mother is the biggest issue, aligning with the bloodsuckers sounds pretty believable when I know said papa bloodsucker is heavily connected to a powerful goddess. Bellora has one of my kids, so she's my main concern. You don't really have an interest following your mother, do you, Kaniel?

[kaniel-thebutcher]

The sibling problems he thinks he has are mostly all in his head, Prince. You shouldn't believe every 'woe is me' story my brother tells about my sister and me. Demons are demons for a reason, but believe me or don't. I really don't care what you think otherwise, though I don't think you're that soft that you wouldn't have killed me on the spot if you truly believed me a threat. I don't have much interest in many things, but following my mother in anything is at the bottom of my list. Especially now that she only wants to use my sister and me since my brother is no longer her teat-sucking golden boy. I have already aligned myself with your brother as his assassin again, and urged my sister to go to hers. In doing that, I hope to at least remove whatever leverage my mother thinks she has over us. If not, I might get tired of her in general.

[beatricexbaird]

That's Sterling. If he's irate now, he is likely going nuclear when I tell him I'm probably pregnant. Maybe, the jury's still out on that, but I hear vampire sperm's pretty quick. You really are every bit of my uncle enjoying your brother's agony.

[kaniel-thebutcher]

Enjoying my brother's agony is like the sweetest of emotions that manages to invade my inability to care about things. I applaud you, I really do, my darling niece. When you are slighted, you will rain payback on them.

[robinxellis]

We likely would not survive said contest before Mik and your brother kill us with how proverbially insufferable the are. I'm positive my brother bed the technical enemy too who was supposed to be long dead after making a witch his little blood bag, but it sounds like you won anyway.

Well, you can be the better brother than I was to my own siblings and take the chance of being his ally off the table to protect your baby sister. Yep, that's me, the runaway son who pissed him the fuck off.

[kaniel-thebutcher]

I am a good sportsman when it is called for, and I will concede a draw. Sounds like your Mik and my Ramiel are in very similar situations, yet they both will hold it over our heads like we're still the ones making the stupid decisions. Older brothers. They never fail to annoy.

I'm afraid the only way to remove myself as an ally is to remove my mother from the equation... though that is a thought. Anything for my Baby Ari. If it wasn't you pissing your father off, it would be any other slew of your siblings, but at least one of your siblings is making out like a bandit. He's dating my niece– Ramiel's daughter. I actually think they're engaged at this point and expecting. It's really hard to keep up with all the development.

[sensiblyxmabel]

Right, I forgot about your preferential 'me' time. Very Sloth of you.

Sorry, where are my manners? Mabel. I'm dating your nephew Beau.

[kaniel-thebutcher]

He gets me. Or I get him. Hard to say at this point.

The Mabel in the flesh. The two of you are dating now? When Ariel spoke of my nephew, I was afraid he'd be trapped in the endless loop of pining.