#helspulse

[hmshermitcraft]

Instead of trying to kidnap Impusle, Helsknight invited him over to watch scary movies in hopes of the romance actually blossoming(and possibly getting a more explicit experience out of the deal).

Instead what Hels got was a bluescreen that started the second Impulse first grabbed onto him out of fear, and the bluescreen lasted the whole night.

He had the perfect opportunity to make a move right there. Something sexy or at least flirty. He had Impulse's hands all over him! But he sat there like a lemon, doing nothing.

Clearly he needs more practice at this method... He should at least be able to say something next time!

But then he hears Impulse's nervous laughter, and the way Impulse thanked Hels for inviting him over, and he feels those butterflies all over again.

[eggydragon]

So last night I had a dream.

Bdubs and Tango were being pressed by Helsknight to find 4 things or he would perminatly kill them.  They failed cause Hels playing fair is about as likely to happen as me trusting a human right off the bat.  But just as Hels was about to kill them, Impulse panicked and offered himself up to the knight instead.  Instead of killing him, Hels snatched him up and said they’d be wed in a week, and if he backs out, the other two are dead.

While in Hels’s castle, Impy tried to make some friends cause he’s gonna be there for a while.  Apparently on one in that whole dimension can appreciate a soft and kind soul like him, so they did not befriend him.  

Meanwhile back home, Zed is planning on waiting till after the wedding and then stabbing the ever loving fuck out of Helsknight just to make sure he can’t complain about what happened, either because the deal was technically fulfilled, or because he was Julius Caesared worse than Julius Caesar.

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[hmshermitcraft]

Helsknight knows he, as The Dark Knight and Scourge of the Realm, should be doing more death, destruction and pillaging. It's part of his job description, and he should know better than to shirk his duties.

Problem is he got sidetracked by Impulse, the a lake mer, after Impulse stole his sword that Hels left unshithed on his boat while on a quick fishing trip. Now he's wasted a month on that lake not trying to catch Impy not only to get his sword back, but also to capture the sneaky little mer who stole it and use him as a trophy.

The villagers and Wels don't mind though. Gives them all time to rebuild without an evil knight coming in just to knock it all down again, and Wels enjoys the time off to focus on writing sea shanties.

Impulse has, similarly, been having a great time. He knows if something happened then the local village would help him. He's looking after them, after all!

The sword is cool, and very shiny. Impulse loves looking at it. Almost as much as he likes looking at its owner. He knew the only way to get his attention would be to steal it, so that's what he did. Now he's got the sword, and the knight following him around!

Impulse will have to figure out a way to draw him back once the knight gives up. But, that's not happened yet. He'd say this is working splendidly.

[hmshermitcraft]

Hels had finally caught Impulse and kept him long enough to get married. In Hels law, the more powerful being in the relationship controls the whole thing. Helsy used that to plan a big old ceremony to show off Impy to everyone as a way of not only claiming him in front of basically everyone in the whole dimension, but also showing the whole dimension who is in control in the relationship. He even got Impulse to wear a fancy dress and a veil that basically obscured his face.

The problem arose when he lifted the vale for the ceremonial kiss only to find Zed's face under it. After everyone in the dimension stopped screaming and begging for their lives, Zed reviled Hels had had him instead of Impy the entire time.

Hels then remembered the rule about the more powerful being having more control in the relationship.

(Zed only really uses this to get Hels to leave Impy alone.)

Truthfully, Zed wishes it hadn't come to this. He's away from his friends, he's stuck with Hels and stuck in this stupid power dynamic. He'd try and make fun from the situation - pretend to be a spy undercover (technically he is) - but he's just miserable. He's miserable having to wait for the wedding, he's miserable watching everybody scream because of him, he's miserable afterwards too.

But, Impulse had been so scared. He tried not to show it, because he's Impulse, but Zedaph could tell. Even Tango could, and you know something has to be bad for Mr. Oblivious to notice. Impulse was barely sleeping, always glancing behind him, making sure curtains were closed. He just... Looked sad.

So, Tango and Zed came up with this plan. They disguise Zed as Impulse (not too hard, their builds are fairly similar) and let Zed get captured in his place. Tango knows the rules of hels ensures that Zed will have power in the relationship and he can use that to get Hels to leave Impulse alone!

The plan worked. Somehow. But now Zed wishes they thought about what comes next.

[hmshermitcraft]

Helsknight is one of those pirates who is either dumb enough or cocky enough to try and catch a siren. Man has been doing it for years. The only reason he hasn't run his ship into sharp deadly rocks is because Impulse, the siren he is chasing, does not like the feel of sharp rocks on his mer tail.

In all these years, with all 3 past ships lost, with all the nets he tossed into the sea, you would think Hels would just leave Impulse alone before his mad pursuit kills him in one way or another.

Instead Hels finds a barbed rope and as he runs his 4th ship onto some rocks, he jumps out and swings the barbed rope before throwing it and watching it sink into Impulse's tail. The barbs dug in, and as Impy struggled to pull them out, Hels ran closer ready to wrap more barbed rope around the siren to keep him in his grasp. Impulse just got the final barb out of his tail when Hels tackled him and started binding him with the barbed rope before dragging him to the ship.

Everyone on the ship celebrated that night(Helsknight would have killed them if they didn't), and Hels kept Impulse by him for the entire party. As Impulse lay up at night in the captain's bed as the captain forcibly cuddled him, the little siren felt like this was going to lead to the pirate's death.

Despite Hels' obsession, capturing a siren is a great achievement. For many pirates on the ship, this is a goal they could never achieve. For the rare, more sensible ones, they can see the danger it puts them in. Several crew members vanish during the night.

Impulse is exhausted, but he refuses to let himself be used like this. As if he's just a toy, a prize to paraded around. He detests it. He's never liked this game of tag - no matter how hard he tried, he could never get the pirate off his tail.

Clearly he needs to teach Hels a lesson he won't forget. One that means he won't be chased anymore.

He has sharp claws and sharper teeth. He's not going to be a victim.

[hmshermitcraft]

Impulse had a massive 5 day migraine. He hated light cause it hurt. The only thing he could keep down was water. He was dizzy, and his coordination went out the window. He felt like he was freezing to death. All in all, the poor boy was just fucking miserable.

While Impy was just resting Helsknight snuck into his dark room and just started watching him and plotting. Thing is, in the dark, no one can tell the difference between Wels and Hels, so Impulse looked right at "Wels" and asked him to grab him a bottle of water and some medicine cause he left those out in the light. Hels didn't know what to do, so he did as Impulse asked.

And he did that the entire throughout Impy's migraine. He also didn't talk at all, not really wanting to give the game away, making Impulse think Wels lost his voice, and if he didn't get it back by the time the migraine was gone, Impulse was gonna take care of him as a thank you for "Wels" taking care of him.

Impy was in for a shock the second he switched on that light.

Hels is surprised to find he kind of... Enjoys this. He pretends it's because he likes the sense of power and manipulation. Totally not because of how his heart flutters when Impulse turns that half-asleep smile on him and murmurs a thank you.

He still schemes. What else would he do? But instead of acting on any of them when Impulse finally turns the light on... He runs. He flees, ignoring the hurt and confusion in Impulse's voice.

He has to push these feelings down. They'll make him weak, and he can't afford to be that.

Then one day he steps out of his 'base of operations' (an exciting name for hole in a mountain) and finds... A gift. From Impulse. For him.

Gods, why do these hermits have to make everything so hard?