maskedwarlord: Panic seized Joe as a motor rumbled madly towards Him, fleshy palms slapping searchingly about his middle for a gun, any gun. No luck. As He was testingly balling His hands should the need for close combat arise, Nux appeared in His blurred vision. With that gauntness, the hollowed eyes, skeletal scars - The Immortan briefly thought Death had finally come to carry Him to Valhalla. Eyes refocusing, He was presented with an even more welcome sight - a War Boy. “War Boy,” was wheezed, but not without that ever-present commanding tone. Stretching his right hand up towards His maw, He thought better of it as the burned flesh on His shoulders was pulled. There was a hiss of pain. Perhaps a blessing - a War Boy had never gazed upon His unadorned face. An Imperator or two, his Wives, occasionally the Bullet Farmer, and attending War Pups, but that was it. A different path was chosen: a stubby but strong hand carefully wedged a duo of blunt fingers between the horse teeth, prying them open until the terrifying jaw was open in a silent - scream, howl? Divine blood seeped from a small incision on the pad of one finger, coating one of the protruding teeth in crimson. “What… is your name, My son?”
Blue eyes flit over the blood he sees. So much blood. Not an unusual sight for any war boy, but never had he -nor anyone he knew- seen a God bleed before. The rough voice stopped Nux from staring too long, jerking his attention back to what really mattered. Blue met grey as he looked the Immortan in the eyes when he -or rather, his position in whatever was left of society- was addressed to show Him that He had his attention. The eye contact only lasted for a split second as the driver quickly averted his eyes and offered the God the canteen of water. Slowly. As if something bad would happen if he moved too quickly. Surprised by the question that follows his eyes momentarily light up with something similar to pride.
‘Nux. I’m Nux.’ he answers, perhaps a little too excitedly as the confirmation was completely unnecessary. There was no time to waste, though. Nux turns his head to his car and he squints in thought before looking back at the holiness before him. Forming the v8 sign with his hands and bowing his head in respects he voices his suggestion.
‘With your blessing I could get the car closer to you and bring you someplace safe, Immortan.’
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