Desert and Sand

“Now my dear, I am sure it has come to your attention that you have two choices.” 

The demon smirked- no snarled 

Showing a bit more fang than necessary

“You can either bind yourself to me and serve me until the day you die”

He shifted a bit in order to re-position the knife closer to her friend’s throat, the scorching desert wind blowing the hair out of his face, and continued 

 “Or- and I can assure you that this is the much less pleasant option -I can kill your friend right here and now and drag you back with me under much different circumstances” 

“So which do you value more, hmm? Freedom-” 

He glanced at me, amber eyes meeting gold, 

“Or loyalty?”

I slid my gaze up to where the demon had a knife at Ishtar’s throat, frozen. Frozen when I should have been moving, frozen when I should have been screaming, or doing anything that might somehow fix this catastrophe. Yet all I could was stand motionless in the middle of this God’s forsaken desert thinking. 

How absolutely pathetic  

The demon’s golden eyes glowed with satisfaction. 

“Do take your time dear, it’s a big decision. Although”

His voice turned menacing, his grip tightening on the blade 

“Take too long, and I can’t say my hand won’t slip.”

His hand pressed closer to Ishtar’s throat drawing a small red line of blood and I couldn’t help it- a single tear slipped down my cheek into the sand. A single drop water in a land scorched by fire. 

But the demon only ignored it and continued, “So what will it be? Freedom or Loyalty? Come on now, make a decision.”

Finally I replied to his cajoling words “I think you know what my answer will be.”

I shook and the world seemed to be spinning as my body trembled.

Gods why couldn’t I have more time? More time to spend with him, with Valkyrie, with Atlas. More time to run, to laugh, to cry. But time was up, and it was time tp choose. 

I bent over and picked my knife up from where it had been tossed into the sand moments before. Gripping the warm metal, I let my breath escape releasing the tension. After all, I had made my decision. 

The demon raised one eyebrow but did nothing. Because he knew that this- this was a fight I would not win

And I took one last look at Ishtar 

Devoting every last moment I had into memorizing him.

His eyes so much like the clear azure sky I loved.

His blonde tousled hair always unruly, but ever so soft

His nose crooked from too many bar fights 

And gods I wish he would smile at me so I could look at that one last time too

Instead I let out a shuddering breath

 Looked the Demon right in the eyes

Attempting to push down the fear welling in my chest

And said 

“But you’re wrong.I don’t just have two choices”

A half laugh half sob left my mouth as I smiled

“I have three”

And brought my knife up and through my heart

Gods why didn’t I have more time to live?

Prompt #220

“I don’t want your help— I don’t need your help. I just need a little more time!”

“The city is burning! We don’t have time!”

“I don’t want his help— I don’t need his help. I just need a little more time!”

“The city is burning. You don’t have time!” He was desperate now. Desperate because people were dying. Children were dying.

“I can’t” she whispered “I just- I just can’t. I’m sorry”

“You’re not sorry.“ He took a step closer “You’re scared. Now call him!”

She closed her eyes. He was right. But to go back to that man- to ask him for help-

I can’t I can’t I can’t

“God dammit Rhea! Do it now!” The very earth shook as another explosion went off.

But she couldn’t let them die either

“I want to make a bargain”

Writing Snippet WIP

“Do it.”  

The Emperor shifted impossibly closer to the knife against his chest, ignoring the small drops of blood spilling down his golden clothes. Nothing but the sound of breathing and the crackle of flames were present in the empty throne room.  

“It’s what we’ve both been waiting for isn’t it? This. Just you and me” He gave the Hero a smug smirk, because even now, even here, he was somehow victorious.

 “So go on now Hero,” He taunted “the time has come. We reach our end.”

The Hero stood unusually still. For some reason, no matter what he did he couldn’t move. He couldn’t take that last step and kill the man who had destroyed everything

Seeing the look on the Hero’s face, the Emperor’s disposition softened. Quietly sighing, he murmured “For what its worth, I did enjoy it. Every last second. We had our fun you and me but that’s over now”

“No” The Hero spitted out 

“No?” The Emperor repeated 

They had gone too far for that. Had gone too far for him to simply say no. Far too gone to for him to regret what they had done. This was not the time for doubts. The Emperor’s gentle demeanor quickly faded, his face returning to its former cruelty as his voice turned furious

“You don’t get to say no, Hero. You don’t get to feel regret. And you sure as hell are not about to tell me you’re sorry. This was the choice you made. You don’t get a second chance”

The Emperor looked him straight in the eyes 

“So you are going to kill me” He said firmly “Stab me right through the heart and go outside and announce that I’m dead. You’re going to tell those people they’re free. That they no longer have to fear the bloody tyrant they think I am. You’re going to fix this world and you are going to make sure I’m not here to see it.”

Angel

“Angel, stop" he said

But I couldn’t

So I punched that monster

Again

And

Again

And

Again

And didn’t stop

Because that bastard had taken everything from us

Everything

And it was all gone

And I couldn’t get it back

Any of it

For any of us

And finally I cried

Because I realized for the first time

That we were hopeless

Because he broke us

He had brought out our demons

And in the process

We were torn to shreds

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Prompt

“What’s that crossing the street?” “A cat, probably.” “Probably?” “Probably.”

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I don’t know who Mac is but I feel it in my very soul when Hozier says “as Mac explained, there will be darkness again”

Today’s Cute Puppy

Does this mean that it’s definitely going to be a film?!!!!

Okay, so this is not tog related but YAY acotar movie, like omfg i’m so happy guys

Why does this not have more notes???? What????

*conflicted feelings of excitement and panic and dread*

*is concerned*

I’m actually kind of terrified, I want this movie to be perfect but I just know in my heart they’re gonna fuck it up somehow Please

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Meet Ralph, my Long Haired Miniture Mashund Puppy

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