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[what_is_a_man]

[When the feed clicks on, it does so mid-bounce as if the device had been tossed aside with little in the way of regard for what happened to it. Those watching it was spared most of the camera shaking if only because the room in which the broadcast originates is pitch black save for three points of illumination. The first two show the shadow-cloaked face of Vlad as his eyes appear to burn with a hellish flame. The third seems to be a small crimson stone, glowing in the darkness, pulsing softly almost as if mimicking a heart beat. When Vlad speaks, his voice is restrained, but the fury is more than evident.]

I have spent quite some time in this place, and during that time I have learned quite a bit of the nature of the realm. Those of us chosen to be ripped from our own worlds seem to have been plucked from them to serve as protectors of the realm, to keep the barriers around the cities in place so that what lies beyond at bay.

It is because of this that I was willing to accept the peace offering that was returning my wife to my side. However, she is no longer here. Sent back to the fate that awaited her in our world; to be tortured and burnt at the stake for the crime of showing compassion. What this realm seems to have forgotten is that I am not as forgiving as Lisa.

[He pauses, clenching his fist around the stone, dimming the lights further but allowing the shifting shadows that fill the room behind him to become a bit more visible.]

Perhaps it is time I remind Genessia why I am called Vlad the Impaler...

Comments

[winemaker]

What exactly do you plan to do? Who must suffer for your loss?

[what_is_a_man]

Everyone.

[winemaker]

[ Listen bro she knows all about vengeance and hellfire and all that but even this is too extreme for her. ]

Even those that did no harm to you or your wife?

[what_is_a_man]

Those that sat idly by and did nothing are just as guilty as those that lit the fire.

[winemaker]

Not all of us had the pleasure of meeting your wife. And I can assure you the only fire I ever lit did not lick her heels here or in whatever realm you hail from.

We are prisoners here the same as you are. Reap your vengeance upon those who truly deserve it - and for that, you may even find help.

[what_is_a_man]

If you have truly done nothing, that in itself is sin enough. Turning a blind eye to the suffering that surrounds you to protect the veneer of peace is enough to damn you.

[winemaker]

How can I turn a blind eye to something I did not know of to begin with? Your anger is misplaced, ser. You will gain nothing from his save for more misery and more that would think to harm you and those you love.

[what_is_a_man]

I have known only misery and hatred for four centuries. What is a few more?