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[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...

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Then you had your revenge, did you not? What is there to gain by subjecting Genessia to such horrors?

Edited 2018-04-03 02:06 (UTC)

So you would sit idle as your wife was pulled from the release of death, allowed to heal, only to be tossed back into the fires?

If so, I pity your wife.

[The inflammatory comment stirs up something fierce and terrible in Regis. It stirs up an emotion that feels like something close to both hatred and grief. Aulea's death lingers upon his conscious even after twenty so years. You never forget your first love and she was the love of his life. Even now he still wears his wedding band, still married to her even in death. For this shallow worm of a monster to speak so callously is almost enough to wish this fool dead.

However, Regis is the better man. Unlike the Count, Regis comes from good stock. The Caelum line are kings not mere paupers dressed as kings. They rule as they live with truth and justice at their side. As a descendant of King Somnus the Founding King, Regis will not be moved to blind wrath.]

Unlike you, I would've cherished every moment she was here and commit them all to memory. [He replies after a moment of silence.] I would've cherished the sound of her laughter, her smile and her grace.

I would've felt blessed to see her again and counted myself lucky to be reunited even if it was for a day.

[His voice wavers some but he forces the emotions away.]

What you had was a blessing bestowed upon to you by Genessia itself and instead of cherishing every moment you had with Lisa, you squandered it unknowingly like a child.

[Regis leans into the screen and whispers the following.]

That is your own damn fault.

It is this arrogance and apathy that have damned you and your kind. You presume to know me minutes after interacting me for the first time. You are an exemplar of humanity, and a prime example of why human civilization should burn.

You speak as if you didn't presume to know me by goading my wrath. Did you not mean to insult me as both a man and a widower? You weaponize your grief to feel justified in your hatred for humanity, not because you miss her.

[There's pure disgust in the King's gaze now. He has had his full of this wrathful specter of a man. Let the fires of his hatred consume him, Regis is done here.]

So eager to seek a war when there's no battles to be fought. For someone boasting centuries for a lifetime, you are quite immature.

[She was still healing from her earlier injuries but... This old man, he has been nothing but kind to her. Leanne lets out some chirps and cheeps up at Regis, moving to hug his leg, not even reaching his knee.]

[Still positively steaming after that rude encounter, Regis pauses in his wrath once he hears the cute little chirps. He glances down quickly and spots the little cherub peering up at him. As soon as she hugs him, his heart melts and his anger eases into nothingness.

A sense of calm washes over him as he puts the phone away.]

Little angel. [Regis sighs softly as he leans down to pick her up.] Have I disturbed your rest, Leanne? If so, I humbly apologize.

[He holds her safely within his arms and kisses her forehead.]

I vow not to let that dishonorable ruin our day.

[She hardly weighed anything as Regis picks her up abd holds her. She goes to shake her head.]

No you didn't. The mean one did though.

[She still wants to go and hug him. She giggles as she recieved the kiss on her forehead and moves in to kiss his cheek.]

Want me to put a spider down his back?

[Cause she will. She has connections, especially with spiders.]

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