[ When Jaehyuk comes onto the scene, he's seething - the rage boiling under his skin and almost bursting at the seams to get out. This is about the only time he's let it surface like this - willingly - and about the only time he hasn't been appalled by the changes that have taken place.
He smells the burnt flesh before he even notices it on both wolves, his blood-red gaze taking in the one pleading with the other before his gaze finally rests on what Haruto has become, eyes widening in shock as he tries to keep his breathing steady, but to no avail as he roars, fangs elongating as a pair of horns grow out from his temples, curving over his ears before they turn back up slightly. Jae's skin around his shoulders, neck and arms almost seem to harden into scale-like plates with glowing gold and red lines beneath it, like molten lava.
He fixes the creature Haruto has become with a level stare, reaching a hand out, claws elongating as more armor-scales appear down his arms to his knuckles. ]
I'm sorry it's coming to this, old friend. Let me take the anger away, I will make sure the sun witch burns for this.
[haruto's focus is no longer on the black wolf in front of him but on jaehyuk instead. there is a brief flicker of recognition in haruto's eyes but it's gone in an instance. with another howl, haruto rushes forward to attack jaehyuk only to have the black wolf try to stop him]
Haruto, no!
[but haruto doesn't stop, instead using his speed to put as much force as he can to slam the other away using his head which sends the black wolf flying a few feet before skidding to a halt on its side. the attack has brought on new burn wounds making him whimper in pain and it's that whimper has haruto stopping, turning to look at the hurt wolf]
...S...Skoll...
[the rage is replaced with sadness, guilt, and regret but also pain from the fire killing him little by little. haruto looks away from the demigod to stare at jaehyuk]
Jae......please......
[he pleads with his friend. he never wanted to put this burden on him but there is no one else who can do it]
[ Jae's ready to block the attack, shifting back on one foot to raise his hands up -
But the black wolf jumps between them before Jae can react, only to get knocked away with a whimper. This was bad. This was ... really bad. He knows what he needs to do, but even with his face shifting to more demonic features, the conflict is surely there on it. ]
I ...
[ He doesn't want to do this. This is a situation that they never thought would happen in the first place. Why Amaterasu decided to seek out the reaper here, and to taunt Jaehyuk with what she had done with him.
Perhaps this was part of his punishment for becoming a demon. Or even further back, becoming a vampire. After all, he wasn't supposed to be like this - not part of the undead, and certainly not a demon after the fact. He knew he'd have to face it one day. He just wasn't expecting it to be so soon.
He clenches his fists, jaw set. He can see the fire, how it's slowly consuming Haruto. He never deserved any of this. His gaze flickers back to where Skoll is laying, and he speaks again, toward the demigod. ]
Let me handle this. Please.
[ And even despite the fact that he himself felt like he was on fire, he could feel the trickle of something running down his face. He nods slowly. He had to do this. Not just to save those that would be affected by Haruto's rampage should continue like this.
No.
He had to do this to save Haruto's own soul, as ironic as it may sound, coming from a demon. His voice is pitched lower and warped, much like how it was when he had talked to Amaterasu, demanding to know what had happened, but instead of being tinged with rage, it was something more alongside it.
Sorrow. Heartbreak. ]
This isn't right. You never deserved this, Haruto.
[ He begins to walk forward, ignoring how his steps created temporary molten pools before re-solidifying and how tears were streaking down his face. ]
You were the one that was to bring me back should I let my rage drown out my consciousness. I was supposed to have come and met you decades ago.
But I suppose with the way things have turned out so far, that I shouldn't expect things to go the way we planned.
[ He stops a few feet in front of the creature that his friend has become, before he takes a breath. ]
Forgive me, my friend.
[ It's then that he lets out another roar, rearing back before he charges forward, claws extended and aiming to pin Haruto down before delivering a swift blow to end this before it got more messy. The roles have reversed, his heart feels like it's being torn in two, but if there was one thing he had learned as a leader, it was that there were times where he had to put his needs and feelings aside for the greater good.
Even if it would slowly kill him from the inside out. ]
[faintly, skoll can hear not only jaehyuk's plead but haruto's as well and no! the wolf starts panicking because no, he won't let the vampire hybrid kill the reaper. there has to be another way to solve this that doesn't involve killing the person he finally accepted as a friend.
he tries to stand however, he's too weak and injured that he can barely get off his side, whimpering in pain when he's laying back down on the ground, tears leaving his eyes]
Stupid reaper...
[haruto wants to tell jaehyuk how sorry he was for forcing to do this but also thankful. there is also many words he wants to say not just to him but skoll as well but no time to tell them. it's taking a lot to stay in control so he can keep still and let the other do what needs to be done quickly. still, what he can't say in words he can at least convey an expression as he looks at jaehyuk with acceptance of his fate, closing his eyes as takes the hit.
there is a new pain he's feeling but one he gladly welcomes. he feels colder, everything around him becoming darker and the pain from the flames ebbing away. at that moment, with his lifeforce leaving him, haruto slightly smiles at the thought of someone, using his last breath to whisper their name]
Sunhi...
[haruto's eyes close, never to open again. the flames surrounding his body die out]
It's unfortunate what you had to do. It's regretful what happened to him.
[from behind jaehyuk, taeseok lands gracefully on the ground, folding his wings behind him]
[ Once he's sure that Haruto is still, even before he completely passes, Jae tries to cradle him close. He can't speak for fear of the floodgates opening, but he can be there in the former reaper's final moments. Even so, he can't stop the tears from flowing or the sorrow and grief that's currently invading his heart.
I'm sorry, please forgive me, you never deserved this.
He sits there, completely still save for his breathing and the tears that are still flowing, even as Taeseok lands behind him. But when he speaks, he doesn't bother turning around, voice hoarse and laced with a level of venom that even he didn't know he had: ]
And yet it feels like this could have been prevented. Why him. Why any if this. Haven't we been punished enough for our sins?
[ He knows that there isn't an easy answer for any of this. But that doesn't stop it from hurting, from him feeling his anger ready to burst at the seams again. ]
... Tell me, what do you plan to do with his body.
[taeseok knows that the tone of the other's voice isn't directed so he doesn't get upset by it]
My guess, her aim was Skoll.
[he looks at where the demigod laid. under sejun's lead, he watches some of his men attend to the burn wounds before carefully lifting the wolf up and placing him in the back of a van. the idiot was going to need proper medical attention]
But that woman likes to hurt as many as she can in one go so it wouldn't surprise me if she looked more into the reaper's life. [like he did] So, you also blame your connection to Amon.
[he says that name with such disgust and anger]
As for what I'm going to do with the body, I can't really say. I was simply told to retrieve the body and return it to the Heavens.
[ He's silent for a few moments, and even though he wants to lash out, to attack something to quell the rage in his body - he knows that this isn't Taeseok's fault. He gently lays Haruto's head down before standing, and wipes his eyes before he stands to face the god in front of him, though his face is now that of careful neutrality, despite his demonic characteristics still being fairly apparent. ]
I am a demon, a soul damned to walk the Earth for all eternity. I am to be punished for being this way, even if it was technically against my will. However. If I ever see that witch anywhere near here, I will not hesitate to fight her. I don't care who she is, or what Amon will do if I try.
[ He grits his teeth at the mention of his boss, but takes a deep breath and forces the rage to calm, if only for a few more moments. ]
I do not take actions like this lightly, despite what I am. And especially to those I care about.
... please make sure he's laid properly to rest. He deserves at least that, if nothing else.
Funny how life works. I want to fight your boss. You want to fight mine.
[though, taeseok feels like jaehyuk is maybe a little overdramatic with his whole this is my punishment for my changes thing.
in the distance, the sound of a vehicle driving away can be heard and taeseok takes that as his cue to begin his departure.
he makes his way over to haruto's body, lifting it in the air and some sort of portal opens behind him]
Because you were a good friend to him and you deserve to know. Not to mention that your mind is probably a little clouded from all your emotions. I doubt he'll get a burial. I'm not supposed to be retrieving him. He's not supposed to go to the Heavens. Something is being planned for him if Izanagi himself asked me to get him. So...... prepare yourself.
[he warns jaehyuk before turning to walk through the portal with haruto's body. the portal closing once they're both through]
Don't worry, I also want to fight my boss some days. Can't say she doesn't deserve it.
[ He shakes his head with a snort. Also shut up, he's still feeling emotionally raw over all of this. ]
Izanagi-?
[ His eyes widen at the mention. What would Izanagi want with a reaper that was forced into becoming a wolf -
He takes a step as if he's going to follow them into the portal, but it closes before he can go any further, and he stares at the space where it was for a few more moments before he realizes that someone's probably going to see him like this -
He needed to get away again. Somewhere he couldn't hurt anyone while he worked through the anger still simmering underneath his skin.
So in a flash and a puff of smoke, he's teleported away, the faint traces of brimstone and sulfur lingering in the air afterward. ]
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He smells the burnt flesh before he even notices it on both wolves, his blood-red gaze taking in the one pleading with the other before his gaze finally rests on what Haruto has become, eyes widening in shock as he tries to keep his breathing steady, but to no avail as he roars, fangs elongating as a pair of horns grow out from his temples, curving over his ears before they turn back up slightly. Jae's skin around his shoulders, neck and arms almost seem to harden into scale-like plates with glowing gold and red lines beneath it, like molten lava.
He fixes the creature Haruto has become with a level stare, reaching a hand out, claws elongating as more armor-scales appear down his arms to his knuckles. ]
I'm sorry it's coming to this, old friend. Let me take the anger away, I will make sure the sun witch burns for this.
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Haruto, no!
[but haruto doesn't stop, instead using his speed to put as much force as he can to slam the other away using his head which sends the black wolf flying a few feet before skidding to a halt on its side. the attack has brought on new burn wounds making him whimper in pain and it's that whimper has haruto stopping, turning to look at the hurt wolf]
...S...Skoll...
[the rage is replaced with sadness, guilt, and regret but also pain from the fire killing him little by little. haruto looks away from the demigod to stare at jaehyuk]
Jae......please......
[he pleads with his friend. he never wanted to put this burden on him but there is no one else who can do it]
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But the black wolf jumps between them before Jae can react, only to get knocked away with a whimper. This was bad. This was ... really bad. He knows what he needs to do, but even with his face shifting to more demonic features, the conflict is surely there on it. ]
I ...
[ He doesn't want to do this. This is a situation that they never thought would happen in the first place. Why Amaterasu decided to seek out the reaper here, and to taunt Jaehyuk with what she had done with him.
Perhaps this was part of his punishment for becoming a demon. Or even further back, becoming a vampire. After all, he wasn't supposed to be like this - not part of the undead, and certainly not a demon after the fact. He knew he'd have to face it one day. He just wasn't expecting it to be so soon.
He clenches his fists, jaw set. He can see the fire, how it's slowly consuming Haruto. He never deserved any of this. His gaze flickers back to where Skoll is laying, and he speaks again, toward the demigod. ]
Let me handle this. Please.
[ And even despite the fact that he himself felt like he was on fire, he could feel the trickle of something running down his face. He nods slowly. He had to do this. Not just to save those that would be affected by Haruto's rampage should continue like this.
No.
He had to do this to save Haruto's own soul, as ironic as it may sound, coming from a demon. His voice is pitched lower and warped, much like how it was when he had talked to Amaterasu, demanding to know what had happened, but instead of being tinged with rage, it was something more alongside it.
Sorrow. Heartbreak. ]
This isn't right. You never deserved this, Haruto.
[ He begins to walk forward, ignoring how his steps created temporary molten pools before re-solidifying and how tears were streaking down his face. ]
You were the one that was to bring me back should I let my rage drown out my consciousness. I was supposed to have come and met you decades ago.
But I suppose with the way things have turned out so far, that I shouldn't expect things to go the way we planned.
[ He stops a few feet in front of the creature that his friend has become, before he takes a breath. ]
Forgive me, my friend.
[ It's then that he lets out another roar, rearing back before he charges forward, claws extended and aiming to pin Haruto down before delivering a swift blow to end this before it got more messy. The roles have reversed, his heart feels like it's being torn in two, but if there was one thing he had learned as a leader, it was that there were times where he had to put his needs and feelings aside for the greater good.
Even if it would slowly kill him from the inside out. ]
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he tries to stand however, he's too weak and injured that he can barely get off his side, whimpering in pain when he's laying back down on the ground, tears leaving his eyes]
Stupid reaper...
[haruto wants to tell jaehyuk how sorry he was for forcing to do this but also thankful. there is also many words he wants to say not just to him but skoll as well but no time to tell them. it's taking a lot to stay in control so he can keep still and let the other do what needs to be done quickly. still, what he can't say in words he can at least convey an expression as he looks at jaehyuk with acceptance of his fate, closing his eyes as takes the hit.
there is a new pain he's feeling but one he gladly welcomes. he feels colder, everything around him becoming darker and the pain from the flames ebbing away. at that moment, with his lifeforce leaving him, haruto slightly smiles at the thought of someone, using his last breath to whisper their name]
Sunhi...
[haruto's eyes close, never to open again. the flames surrounding his body die out]
It's unfortunate what you had to do. It's regretful what happened to him.
[from behind jaehyuk, taeseok lands gracefully on the ground, folding his wings behind him]
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I'm sorry, please forgive me, you never deserved this.
He sits there, completely still save for his breathing and the tears that are still flowing, even as Taeseok lands behind him. But when he speaks, he doesn't bother turning around, voice hoarse and laced with a level of venom that even he didn't know he had: ]
And yet it feels like this could have been prevented. Why him. Why any if this. Haven't we been punished enough for our sins?
[ He knows that there isn't an easy answer for any of this. But that doesn't stop it from hurting, from him feeling his anger ready to burst at the seams again. ]
... Tell me, what do you plan to do with his body.
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My guess, her aim was Skoll.
[he looks at where the demigod laid. under sejun's lead, he watches some of his men attend to the burn wounds before carefully lifting the wolf up and placing him in the back of a van. the idiot was going to need proper medical attention]
But that woman likes to hurt as many as she can in one go so it wouldn't surprise me if she looked more into the reaper's life. [like he did] So, you also blame your connection to Amon.
[he says that name with such disgust and anger]
As for what I'm going to do with the body, I can't really say. I was simply told to retrieve the body and return it to the Heavens.
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I am a demon, a soul damned to walk the Earth for all eternity. I am to be punished for being this way, even if it was technically against my will. However. If I ever see that witch anywhere near here, I will not hesitate to fight her. I don't care who she is, or what Amon will do if I try.
[ He grits his teeth at the mention of his boss, but takes a deep breath and forces the rage to calm, if only for a few more moments. ]
I do not take actions like this lightly, despite what I am. And especially to those I care about.
... please make sure he's laid properly to rest. He deserves at least that, if nothing else.
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[though, taeseok feels like jaehyuk is maybe a little overdramatic with his whole this is my punishment for my changes thing.
in the distance, the sound of a vehicle driving away can be heard and taeseok takes that as his cue to begin his departure.
he makes his way over to haruto's body, lifting it in the air and some sort of portal opens behind him]
Because you were a good friend to him and you deserve to know. Not to mention that your mind is probably a little clouded from all your emotions. I doubt he'll get a burial. I'm not supposed to be retrieving him. He's not supposed to go to the Heavens. Something is being planned for him if Izanagi himself asked me to get him. So...... prepare yourself.
[he warns jaehyuk before turning to walk through the portal with haruto's body. the portal closing once they're both through]
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[ He shakes his head with a snort. Also shut up, he's still feeling emotionally raw over all of this. ]
Izanagi-?
[ His eyes widen at the mention. What would Izanagi want with a reaper that was forced into becoming a wolf -
He takes a step as if he's going to follow them into the portal, but it closes before he can go any further, and he stares at the space where it was for a few more moments before he realizes that someone's probably going to see him like this -
He needed to get away again. Somewhere he couldn't hurt anyone while he worked through the anger still simmering underneath his skin.
So in a flash and a puff of smoke, he's teleported away, the faint traces of brimstone and sulfur lingering in the air afterward. ]