[Adrian watches as Vash struggles, his claws coming up to his neck as if he wishes he could just choke and free himself from the hell he's currently living. The misery is a familiar sight, to the point where it would be like looking in a mirror if Adrian could even recognize himself anymore. He hasn't been himself for hundreds of years. He's not even sure he remembers what he used to be like, really. He just knows the few base instincts that the Creature allowed him to keep.
The instinct to guard. Protect. To keep his lighthouse safeguarded from anyone who would harm it, because- once upon a time- it meant everything. To the Grove, to Adrian.
And Vash, at least while Adrian is in this state, isn't someone he wants to protect. He's an intruder. He's something he needs to purge, the Creature whispers into his ears.
Do your job.
Adrian's throat burns bright, the sparks of flame crackling in the back of his throat as he aims to breathe another column of fire directly in Vash's path.
...
As if acting as divine intervention itself, the ground around them shudders. The very world itself seems to shake as the sea opens up not far from the Lighthouse, the serpent that sleeps there suddenly coming up from the depths. It nearly knocks Adrian over as he flies up a few feet, clinging to the side of the lighthouse as he looks out towards the ocean, bewildered.
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The instinct to guard. Protect. To keep his lighthouse safeguarded from anyone who would harm it, because- once upon a time- it meant everything. To the Grove, to Adrian.
And Vash, at least while Adrian is in this state, isn't someone he wants to protect. He's an intruder. He's something he needs to purge, the Creature whispers into his ears.
Do your job.
Adrian's throat burns bright, the sparks of flame crackling in the back of his throat as he aims to breathe another column of fire directly in Vash's path.
...
As if acting as divine intervention itself, the ground around them shudders. The very world itself seems to shake as the sea opens up not far from the Lighthouse, the serpent that sleeps there suddenly coming up from the depths. It nearly knocks Adrian over as he flies up a few feet, clinging to the side of the lighthouse as he looks out towards the ocean, bewildered.
As it begins to rain.]