The Inquisitor

Chapter XXVII

"Why is that creature, Marcos...it's staring at me again!" I heard my new superior of an Interrogator warily question when two heads blinked six eyes several times. We'd been placed in an odd situation, or rather Tartarus had preparations in place to make intentional openings. Trust me...Emperor, I hate it when you think I enjoy playing nice. I thought while resting on an opposite bed seemingly being paired up with someone to keep an eye on me, or rather I had to keep us both safe-guarded. The storm troopers who'd returned had been oddly quiet leaving a smile subtly feel flattered.

Wings curled to lightly tickle my chin as I absently chuckled finding it clever, "Maybe he likes you, I know I do." My amusement couldn't be hidden so lightly as blackened beaks nipped fingers when I brushed them kindly content. And trust me, Willen. I have a hunch if he didn't, I think you wouldn't see it coming... The elder girl's face soured when I raised my hand innocently, "Couldn't tell you, if I knew I'd have some fun in it. Told to keep his name a secret, I like corners and walls when they're just right outside to keep an idiot at bay."

It'd been several hours since our Inquisitor returned to her quarters sending word to the Interrogator who'd relayed a message. Tartarus is making moves, isn't she? The girl smiled warily to reveal enough to keep me grinning, "She only said wait and do what you know is your idea of fun. I'd tell you more, but I'd be a terrible person to betray her trust already." I raised both eyebrows despite having said eyes closed in favor of resting to already imagine signs, or hints which came a little too obvious considering she smiled knowingly.

You could just have lied and not look to those storm troopers, right? Psychic will peered through the warps calm surrounding as two red auras had grown immensely. They'd been ordered no doubt to keep watch, if only they'd never understood who watched who possibly. You know all too well, don't you? The Interrogator replied faintly smirking since I understood enough to shrug again, "Probably finding out whose worth more, or getting rid of idiots who see what I am. She told you what I needed to hear, so...I find it funny."

The elder girl refused to stop smiling much to my internal annoyance, "Stop that!" Tartarus had already gave her information what I didn't like to imagine, "I'll have him peck your eyes out...Willen." I motioned towards two heads which hadn't stopped resting indifferently over my forehead, "Throne!" I growled when she only smiled serenely making jaws twitch angrily, I began hating the Inquisitor all over again before I gave up entirely exasperated.

"It's a trap...within a trap." I muttered making my Interrogator nod since she'd been trusted to hold true and keeping me as expected in assuming. I get it, May! She's finding out whose trustworthy, or expendable and since one of them is going to whisper to others in those uniforms...to take you, or I out because it's too tempting. Throne, so stop smiling at me like that. I shook myself considerably because if there was one thing I'd grown to like, or possibly crave it was a smile. My teacher had been amused when I returned to have said Interrogator smiling ever since I arrived.

Finally two heads lifted themselves staring with narrowed gazes as she stiffened when I spoke far more playful, "She wants you to keep me in line, I get it. The troopers are a test, if they all die we lose but you are going to find one...worthy to live." I had a new shiv on hand to offhandedly flip it over and over again feeling slightly excited, "And since you're good at finding out hints...I'm just going to be a little nightmare to make them wish you weren't so sweet. Sound like fun, Interrogator Willen?" I finished grinning impishly to have her hum suspiciously akin to bemusement, or outright satisfaction for giving respect to choose.

"How kind of you, Neophyte." She looked away as if indifferent to which I pointed out mildly to snicker, "You're not the Inquisitor, so stop it. You'll regret it!" I warned all too happily to stretch my back popping bones accordingly, "But if you want me to let you know when, I'll say it. Can't be trusted, or else things get a little too...dangerous."

Her gaze returned narrowing when I looked over with a smile innocently as an avian creature ruffled wings conveniently. Don't be scared of me, I'm a friend. I promise, I don't bite! I leered to have the Interrogator who surprisingly drew out slyly, "Oh really? The Inquisitor did tell me to tell you, if you do desire to play around...she gave me clear instructions! I'll have to act just like I want to kill you, little boy."

A smile curved deviously all too willingly when I froze momentarily realizing double meanings and I grinned quickly. Oh...throne, if this is about the daemon I'd give you? It was a joke, I swear by the Emperor! I shifted away as wings fluttered to leave me all too conveniently to find a perch overlooking an entire room. I looked upwards grinning far too strained, six eyes blinked if only to have me psychically whisper kindly.

You...fecking two headed bastard, I don't want to pretend this isn't funny! The heads tilted innocently to which May noticed curiously when I lifted a blessed blade, "He somehow thinks it's funny, Willen." I remarked to a creature as I exhaled exhaustively to resign myself into a corner, "And I don't get it! But I'll admit that sounds fun, if you're unsettled to be afraid of a little boy...I can only wonder why, someone so sweet thinks so bad of me?"

She raised an eyebrow warily noticing how talons clicked against metallic edges temptingly, "Is that thing...thinking?" I looked over again to see eyes winking coyly to have me grin, "No, not at all. He's just having fun, I think?" I sat up cracking my neck to hear pops and relaxed peering out towards a corridor where one trooper raised a hand to his ear. I smirked faintly to ignore said warning since it'd been only as such, if not a sign to enjoy fun itself.

"But throne, she seriously told you to fecking pretend we're working together?" I questioned disbelievingly as she huffed out a laugh, "Yes, if only to fool those who'd check up on my progress. I tipped off those who Salvus listens for in those uniforms, if they don't start inquiring...he'll know something is off. So don't get comfortable Marcos, it's kind of you to say no." I found my smile frozen in place to shake a head negatively not willing to believe a lie as she stood up brushing off the vest all too casually. As much as I desired a lie...she'd been serious and Tartarus agreed indifferently to said madness.

Her smile curled when I stared between a velvet vest being folded and have it neatly to settle on a bed. Oh feck...no! I shook my head sternly, "That's a bad joke." I flat out grounded to have the Interrogator raise an eyebrow amusingly, "How so? You said it yourself, I was supposed to seduce you, cling to you and be desperate when those troopers try to kill me...so I kill you, boy." I snapped my jaws tightly again refusing to humor pointless corners, I refused to believe Tartarus and May agreed to this for sheer fun.

This is fecking surreal, May. I psychically spoke quickly scowling to which she nodded earnestly, "Yes, seduction is meant to be surreal, Marcos. Do you think staying in a corner is so easy, if so why are you afraid?" I tensed immediately to which she smiled also coyly, "Our Inquisitor isn't playing games, Neophyte. I already see why, she told me to stick to what I'd planned...and why can't you see what I'm showing you?"

I shifted away immediately when she back down calmly removing boots, or straps as her eyes sweetly narrowed. Oh, I see why you can't Marcos. Her laughter turned far too sweetly enjoyable to make my heart flutter since I saw it as well. You don't know, or understand seduction...do you? The art in which someone as smart as you...is worthless, if I'd decided to end you. I flinched when she deliberately smiled kindly to gradually seem inviting, a far-cry to what I'd seen from daemons yet unlike Chaos I saw a small detail wrong.

May Willen was another human just like Alicia, or someone else I'd wish to forget. I lost my smile to a flat line of growing anger, or rather older memories I hated to think about entirely. Grox shit, I know you're fecking with me, May. Bad joke, a very bad joke. I kept a dagger close by not willing to humor, or believe this kind of fun I supposedly enjoyed at all. The Interrogator suddenly turned sly to make my teeth gnash, "Oh...you don't like being touched. Well then Marcos, I'm afraid you need to learn some people don't take no for an answer...if you want to live, I highly advise you by the Emperor and of Faith to learn a crucial lesson."

The two headed creature descended to gently settle onto May Willen's shoulder and wings extended to reveal surprised expression. Trust...right! I glared angrily keeping both eyes closed as an Interrogator hesitated when two heads lowered themselves. Six eyes on two heads stared right into an uneasy human girl before it flew away back to a perch. Yeah...he likes you, I guess. I psychically answered kind enough to feel anxious as a hand clutched the dagger's hilt, I hated knowing what had to be done and I found it irritating.

"Why do you think I'm asking you to trust me...Marcos?" May softly whispered to stare curiously enough as I retorted harshly, "How can you? You're afraid of me, I think it's funny and I'm terrified just because you're being honest." She leaned back humming thoughtfully to laugh lightly almost entirely surprised, "Marcos...are you telling me you're afraid of being held? You're such a childish boy, I can't believe...you're so afraid of me because I want to help you."

I looked over flatly unimpressed in favor of keeping an eye on troopers whose auras grew gradually, "It's a funny way to say, why." Her expression hardened to broker an order I grueling had to obey, or faced Tartarus ire. I was on thin ice, or Emperor knew she'd put a bolt shell into my skull since I had been granted a desire. I looked over towards a four winged creature which overlooked us silently, gauging and one head turned away to face a doorway...it'd watch obediently, one set of eyes on them and on me at all times.

"Feck it...do your worst." I grunted tossing a holy weapon aside to see her gaze narrow considerably warily, "Marcos listen to what our Inquisitor is trying to tell you. You took a gamble which was so assured, so effortlessly and yet you don't know prices which are paid. For success, or failure as I know them all too well...this will keep you alive, to watch and know when hands stray to get you killed. That is why I was chosen...to kill you." She revealed patiently to have my face grimace since it'd probably have worked, if I wasn't angry at Augustus who I wanted to gut openly and I knew reluctantly I had to get this done.

I grinned cruelly to at get an idea a bit uneasily since it made games harder to win, "I guess you're going to have fun at my expense, how sweet of you." I complimented to which she grinned knowing I'd accepted a lesson without hesitation to watch for dangers in corners I'd thought were covered, "As a boy you're not a man, Marcos. Men love attention, boys like you...are dangerous because you know why already. So consider this a thank you, for giving me something and I'm going to show you carefully what to watch out for...if someone not as sweet as me tries too. You watched my back asking for nothing, I can't help it but feel slightly annoyed and I'll watch yours to show how a shiv just so happens...to get close."

I leaned backwards on a bed slightly disturbed when I took in words and frowned openly. I guess that makes a lot of sense...never had someone sleep next to me. Least, not anyone recently. I amended sourly to groan exhaustively as I saw the point to which an Interrogator and Inquisitor respectively needed myself to watch for wandering shivs. I muttered less than happy but to truthfully admit, "Feck...you would have killed me. Before you show...yourself to me, can I ask what's the point if we're not trying to get killed by games, or daemons?"

The girl smiled serenely to speak only warmly say a few words to make my face grimace, "Politics and Assassinations." I found myself floored by the Emperor's graces to leaning forward understanding, even if it wasn't what I called it back home. Gangs had turf to defend, or win. I...get it, but is it for the Imperium like going to a Governor's Palace? If we're looking for heretics, or cults that make daemons get summoned...right?

Willen smiled approvingly to confirm plenty of ulterior situations as I whistled amazed to laugh a bit happily, "Fecking grox shit! Emperor help me because you knew I'd hate it, but you know I think I got to learn a lot of new corners...don't I?" The elder girl shrugged indifferently to point out mildly to make a smirk drop, "That and you think obviously you're a smooth talker, Marcos. But in reality you're just a very good hive ganger, who talks fecking shit well enough to make me think, so you're too kind for your own good."

Above on a perch did the four winged creature all too easily ruffle feathers much to my irritation. Laugh it up...bird. May's eyes followed to smile uncontrollably when I stared innocently shrugging since I didn't understand either, "I suspect he doesn't think...indeed." I didn't bother trying to argue over what made that creature act how it did, or believed it'd intentionally. Peering through the warp I noticed no Chaos corruption, or tendrils save for a thin line between myself and it solidly, "He's looking out for me, I guess...or maybe more."

Falling into relieved silence for several moments I composed myself gradually and finally accepted the truth I'd have to learn. Feck, I wish Skit wasn't with you Tartarus! I'd feel real blessings to be safe, or throne I'm losing my mind! It'd be a bit until the troopers who were underneath either Salvus, or Kern would make their move to have the Interrogator's previous intentions flawlessly go off. So, at least I could get some fun out of seeing them realize, that their games would flip and just offer pleasant enjoyment at my expense.

You better keep your hands to yourself, or Emperor help you! I warned smugly as she raised both eyebrows daringly due to catching onto a double meaning. She laughed undeniably to mention rather knowingly, "Marcos, bless the Emperor for your age. At least you understand the truth behind what many consider a smile, or you'll die thinking you're aware of shivs." Standing up as she did I did remark honestly, "What did Salvus and Kern do to you...if you're like that, if it's not too fecked up to hear Interrogator Willen."

She smiled sweetly to imply less than savory methods, "Why ask?" I shrugged in return to smirk rather cruelly, "Rape is a little a bit of fun if one knows, or likes an opportunity when a back is turned. I like shivs, don't you?" The girl gave me a look of mischief, "Are you going to pretend to be a hero, Marcos? Or are you just lying?"

I leered openly in response to point out things I'd seen often, "Why bother what happens, feck if you can't see it? Emperor help you, I ignore it." Yet regardless my hand slipped all too innocently upon a dagger's hilt, "But it doesn't mean I don't...mind, if I do see it. It's frightening when someone's got a shiv on their neck...right?" I whistled innocently flipping said weapon all too comfortably to make some nightmares worth it, if only on another day as I crossed both arms.

"I might take you up on that offer, Marcos." She slyly proposed when I indirectly figured to do the Imperium future services, "Well I do want to be a nightmare. So, later if we're bored?" I offered on a later date when these games were finished up. It'd been a pleasant conversation to pass time when my Interrogator psychically spoke shrewdly. Pity is worthless, Neophyte and I appreciate your kindness since you are aware of many things, if a bit crude yet very refreshing...but I'll have my satisfaction, eventually.

Still I was a bit curious to hedge a name eerily confused, "Salvus?" She shook her head merely indifferently to answer, "Kern. Never question the Emperor, or he'll...invoke heresy." I raised an eyebrow wondering to which her smile coldly widened, "Heretics need to repent, if not of sin but of confessions...when overseen by holy judgment. Men are not allowed, if you're wondering someone capable to be indifferent."

Psychic will started surging in trembling an entire room as I smiled serenely intrigued despite feeling quite irritated. You're not fecking around...which one, please? I'm feeling a bit of danger, if you're willing too! I could only imagine if the Emperor favored sin of those who never dared to question, or maybe I was all too willing seeing hypocrisy of heresy itself. But the Interrogator waved it off flippantly, "We're getting off our intended lesson, Marcos as you try to delay. That'll be for another day between, you, myself and our Inquisitor...the Emperor protects."

I laughed impishly trying to avoid an uncontrollable irritation, "Ah, feck I tried!" But I kept an interesting opportunity to be unraveled on another time, "Emperor be praised! There's plenty of fun I can see between here, deck sixty nine and all these games...but like you said, May it's your choice and call to be made, Interrogator Willen as I obey. Your fight, your business and I'll listen!" I lowered my head respectfully to make her smile endearingly coy finding I'd lend a shiv, or two if she needed my assistance.

Careful little boy, I don't need sympathy. She playfully warned psychically as I made a smiling gesture mimicking one nightmare I vowed to surpass. Sympathy? I just want to fecking make someone wish I was sympathy, I find it...cruelly rewarding. But that would be an opportunity for another time as I gestured to see how terribly fatal she'd get me. Sooner I found corners, sooner I made walls and that would make everything extremely fun forever by the Emperor's grace. Games weren't even supposed to be kind, or expected because of things few believed impossible to occur normally.

"Turn around, boy. I chose to do this approach since it'd catch you off guard, so listen." She instructed me patiently as I turned frowning trying to imagine where shivs, or even how it'd be possible to spot something I couldn't see. Clothe lightly fell away for a few moments as they'd been neatly folded and deposited next to the vest possibly. Notice what comes next, Marcos...figure out where my hands go and take a guess.

I felt arms wrap around myself when the larger girl nimbly slipped underneath ribs and held me closer breathing into an ear. I shuddered involuntarily, "Dead." She whispered nudging my third rib intentionally even if it'd been avoided, "You didn't shift your weight to block my hand, understand that mistake immediately." I adjusted accordingly frowning irritatingly since her laugh found it entirely enjoyably, "But you're young...so that's why you'll learn quickly. Men don't think twice, they love being attended too."

And she moved away as I pressed into material quickly when arms came back around. Good, but you're dead because of this...boy. Her hand stroked my cheek coldly when a tip gleamed within the warp's brightened environment, "Feck...you're terrifying." I whispered respectfully impressed when she sourly replied a bit bored, "Not yet. Use your head and pin a hand closer so I can't use a shiv to reach your eyes, it'll buy time so you can feel the metal. And then...use your mind, it's easier for us since we have options."

Again she got up leaving me to grin as darkness kept returning to know games weren't ever going to be boring. But unlike before I moved quicker crushing one hand, if only to turn keeping a grin in place with my own face keeping a shiv down, I also turned around suddenly making her eyes widen fractionally. Not bad...kid. Yet work on your timing, do what you can and make it gradual...I could have dropped a hand on your chest.

Loosening weight even though she had everything from being older and far more fit it'd proven a simple point. You're fast but you can go faster Marcos...I can see that much, so use that well. May advised knowingly to keep arms pinning my smaller frame tightly, "If someone who wanted to kill you can't go for those spots...don't let them get within inches of your neck." She spoke criticizing when laying against a shoulder as I thought about it until I whistled, "Emperor...so if they bite, I'm losing my throat?"

The Interrogator nodded impressed partially, "Yes, but any portion of neck is suitable...if they're teeth are intentionally sharped. Bolder threats don't like being...exposed." She had shifted pinning an arm into place much to an internal fascination I found dangerously exhilarating. Shivs within shivs, can't get a shiv if your locked down...guess being a psyker leaves room to have a corner. Another nod followed all too smugly, "Yes, hence why you'll be at an advantage until someone knows we're not normal humans who just happen to react usually calm."

For a bit she kept pointing out exploitation, weaknesses and went into near maddening angles I kept trying to pin into place. Yet ironically I wasn't anxious, or even uneasy considering she was an Interrogator who been taught to fail...against daemons. Tartarus either foresaw this potential months ago, or outright just found a convenient opportunity to make things easier for herself in some fashion. I didn't get what exactly, but I stuck to my teacher's orders and tried having plenty of fun in which May explained certain areas hid shivs discretely.

"So inner thighs usually mean discrete?" I questioned intensively sitting up as she nodded tapping said area explaining patiently impressed I listened ironically, "Ease of usage, to keep a target from wandering and usually...if they nibble on your finger tips, they'll be reaching if only obscuring your gaze to stab into critical spots of human anatomy." She took the dagger I'd been gifted to tap one edge lightly, "Slip in-between a lower rib, or underneath a chest bone to reach the bottom of a heart to bleed out in one strike. Hand movement, fingers tracing teasingly or lovingly to keep your eyes focused on you...immediate sign of fatality."

It proved far too exhilarating to not realize I was getting corners, walls and plenty of potential opportunity to never stop grinning. The Interrogator hardly missed any momentum to explain finer aspects of subtly, signs and attention which were nothing I'd been used too on my world. Gangs were open, cold and clean yet this kind of game was entirely opposite. Soon enough I learned more from a girl who'd been sent to kill me, she'd have definitely gotten close and if I wasn't as smart...I knew she would have gotten very close.

Everything Tartarus had warned me about over months seemed to make sense, so I took no hesitation to get another edge for future games. You're not a natural, Marcos. The girl blandly destroyed what hope I had to groan eventually. If anything you're only fast for being small, throne don't get an ego. I'm only telling you how to defend, if you want to be a seducer...good luck by the Emperor's blessings. The Inquisitor was right entirely...you're good at being dangerous, but anything else it's a miracle you survived daemons.

I responded smugly to playfully know when someone wanted to feck me over, "I'll learn. You'll be an Inquisitor long before I ever do, so why fecking worry about me?" I questioned cackling since it'd drive Tartarus to get others into place, "Besides...I don't play games, I'm going to make them and you'll really regret thinking I'm not dangerous. Promise!" I fell over on the bed looking up to a four winged creature which hadn't moved an inch in favor of keeping vigil. Yet talons began curling grinding against metal to make us both pause.

One's coming to check up on you, right? I questioned grinning awaiting to see an aura of a storm trooper moving cautiously. The Interrogator viewed said individual frowning lightly, "He's early. Odd, I think they're...oh, that's Kern's agent! Why is he on board this vessel?" My smile grew extremely to snicker drawing her attention, I wasn't surprised considering Tartarus had just told her to draw out people she'd tipped off.

Maybe because Tartarus trusts you to tip off the people you know underneath Salvus, so...she tipped off Kern probably to make me do the work. I assumed rather indifferently since I wasn't gaining anything which suited myself fine. No, Marcos...those are all Kern's agents, Salvus's agent is a woman. She and I met when I first came into Salvus's service, I used her because she'd been open to remove Kern. And she's...not here at all.

My smile hadn't lessened to innocently suggest, "You got fecked over, since all of them are aware of your problem as expected." The Interrogator nearly wanted to deny how our Inquisitor would betray us which I grinned, "Do you believe she'd make us sit here? It's just a shiv everyone knows, so why try to hide it when corners are already...thought to be in place?" I whistled sharply seeing several more uniformed agents who were going to be quite fun to surprise, I gave shrewd respect to my teacher for clearing out everything without even having to lift a finger.

"May...have a bit of faith." I mocked to make her raise an eyebrow until I mildly assumed, "You told her everything...so, everything they know is believed." The game she and I were trapped in was only beginning to have a corner reveal itself, "Isn't that such a lie for her to say to you, or I?" I winked impishly getting up to stretch and retrieve the dagger which kindly got handed back over. More so I was a bit curious trying to figure out a little problem.

Is Salvus's agent you contacted a kind person, or stupid? She got up casually to put back on clothing to reply slyly, "Ambitious. She's someone who Kern loathes, if I understand...you have someone in mind to get me real interested." I stood up flipping and turning a dagger over several times pondering earnestly confused. Depends, if the person you know would follow if someone...tipped them off from two instead of one.

Her expression sweetly hummed catching onto a little adjustment she'd considered, "I can pick an extra to slip away? I'm certain mistakes happen, right Marcos?" She ordered coyly to which I kindly played innocent, "The Emperor protects! But that still leaves Salvus's girl, as you'd put it...why does Kern loathe her? Do you know?" I hummed with my back turned to my superior who leisurely adjusted clothing and pants to think seriously for another moment, or two.

"Something from heretical stains of mutation..." Her voice went immediately quiet as I turned slyly whistling deviously, "Well, well, well. I'm shocked, I didn't know you consorted with mutants May...how sinful, aren't you?" I laughed hunching over to see her expression turn from shocked into an almost dumbfounded realization. Why am I scared of you now, Marcos? You're playing dangerous...I like it, so mind if I show you her face?

My cruel grin exposed an answer she matched fairly impressed as a memory entered a psyche all too sweetly soothing. Oh...feck, I don't believe it! May Willen...you did consort with a mutant! I sounded disgusted when I gagged to make her cough lightly hiding a smile, "What's her purpose for meeting you? Information, or she giving up information about Kern...from Salvus?" The Interrogator blinked to cruelly correct my assumption, "Both...she hates Kern, but wants Salvus's approval and I suggested she use his information...to give to you, so she can say I needed it, if I killed you and therefore Kern would kill you for him...if they didn't already work together."

I clapped openly drawing a two headed creature to descend and land on my right shoulder when I stared earnestly exhilarating. Emperor, I like you too much. She's coming here with Kern's agent, or did you suggest to meet somewhere? My eyes were burning far too potently to keep them close as I turned around leering beyond grateful. Yet the two heads kept staring behind when I heard her sly grin form since it'd been a place we'd been intended to kill each other.

"She suggested what you suggested...deck sixty nine! So please, explain to me Neophyte." She playfully ordered cooing enjoying everything what had been planned was just expendable to make my cruel expression turning coldly pleased, "Mutations. Salvus isn't repulsed by mutants, Kern loathes them and yet they work together because of you...who you tried to kill, if only to question the Emperor's faith due to him breaking you because you're a psyker like me. Who we both know are not viewed as humans, if you recall...Anora's little problem of hating my guts all of a sudden because I lied to protect them from...being proven wrong."

Everything made sense ever since I'd awakened because I had remained true to the Faith. I survived when everyone believed it was impossible, to defy and endure when psykers fell into Chaos's corruption because it'd been expected. Anora...you fecking bitch, no wonder that creature months ago affected you. You were tempted to give in...and you failed utterly, to believe her words when Alicia chose to have faith despite my best to see you all proven right.

I closed my eyes resisting to snarl when rage made the warp tremble as a two headed creature screeched angrily. I kept my back turned in favor to glare right into a wall's darkened exterior, "Anora was the sister who watched you...May, due to a mutation which you consorted with and I'm taking a gamble it was conviction on it's behalf to have you speak of said heresy. Or am I off?" The Interrogator smiled serenely to nod motioning myself to continue, I heard her speak softly encouragingly to grant her everything and I wasn't tempted to not deny what someone sweetly wished to hear.

"And Salvus's girl as you put it? You and I know it walked off when it pitched your scheme to make it so. Hence your position to Salvus, who'd view you as expendable, to kill me...to Kern who both hate your guts yet Kern's interest in me is defying Faith's convictions of witches who deceive, betray and speak lies...because they can't accept it." I mused trying to piece together hints, corners and information which was being confirmed by the very girl who'd been damned to die, I was damned to die and that was made them all to expect us...to die.

The Interrogator slyly pointed out a detail to make my teeth expose hungrily, "If I recall Marcos, isn't Slithe and that girl of Salvus who betrayed me, I seem to think they're conveniently similar, or am I going mad? You...mentioned how capable said mutant was, right?" I slapped my forehead literally to make the elder girl giggle since it'd been intentionally misleading. I giggled in response finding my the timing off a bit, "Oh...feck, Willen! I was just getting to that...throne, I said work on your timing and now I'm too kind to oblige, Interrogator as per your order."

She hummed smugly to honestly feel respectful as I groaned when another detail emerged, "Our Inquisitor is wise...you do need discipline, if only to keep your madness in capable hands." I waved it off impishly to rub hands fairly eager to connect what she'd been suspiciously noticing, "If what your memory is telling me...Slithe and your agent whose a mutation in origin, they're family. You notice how Slithe kept hissing, or almost wanted to tear my throat out...when happy and family were put together all too conveniently?"

The girl nodded grinning eagerly knowing where I was going with such interesting ease, "Which leads me to wonder just how the feck is someone like Slithe down on that deck among mutants, who eat and stalk people...but they're not listening to her." I revealed slyly again to see her raise an eyebrow to feel immensely pitiful, "Slithe's sister...your contact, Salvus's girl and Anora's involvement mean one thing they simply view as fun when one questions the Faith, Emperor and purity if Heresy is invoked to purify the tainted flesh...or, did I miss what you were saying to me before your lesson to have you believe my honesty?"

My smile widened to leer almost savagely to whisper fairly impressed yet again, "Slithe is trapped because of her sister, your contact and she probably betrayed her as family...ambition cares not, if not for pity or sympathy...as you said." I lifted a finger shuddering from how cruelly amusing irony seemed to be when someone gave me information, I'd do all the work for nothing and she would as my friend gain something to be someone. Tartarus was too kind to me, I could return said kindness and I wasn't going to think my fun wasn't stopping.

"Did you notice how she acted when I got her away from that family of hers?" I hedged coyly to snicker as she winked approvingly, "She's attention hungry...because of how she looks to them and considering none of them were female? Oh...Emperor, I can only imagine how good she looks to them if a trooper just happens to...look down as she walks past?" The Interrogator absently mentioned another detail confirming my own suspicions, "That dress of hers was rather clean, if a bit deliberately small and considering how...deliberate said movement, a disgusting creature and you knew something was off."

I whistled happily to offer a hint to make her laugh harshly, "Tempting for mutants, right?" My eyes were burning far too much when psychic will kept surging to make everything brighten, "And based on your experience with Salvus's girl, Anora and his fondness of mutations...I think being raped constantly and being used is quite cruelly rewarding to someone who deserves said fate, or am I wrong?" The elder girl smiled indifferently to coyly accept that stipulation smugly, "Perhaps, I agree. As they say the Emperor protects those who are...faithful to his ways, if I say enough you'll go a little too far since I have my fight to win."

I paused to casually gesture since it'd been her decision to enact said outcome, "Your call I have heard clearly, and I shall obey as per of my superior, Interrogator Willen." That cleared up a few things save for said mutation which would be quite vindictive, if only proving she'd been outright crying out for desperation to be useful to us, "Yet Slithe's little man problem isn't by her, or Salvus and Kern surprisingly. Did you forget the Cadian agent of Augustus who hates mutants, who hates being down there and is fairly...calm? Want to hedge a guess what he knows, or possibly knows of Kern and Salvus while of his Inquisitor's...games?"

May's eyes gleamed with psychic will to sweetly promise, "I'm sure he'll say a few things, if you're willing to watch?" The creature on my shoulder ruffled feathers to screech harshly when I grinned all too happily, "Nice joke, Interrogator. I'm sure he'll see errors in his beliefs, I can only imagine what he'll watch then for being so kind to us." I took a breath calming myself down when adrenaline needed to curb a thundering heart, I closed both eyes seeking a way to finally pin Augustus Octavain's game to flip all too conveniently.

"Who stands most to gain if Augustus's agent is handed over, Kern or Salvus...in your experience." May instantly answered a bit disappointing, "Kern." And I answered oppositely to smile serenely, "Then we give him to Salvus, since he'll be interested to learn of Augustus's secrets in exchange for his own...Kern will lose more, if only because the Faith doesn't reward those who consort with mutations. Emperor be praised, throne it's so fun since he'll probably go after Salvus, if Tartarus's old events hinting they really can't forget...just pans out to her just sitting back to see them go after Augustus's games."

Willen's expression softened to sweetly coo almost faux swooning, "My literal nightmare graces himself to make him regret giving me up. To spite him when I have everything, to our Inquisitor who'll demand something for endearingly proving as her Interrogator, who defied odds and seemingly flipped herself into...invaluable worth for having Kern, Salvus and Augustus's information from his agent which you just happened to...visit? As a lesson of education from said Interrogator, whose worth and knowledge passes onto you for nothing, right?"

I clapped simply praising her performance unable to resist compliments as she whispered sweetly, "You're too kind, boy." I shrugged modestly to consider it just good fun, "You're my friend, so why wouldn't I...try to make things better for you?" The elder girl's expression had softened almost disbelievingly when she heard I'd admitted in all honestly, I was doing everything for nothing as per my word gained

Marcos I'm happy you're doing everything for me, Tartarus and...you didn't mention the daemon, or how that factors into our assessment. Why? The girl psychically whispered kindly knowing I was hesitating, if only because I didn't get it yet. Because that's the one thing I don't know, if Augustus is using daemons in games? Why is it so obvious, I don't like it because...I feel like I'm missing something, I don't understand how and that's why only way to find out is that Cadian on deck sixty nine.

She also picked out another detail, one I'd been struggling to come to terms with entirely. And that sister, Anora? How do you plan on getting her to us, or you to...get me to believe in you? I tapped my feet quickly trying to struggle since that seemed too conveniently, if anything I had go on faith alone to know someone was watching out for me. Alicia...May, throne I believe I think she's aware since months ago...she gave me a piece of trust to keep. Do you know that was of all things?

The Interrogator remained quiet listening patiently and calmly leaning against a wall. She wasn't blind to not see myself in knowing I was struggling, in keeping tears happily from falling and giving me faith to believe in miracles. She said...we had similar pasts, or rather it was a trust to give from one who laughs and to one who smiles. And earlier...she gave me hope, a hope I believed that the Emperor damned me when I screamed for his help years ago.

I closed my eyes forming an aquilla believing strongly in a friend who trusted me and I in turn would trust her faithfully. Anora...can wait, May! Right now we focus on Augustus, the daemon why it came through months ago, we draw out everyone to deck sixty nine and we do what has to be done! We'll find out, so we can't assume anything until we investigate and you do what you can best...interrogate that fecking glowing eye Cadian. I thought confidently finding strength to believe something would reveal itself, if anything I did all I could to make the game set for May and Tartarus to win. Everything came into place finally after she gave me an answer.

"Augustus's agent is the key we both need to win everything, or am I right?" I shrugged casually to find out eventually, "Don't know, so I won't bother until you get him singing grox shit. On your order, I'll kick start our little fun with us walking out a room...two instead of one, so another follows and we settle some family matters. You get to watch happily, I talk to Slithe and she reveals who that Cadian agent pretends to run things...it'll work out, I think?" I reached upwards stroking the four winged creature's neck as it crooned openly leaving me to absently frown, I still didn't get how that daemon of all things fit into this game.

She hummed in agreement walking over towards her own bed to kick something out from underneath. I glanced over careful in not staring at her face, "Data-slate." Her expression cruelly found it utterly beautiful and almost lovingly, "It has everything I got on Kern, Salvus and with my friends information being delivered? Well, I'm sure an extra mouth...I'll send word you found me out and she'll come running to meet us. Just pretend Marcos you're impressed, if only to keep her surprised for a reunion I intend to enjoy?"

I rolled my eyes wondering if Slithe would be happy to know someone would get their just reward. Please? I groaned openly when I looked right into a two headed bird's eyes, "Fine...I'll make sure Slithe says thank you, okay? She and I need to talk...she does like me, somehow for Emperor's sake!" I remarked utterly confused much to the elder girl's soft laughter yet refused to comment. She had a theory which was conveyed through a psychic tendril and I wasn't humoring to imagine it'd been pleasantly innocent.

"Anything else you want me to do, Interrogator Willen?" I respectfully inquired awaiting an order to which she hummed thoughtfully taking careful consideration, "We're already making the expected game to break, we've seen to that as Inquisitor Tartarus will make demands until we're forced before all four of them again. Only thing we need to do now...is take that first step out that door, Neophyte Eius. So consider it my favor and honor, if you I tell you this right now..." She paused to look over fondly impressed to walk behind me and embraced myself warmly.

"Become my friendly nightmare tonight, Neophyte. Please?" I smiled innocently again to nod my head obediently to reply to my superior, "As your will dictates as per Tartarus's trust in us, my Interrogator." I glanced cheekily to see troopers belonging to Kern filling into a corridor. All of them held murderous intentions, they'd show no mercy and we're coming to kill us both...supposedly, if they understood some monsters even had nightmares in plain sight.

I'll keep them frozen in place, May. Moving to the doorway I began channeling psychic will as it trembled with a four winged creature screeching lightly. Wings curled around my shoulders when I lifted a hand to unlock an entrance. And before I unleashed the greatest of nightmares I only informed a girl who smiled sweetly with a tear trailing down her face, I liked to see smiles and it made me wish I wasn't so kind. You decide who lives, I'll obey...for you as it's expected.

The door slid open revealing light when I stepped past smiling to look over all too indifferently. I refused to drop a smile, or refused outright to see them immediately all pause. Both eyes of mine were open fully and not one man...not one could hide what they feared most. Let the games begin, I need to have a bit of fun. Two heads of a bird like creature shrilly hissed making everything just seem like reality had just became a literal nightmare.


The Interrogator came from behind me whispering terrified as I raised an eyebrow bored, "She...she betrayed us! Fecking...bitch!" I walked forward staring to see troopers whose weapons fell as one man outright screamed trying to claw off his face, "Really? You sure know how to get Salvus pissed, or is this Tartarus's work?" I questioned channeling psychic will to see them freeze into place as their heads convulsed unable to think sanely.

Lights flickered due to psychic will which effected everything due to a trembling shroud of air boiling partially. She rushed forward as I averted my eyes to stare into flickering lights, "Can I have a lho? I told you she'd sell you out, May...Tartarus isn't interested in old information. Surprised since I'm kind of bored, right?" I kept grinning when she rushed to the back of storm troopers who recognized her most likely during a tenure among them. Her hands gripped two as corpses fell forward leaving only two almost catatonic.

"Please...get this to her! It's urgent, I've been exposed... the boy knows! He's always known!" She panicked keeping the man's attention on her as optical goggles were moved, "Please! Kern is risk everything for Salvus, get to her and you'll be spared from my Inquisitor's wrath. He's angry if things don't go his way please, or you'll get us both killed by him!"

My eyes lazily fell upon a man who screamed muffled when bloodied white iris's trailed crimson streams as May shielded him, "Idiot! Hurry, or you damn us both!" The trooper fell backward nodding almost conveniently to see tears falling from a girl's face, "Go...now, or you'll wish I wasn't trying to save you, soldier." Psychic tendrils had been sweetly wrapping into his skull implanting will, suggestion and plenty of motivation from myself to run due to an unnatural terrors. I almost found it convincing, if not a bit amusing in hindsight.

Impressive, I'm thinking you're enjoying yourself. I commented psychically to see her wink slyly before rushing over to another man whose petrified face spoke volumes, "I know you." She whispered to hug him shielding a nightmare which only drew when I tilted my face smiling kindly, "Kern wouldn't send you unless you knew why, I'm sorry...I trusted you...I trusted him and now he's going to kill me." The girl's face seemed so broken, so agonized and almost convincing if I hadn't chuckled to cheekily wave off said act, "Either you tell me, why or you both sleep together."

The four winged creature on my shoulders screeched ear shattering sound as a storm trooper cried out trying to hide from myself. May whispered lovingly sweet, "Tell me why, please. Why does Salvus..." Her psychic will coaxed memories, information and other such things in a deliberate plea which sweetly promised safety. I watched trying to take notice of signs, subtle movements and I was shocked when he collapsed speaking gibberish gothic.

He caved within minutes saying words I strained to hear, or outright found interesting when May nodded crying. Seduction...indeed, feck that's scary shit. I thought smiling since she'd been teaching as per Tartarus's orders, I found myself fondly wishing I'd be able to do such a thing. But without guidance, or lessons I was forced to observe enjoying how much it'd be fun to have someone believe truthful lies.

"...your finished. Is that why?" She cried making a man mumble regret by praying since it seemed he had cared for her once. He'd probably been used to make her feel safe, if only to break her personally and I almost felt less than amused to see such grox shit. But my Interrogator slid a dagger to quickly puncture a heart in one swift movement, "Then be absolved of your sins, friend. I promise I'll forgive you...one day."

My eyes were gently closed as she stood up smiling slyly, "Two, of one believed." She moved past me as I turned following ever so pleasantly to speak up, "Nice try." Her laugh indicated I'd been too aware of games which wasn't too surprising. We moved quickly enough to send troopers who waited in predetermined locations...as they died standing slumping over. More of Tartarus's work to rid herself of irritations that wanted myself dead months ago.

Twenty six...that's a lot of them who couldn't be trusted. I mentioned rather impressed to the Interrogator who giggled softly. Well, if anything Kern and Salvus do know how to convince people of mutations being horrid spawns of corruption...right? I nodded not willing to disagree since it'd been on display to see first hand, I certainly felt flattered as a four winged bird squawked shrilly when passing a man foaming in bloodied liquid.

She began humming happily with myself behind arms crossed and I absently hummed as well to find some joy in our work. It was quite nice, if I had to admit something worthwhile. Friends, a strange thing and I was all too tempted to not find peace in the Emperor's work. Faith kept me in place, I refused to submit to what wasn't holy and May Willen would be someone who would become something because I...asked for nothing, if only for what was required to get done. Chaos would never rest and neither would I in all likelihood.

"Can I have a lho, please?" I questioned sincerely as she smiled fondly, "Emperor help me! You're a boy, alright." Her hands dipped beneath a coat to light toss the darkened stick to myself as I lit it with two fingers burning brightly. Smoke wafted when I inhaled relatively happier to comment rather gratefully, "One lho-stick and that's all I ask, isn't that what friends do?" I cheekily fell into temptation to have her eye my kind expression nearly in faux disappointment, or disgust which spoke volumes of her excitement.

How long do you think Salvus's girl will show up, Interrogator Willen? I psychically inquired respectfully to grin as an answer came rather knowingly due to a terrified expression. She whispered as if I'd been a nightmare behind her entirely, "...soon, please don't...stare at me...Marcos." I shook my head smiling widely refusing to fall for such earnest joy, I almost wanted to whisper it'd be alright and I kept that suppressed.

"You're too sweet, I like you too much now." I chirped brightly making her shudder when tears fell as what was once failure proved to be unyielding perfection of success, "...stop it, you're... a monster...stop!" I almost wanted to open my eyes mainly because to see her playful expression and earnest hope was too strong. Yet I resisted knowing if I did so, I'd damn us both and that wasn't worth for all fun I'd been granted by her orders.

Emperor be praised, I cannot imagine what horrors you do to people...May. I sardonically accused grinning wider and wider to see her cry out, "Please...stop! No more!" The girl conveniently tapped her head when a small glowing piece of metal glinted deviously. A vox bead...you clever bitch, now you're going to regret everything I've been trying to hide. Fine have your fun, I'll fecking get you back for this joke you pulled one for two, Interrogator Willen.

"You...daemon! Stop...I'm sorry!" She cried out weaving from one side of a corridor and towards another as I retorted, "Can you shut up? Why are you trying to help Salvus...he's clearly got you, so why the feck am I listening?" I bit my tongue trying so fecking hard not trying to give off a sign, I hunched gagging on air trying to wave her antics off. Emperor help, I wanted to cry and I almost did because the four winged creature pecked my cheek intentionally.

Oh Emperor, please grant me strength...this vile daemon is too tempting! I begged feeling tears dropping since this was throne too good. I clapped silently trying to beg a friend to stop their relentless teasing since they'd been set up to achieve victorious rewards, "Please...I have information...I didn't want to betray you, Marcos...I begged her..." She broke wailing as we continued our lazy journey towards a corridor where her screams echoed. I rolled my eyes since it'd be heard from those trying to find where said victim was being taken too.

"Maybe you should have reconsidered being my friend, so feck off." I shot back snorting partially trying to avoid how her antics and talents which would be too suitable for Tartarus personally. She either had to be listening, or would do so by indifferently suggesting I was acting alone. You have faith in me, Tartarus...I'll have faith in you. I just want to have fun, so thank you for giving me something you'd wish...you'd never had.

The Interrogator stopped by walking backwards making a shushing gesture as a voice crackled demanding a location. I shrugged trying to come up with something relatively scary? May gave a look ordering my grudgingly reluctance to be disheveled, "Listen May, if you want to be my friend that bad for fecks sake! I'll take you to deck sixty nine, like we thought...feck Tartarus knows and might as well making things fun!" I skipped ahead raising both arms running circles around the Interrogator who cried happily unable to stop a joke as I screamed, "All, or nothing...Emperor be praised since you're annoying me, girl."

I stopped not even a few moments later feeling utterly exasperated because I only wanted to find out why that Cadian and daemon mattered. You're a sick fecker, May Willen. Why am I a nightmare, if you're a...monster. I psychically questioned making another smiling gesture with fingers as I remembered the true nightmare which scarred me months ago. Esdainn...I swore I'd find her and kill that xeno with everything I had for playing the worst joke on my soul. I'd been eternally marked by Chaos for my eyes which would never look upon another person again, I knew why and yet I refused to give in to their damned lies.

They...stole what I wanted to see most from anyone. I seethed to glare through closed eyes as psychic will kept burning and churning the warp within a corridor. They stole what I wanted most, what I cried for so long to see...to do and it cost me only nothing. Fecking Emperor help me, if I have to find out an answer I'll tear that bitch of a xeno's eyes out myself...you earned it, Esdainn. I knew damnation from faith stung, but to never see someone smile and laugh happily because I wanted to find something worthwhile was utterly...gone.

Yet despite all that I smiled kindly to know I had ways to skim said problem. Ironic, I'll have to make a mask and get the laugh from someone who thinks I can't take a joke. I shrugged inevitably to ignore feeling pity, despair or that mundane sympathy which came far too late. I was having fun, I loved it and May Willen who was my superior, friend and someone who'd be granted everything since Tartarus understood my selfish desire. Faith granted me someone who'd be with me, to never betray, to never make think twice and would always be...right next to me always.

You happy I admit it, bird? I leaned over to feel two heads nuzzling and curling around my temples to peck affectionately. Raising both hands I looked over towards the Interrogator who waved me forward almost fearfully, "You're too sweet." I gave up trying to ignore orders to speak all too slyly, "Why can't you change what has happened? Is that too much to say, May?" She gave off another shriek of crying and gibberish of high gothic taken from a trooper's mind, he'd revealed something Kern's and I didn't understand what said information meant honestly.

Think Salvus's girl bought your act? I asked finally calming down when approaching a lift and leaning against the wall smiling faintly. An Interrogator smiled to mouth one word, "Yes." I nodded inhaling on the lho contently waiting for another detail we'd have to investigate. That daemon...Augustus and that his fellow Cadian. It doesn't make sense, if it's so obvious is he challenging me, or Tartarus? Maybe it's a joke...to think it's a challenge and he's just having fun?

I kept smoking on a lho-stick inhaling contently to put it aside until May interrogated that man personally. Behind the left ascending from down below taking time for us to relax. I haven't laughed like that in years, Marcos. The Interrogator mentioned leaning against next to my right side as I had hands in pockets. Your welcome, if that's too much for you to admit. Tartarus scares me...she saw that months ago, so I'd rather not imagine what she thinks. She's using me, to use you and I'm perfectly find to pretend it doesn't frighten me.

The Inquisitor I called teacher stood out almost impassively among this madness. Despite our fun and efforts, I still felt incredibly uneasy she'd been planning something for years, along before I or Willen came to her. It was too convenient to imagine which I shuddered, "Why do I think she's probably the most dangerous thing, I've seen...May?" The Interrogator smiled almost disappointingly to state a truth I scowled to swallow and it was simply the truth itself.

She used my own words against me like any friend would say, "The Inquisition is full of dangerous monsters, Marcos. You're just afraid because they know you believe it." I looked over smiling dangerously to just whisper back, "It's a good thing I'll be a nightmare. Daemons, monsters, xenos and anything is too boring...for the Emperor protects, Interrogator Willen for your wisdom." I smiled bowing my head flatteringly to have her laugh loudly. I guessed she had a point to wonder for another day, if I ever wanted Chaos to get me possibly.

She's on her way running to us, I think she's worried about me. Willen smiled eerily smug as I grinned innocently worried, "Emperor help us. I wish I had Skit next to me, I'd tell him to record it but it's your orders to enjoy. Hopefully I get to have him, the bird..." I shook said creature which stared back at my amused smile, "...and I have a lot of time to find some fun together. I want to see more of the Imperium and I'll find out, if I can!"

The Interrogator's expression turned sweetly to warn me playfully again, "You may not wish to find out, Marcos. I was born on a Shrine-World, I was nobility and I can tell you for certain?" She giggled sweetly to make my spine chillingly curl, "There are monsters and daemons in places you'd never dare think to find. The Emperor protects." I stared back narrowing my gaze peering into the warp seeing an aura only human but it was a whitish coloration indicating honesty. Thanks for the warning, I'll have a lot fun apparently...but shall we complete your mission, Interrogator Willen?

Our lift had gotten closer as a panel lit up due to sliding doors opening. She returned to a stolen vox bead to continue her antics, deception and hadn't stopping smiling much to my own frown. Ah feck it, I don't need to worry about the Emperor's faith in me. Not my business, or fight. Whistling loudly I moved past an Interrogator who started sobbing leaving my head shaking all too amused, I certainly loved making friends far too much. And I only wondered if I had to make an enemy...Emperor alone what joy I'd like to decide.


Deck sixty nine still smelled like grox shit when the Interrogator ceased her antics with by pocketing the small vox to muffle sound. You going to lead her to Slithe's location, or shall I bring her here? I inquired for orders respectfully looking over towards my superior who cruelly grinned, "I think bringing her for a family reunion sounds happier. Run along Neophyte Eius, I'll join you shortly and we'll move onto that Cadian. Fun, or not...we have work to do." She shooed myself away expectantly as I didn't question it to get said task done.

I'll send for you via psychic, Marcos. Her eyes had turned into an intensive expression that seemed alien much to my faint smile to know why. I inhaled on the lho-stick deeply to allow smoke to obscure an entire decks overview, "Work...lots of it." I mentioned tiredly but found it relatively a blessing to know I'd find some usage for Tartarus, Willen and for anything if they'd had need of it. I hedged it'd be interesting to find out what was hiding, or possibly made into something close enough of what I'd call useful resources.

Glancing over towards a four winged creature I questioned it simply, "You want to stretch your wings? Find out where Slithe is, or you want to stay comfortable?" I moved down the metallic ramp where May stood waiting off past a lift's entrance awaiting long sought out vengeance. Two pairs of six eyes blinked coyly to screech and launched off into the darkness above, I kept an eye briefly to see the shrouded warp moving quickly away.

Least someone is happier! I chortled moving past familiar faces who stared instead of running which meant they'd been warned. Dozens of humans who inhabited this filth of a deck hadn't moved, or remotely fled as they tried to cower despite auras of reddish, or orange signaling hostile emotions surged conveniently. Looks like someone knows I'm coming, or maybe they're happier to see someone leave...might enjoy my kindness.

Moving directly left I absently peered ahead seeing hundreds, if not thousands of again signatures growing in numbers. Mutations, humans or things worse hiding in plain sight were gathering in one location further than I'd thought. Emperor...what the feck is Augustus? He sent one person who trusted her family, to be used as...enjoyment. Throne, I should have asked the first time if she needed help because this is a little too cruel.

Shaking my head utterly exasperated since I'd been wrong entirely to such a degree. I'd been way too kind to imagine, if it'd been just one group of so called family. No wonder Slithe was crying for help, or rather screaming at me to save her from this filth place of horrors. Feck, I take it back! Taratarus, or Augustus isn't worse than me...they're just playing games, Emperor praise you May for being too sweet to keep me doubting grox shit.

Gruesome remains of corpses had been taken when we'd visited last time as I noticed far more all too visibly. There were children of all ages, women who'd been violated and men defending them all who'd probably tried resisting the Cadian agent's disgusting loathing to some unholy lengths. Stopping momentarily mid puff of smoke I noticed an odd gleam from several corpses who'd clung to each other crying out, "Gross." I stated kneeling to reach out to see a twisted trinket around a neck, "Fecking gross."

Brushing aside grime and bloodied flesh rotting I saw a crude yet unmistakable aquilla made from wasted material. Even in the darkness of places, Faith cannot go astray. I whispered psychically to look around noticing more, they'd all been faithful to the Emperor and not one of them were given a chance to strike back at an enemy within. I kept my expression indifferent to move forward keeping counts of dead, too many and I grinned widely to see that it'd been going on for months in a bid of desperation.

Games were quite fun when I started piecing together things I'd been pretending to ignore. My blood felt adrenaline surging to exhale loudly, "Praise the Emperor, for your light and divinity shall not be tattered among those who seek...your love in our Faith." I prayed smiling at corpses who'd been silently crying out for years, if not months leaving me to wallow in feelings akin to guilt. Maybe I should have stopped playing, or thought otherwise yet I shrugged to know eventually I'd have to get work done to make this deck...tolerable.

Lightly tapping ash into my palm did I clench it briefly, "Alicia...you're terrible." I muttered since the woman had hinted at things I wished were ignored. The sermons opening, Katherine's prayers and calls for faith to be reignited...Alicia's smile of tenderness spoke enough to know I'd been fecked into a corner willingly. Anora being displayed in black veils, if only to expose what she'd truly believed and I was all too damned to not realize it entirely.

"Nice way to say to listen...oh, throne!" I groaned openly because they were expecting me to just ignore everything and I chose not too. Still have to figure out your corner Alicia, I think you're being too nice to me. Thanks for thinking I'm such a nice holy son...Emperor, I just fecking hate this filth and Tartarus you wanted me down here. I sourly pieced together gradually shaking my head gnashing teeth because it was a fecked up mess she'd been tolerating, I could only imagine what other games these Inquisitors found humoring.

Corpses kept appearing in various states of half eaten, or outright left to be spoiled when some seemed fresher than most. My eyes opened finally out of sheer aggravation to follow pathways, I saw bloodied prints and crimson streams from victims dragged, who'd cried out and begged for help from family members, or friends...never to be heard. I smiled since I'd just found it out because Augustus wanted a game to be played for fun, a fun that I mirrored and quite challenging wanted to see if he'd ever realize I wasn't playing to win.

I'd play to make the game itself as I stared kindly shaking my head unable to imagine how. I figured all too wryly it'd have to be on this deck of all places, or else Tartarus would be disappointed I'd allowed opportunity to slip by. So this just confirms my question, May...Augustus indirectly used Chaos because it was a fun game to see someone try to hide in plain sight. Tartarus can't do anything, if she does more would probably appear conveniently.

Staring upwards absently smoking the lho-stick I saw the bird's shroud leisurely above and it moved ahead leaving me. To give everything for nothing, to have something in return...sounds fun! I snickered when seeing fresher victims, defiant men and women who were indeed filth yet they were loyal to the Emperor's faith because they'd refused to bend to Chaos's indirect influences. Simply put this was a hellish prison in plain sight, a prison and warning to those who'd interfered in one game of a man who wore smiles of angelic nightmares.

Turning another corner I side stepped twitching limbs of a gasping victims who reached outwards. I refused to stare, or they'd risk seeing horrors no person would humor even in such. Death would be merciful, or so I'd imagined sourly, "...h..el..p." Irritatingly I growled to close both eyes before glancing over to see a woman, of all things barely alive and I frowned unsure debating to move onward towards Slithe.

Feck me...why! I cautiously approached to kneel in bloodied flesh, grim and other such disgusting fluids to see a hive ganger whose chest cavity had been torn open. At first glance it'd been someone who killed me, or slit my throat which probably seemed likely...yet I looked over seeing a bundle bloodied and I went impassively still. A baby...she failed to save a daughter, or son? Emperor what a mess I've walked into!

Even though I knew she'd been a killer, scum and even less than worth to those who dedicated themselves to the Emperor's Faith. But she hadn't been a heretic, or even remotely close to damnation when I'd been stained by it through ignorance. Throne...I'm going to need Sigur, Slithe and fecking whoever else is worth to get this fecked up place cleaned up. Games, I love games and I intend to make someone's game their nightmare.

Smiling widely I whispered when reaching out with psychic will to end the woman's suffering, "So much fun." I couldn't save what was already dead, so I had little choice to simply move onward to make something happen eventually. Standing upright I kept an idle count of those who'd been left to rot, die and suffer for simply being in the Emperor's Faith by choice alone. Throne, I never thought having fun could be so...enlightening, I might never stop because this is just making me wish I'd done it sooner!

My lips pulled backwards to inhale lho smoothly when I sent dozens on their way to the Emperor's side and I never looked back to doubt. Heretics, do not deserve to live or be granted mercy. I thought delighted to know mutants were possibly second, if not an exception which wanted to be what faithful humans desired. Slithe had been damned akin to May Willen, she'd been damned for being too kind and trusting of people who were family...I had to admit, I considered that useful and given she'd tried so hard to cry for help?

"I'm just too kind to hear you out, Slithe." Ash fell as I caught it keeping warmth while peering through the warps calm surroundings seeing lights gathering ahead. Oh feck, I hate it when I'm right. Not one female...Salvus's work, Kern's approval and Augustus's games of fun. I shook my head lightly to stop when bypassing a metallic container where sheets of some-kind ragged, or torn from clothing to hide something obviously. I again shook my head, "Well...I guess you were both right. Seeing is believing as they say, Tartarus."

Lightly pulling the warp glimmered almost in clear clarity as faint blackened tendrils oozed upwards from an eight-pointed star. Chaos...loves to hide in plain sight. I fondly looked upward seeing the four winged bird descend to land just above bloodied streams, a truth and lie just conveniently sitting in open sight when no one looked. I exhaled smoke simply asking a question to the creature who'd settled quietly, "Is that what you wanted to show me? Or warn me?"

The entity who'd never leave my side, or dare harm me scrapped the metallic meaningfully. Six eyes on two heads narrowed to glower with psychic will in sulfur orange to mimic my own and I nodded, "Yeah feck it...it's gross." Fire surged to strike the star of Chaos's existence and sent it into blackened steel which molded into hot white liquid. I moved onward smiling plainly to see more would have to be removed, if not when work was finished with that Cadian agent. By the Emperor Slithe, I think you're going to owe yourself...a lot of favors for helping me out.

Whenever the creature which flew ahead landed on top of clothed barriers, I only sent psychic flames and tendrils wordlessly. Several were hidden as if freshly stained, or redone over and over to the point where I groaned exasperated, "It'll have to wait! Slithe first, Cadian agent and then come back with plenty of work to do...throne, what a mess." I stopped to bypass victims who'd been recently dragged to the furthermost corners of these containers meant for structures. It seemed everything was placed conveniently to conceal too much for so little effort.

Good thing I'm just kind enough to say sorry, if I see you Alicia! I absently shuddered when stepping over fresh organs as distant growling, or hissing made my smile widen. Ah, there you are Slithe! Throne, I was wondering if I'd find you. Peering past containers to see a myriad of auras ranging from red, purple and other such mixtures made me hum simply, "Happy family...no wonder you trusted your sister, I think?"

Unsurprisingly I saw one lone difference among so many to twitch a jawline appropriately exasperated to imagine why. Too many men, so few women and I had to give it to the Interrogator for hinting of fates worse than death. She's too sweet, but friends are indeed fun to have! I smiled tiredly trying to imagine if I wasn't paying attention, I'd probably have felt bad for pretending monsters were only a nightmare. Fecking grox, Skit I wish you were with me...I could use some moral support, if only to have you state the obvious!

Scratching my neck inhaling on the lho proved far too relaxing to not keep an eye on a signature appearing behind myself. Oh wonderful, they're being friendly...I grinned to stare back with both eyes opened as a mutation froze jaw half extended, eyes widening and had considered myself food was undeniably shaking, "Go away, please." I kindly requested smiling brightly to have it stumble backward whimpering in guttural terror.

"Thank you." I spoke nodding to narrow my eyes coyly to figure out how to get Slithe without spoiling a reunion the Interrogator decided upon, "Nice person." I shrugged to ponder getting someone useful out of this game of irritation, "Fire...should do it, or could just ask nicely? Ah feck the throne, I guess knocking first sounds kinder." I debated internally for several moments until a familiar hissing shriek echoed ahead as I rolled both eyes knowingly to stop wasting time. Think about it later...get Slithe, wait for Willen and then get Cadian agent!

Casually turning another bend past several blooded eight pointed stars, finally I came to an opened up area. Piles of dead were lingering in corners, I looked up absently to see even victims hanging from chains and other such things worthy of heretical damnation. I'm going to pray that I don't enjoy this far too much. Augustus...I hope Tartarus can make you bleed, if she doesn't do it? I'll find a way eventually to get a laugh.

But despite all terrible things I viewed an equivalent of toy amusement meant for cruelty. I blandly watched seeing Slithe being literally used, or rather enjoyed almost as if they'd been freely doing it for some time. Odd, I show up and she appears! Not so odd, I leave...this happens! The girl had been fighting as expected even if being outnumbered, I grimaced considering it wasn't as fun considering she'd been forced into this damnation.

Miraculously enough she was too busy fighting off monsters who'd been all too unaware their fun was only starting. I gave it several moments gauging when her teeth bit into a mutants throat and tore it aside shrieking. Tears...well, I guess that absolves you, Slithe. Emperor, why are you down here girl? You must have gotten fecked...hard. I lamented since it'd been similar to someone I'd known back on my world, if only wishing it were distantly dead.

Another male mutation shrieked by slapping the girl literally from her blind side. An audible thud of bone meeting metal made my eyes wince instinctively, "That...hurt." Exasperation seemed almost a luxury when I finally had seen enough. Bad, bad, bad...May you better bring that bitch of a sister for Slithe's reunion. I'm feeling very kind...right now! I thought by simply twitching my jawline openly to avoid grinning too happily.

Above a shroud of my four winged creature settled above on chains as two heads looked down past corpses staring impassively. One head looked away towards Slithe who'd been overwhelmed and one was having it's way with her, as another head looked behind as three eyes closed to give an impression of keen consideration. Emperor...not you too! Skit's bad enough, I don't need to be told twice! Throne...why I am too kind?

Slithe cried out again slamming an arm back before being held down as limbs not of humane, or possibly natural means clamped. I flinched in blinking seeing teeth baring yet I looked closer peering with a frown openly. What the feck, oh throne...is that? I smoked on the lho stick intensively to warm smile when a small yet iconic piece of metal slipped past ruined clothe. My smile widened far too happily when a rusted, dented and half bitten aquilla revealed itself enduring what many considered damnation, I felt a rush to finally reveal myself impressed by Slithe's faith.

I whistled loudly utterly shocked to not expect a sign of faith who was still enduring wrongful damnation. But fortunately that small disturbances of sound caused multiple mutants to freeze in place as orange eyes of various sizes, or located in uneven places hissed. Slithe's eyes were wide when I glanced keep my own closed and silence stilled briefly. My smile only reformed to pleasantly call out to a mutant girl brightly, "Hey Slithe!"

I shifted in place avoiding to see some hopeful desperation as it felt awkward enough, "Mind if we talk a bit, I kind of need you to answer a few questions." I hummed indifferently see mutations trying to growl, or shriek when I walked forward utterly unfazed. I spoke absently I opened both eyes to stare kindly, "Nice try! Please...move." The warp shuddered due to psychic will alone as trembling shrouds descended when tendrils starting appearing from my own peripherals to send several shrieking in fright yet none moved.

I politely said it again when fire started licking across hands when the lho-stick burned gradually, "Please...move now." Psychic force alone sent light flaring in an inferno when I strained to grin to see dozens backing away leaving Slithe free of their limbs. None tried to come any closer, if anything they'd retreated back above roaring or bellowing, I kept staring smiling kindly enough to warrant a warning. I'd been playing, if only a little patiently it seemed.

Pointing for motivation, "Let's go talk now, or..." She sprinted well beyond any human I'd imagine to blink keeping eyes closed as I felt someone clutching my legs trembling in feral horror. Oh...throne. What the feck? I shook myself involuntarily to realize I'd been entirely wrong! Slithe wasn't even damned, or a heretic because she was so scared. I looked back-upwards to the four winged creature whose wings folded swiftly.

Oh Emperor help me! I couldn't move due to her arms strongly, or risked tripping over a girl who'd been wrongfully damned into a place where she shouldn't have that seemed incredibly wrong, if not outright unbelievable. Holy shit...throne, I really need to pay attention! I winced trying to not feel immensely guilty, if only out of honestly. Slithe you're so scared shit less...the feck is going on here? How are you even...down here?

The girl's hands were latched on worse than a power armor's gauntlet leaving little doubt to imagine she never been responsible for heresy. I strained to smile rasping out a huff of air, "...Slithe...please let go!" Yet that proved ineffectively to make said claws, or nails digging into my legs making myself grimacing painfully. I groaned aggravatingly trying to squirm backwards yet a hissing of undeniable desperation caused me to stop reluctantly. By the throne, I'm missing something here...it doesn't make sense if Slithe is among mutants even if she's..one! Oh...

Easing myself I bent over trying to somehow to endure painful claws to see half regressed fingers belonging to...a human? What kind of grox shit am I seeing here? Struggling to balance between falling over, or outright nursing a migraine I reached over looking between limbs. Skin alone matched, if only withered from maybe, or probably months slightly off coloration? Looking away towards where my Interrogator would arrive, "You know more...May, so maybe you can tell me. I don't know what the feck I'm looking at!"

Yet when I looked back to mutations whose very flesh seemed boiling, blistered and darkened unnaturally. "Chaos...corruption?" I twitched my jawline as the warp's brightened exterior all too clearly noticed wisps of blackened tendrils. Folding arms trying to ward off a headache I needed to figure what my Interrogator would want us to do. Grunting irritatingly, "Slithe...move with me, I need to sit and think for Emperor's sake!"

But she wasn't moving an inch to my exasperation confirming she'd been innocent. Smoking on my lho-stick tiredly I just resigned myself to hear near feral like sobs. If Slithe isn't responsible for all this funny fecking joke...it's probably her sister! I thought ironically amazed tapping my thigh lightly, "Slithe...I think you need to answer if my Interrogator orders me, or you need to speak...to speak." I stated looking simply downward to see near slit eyes still refusing to stare past a coat, I still couldn't believe how she survived down in this fun place.

Shrugging indifferently I stared merely towards hundreds, if not growing numbers of corrupted mutations which were keeping their distance. I gave them a kind smile speaking pleasantly, "Please...stay over there, for the Emperor." Above the four winged creature of a bird shifted with one head focused on myself as another kept its second head on them. I had to wait, or else I'd seriously commit one sin if I didn't seek Willen's permission, or advice which meant I had to stare right at mutants who were quite pleasant to talk too.

Least they're smart, I guess? I found them tolerable compared to idiots who stared at mutants as if they were something other than heretics. Slithe started hyperventilating leaving me to sourly imagine why did a sister of her family damn her? I resisted partially to look into her psyche since I wasn't technically ordered too, "Slithe how long have you been down here?" I asked merely curious to hear a low-gothic stutter, "..t..hr..ee.."

This literally confirmed she'd been set up too, I laughed loudly raising a lho-stick to only reply, "Fascinating!" I placed a hand onto the girl's head fondly ruffling hair, "Thank you, Slithe! You're making this way too much fun now, oh Emperor! Praise your grace!" I prayed almost undeniably blessed to find out I hadn't been doubting, or believing because it didn't make sense for Slithe to really do anything heretical...if she was faithful!

The girl latched tightly whenever I kept shifting naturally to ward off uncomfortable sensations as I finally channeled enough psychic will to dull pain receptors. Girl probably had been thrown into this deck suddenly, "M...ar...cos!" I rolled my eyes not even willing to play a game I'd never find joy save for someone's misery, "Next time just say it! Don't be coy, or sly...you're good at it, so just wait and see, please?"

Her entire body shook so much I practically swayed in place all too exasperated to not tell her to knock it off. Throne, I hate this fecking shit. Can't even get a laugh, it's pathetic! I dourly twitched my jawline yet again to put up with such mutants. Peering over a shoulder to stare distantly as two signatures finally came leaving my misery to wallow in cruel delight. I only looked down leering before back to someone who'd followed the Interrogator right into a conveniently timed trial, a trial of heresy and that was far too kind to not ordain.

"But maybe someone can make it all the more fun!" I mentioned back to Slithe who buried herself into my coat's side, "What do you think Slithe? Family, or...happy family?" I giggled innocently to see the girl still clutch myself as if I'd walk away. I was kind, but I wasn't that kind if I placed my hand onto her shoulder, "Happy family it is! If you can tell my Interrogator, I think you deserve faith to be delivered your dedication to our...Emperor."

Games were too much fun as I fondly found myself patting the girl's head somewhat kindly. I heard voices approaching when a similar voice to Slithe's came fairly clear, "We had to purge these vile monsters, Willen! It's madness...I warned Salvus, I warned him and he fecking thinks it's a game to pretend he's meddling in judgment of divine retribution!" My Interrogator's voice cracked fearfully as if dreading what lay ahead, "He's not the problem! Do you realize what's in front us...that shit eye for a little daemon is waiting for us!"

I raised an eyebrow whistling lowly realizing I'd been entirely wrong and I was glad all too happily. Augustus is not the one responsible for all of...this? I looked to Slithe eyeing her strangely feeling sorry for wondering if I'd been a fecking dick? I shrugged knowing the Interrogator would fill me when a reunion came into place, "I'm sorry, Slithe. I owe you a lot...more." Well I reasoned she'd been useful, if only to actually feel slightly impressed and I wasn't letting that leave until Tartarus, or Willen gave me permission to help her...grow kinder.

"How can you say Salvus is mad enough to lavish in these...fecking mutations! Previsions of the God Emperor and his Faith, surely you see that as well!" I heard getting closer to look back towards mutations who were growing angrier and angrier apparently. Oh Emperor, I think we have a heretic whose right in front of us! I merrily crooned to patiently stand in place humming kindly to say to Slithe all too easily, "You're going to be okay, I promise."

May's voice cried out believably to have me wince since she'd found out, "Salvus is not just as mad, if not as worse as Augustus! Even Kern has more reason to love to hate these monstrosities, they deserve bolt and blade...but that is not enough! I need your help now!" I stared weirdly wondering if the Emperor gave me a blessing, or a throne damned miracle when I kept feeling surreal understanding, or maybe things were just strange when Chaos appeared. Well, so Salvus isn't responsible for Slithe...Kern of all people?

Heresy itself seemed to have a touch of irony, or rather Faith required rewards for simply doing the Emperor's ordained work. Oh this is too much fun, I hope you love miracles Slithe...because you're going to get one for nothing. I inhaled on the lho-stick all too relaxed to finally wait until May Willen's little reunion turned out not as expected, if anything she'd been all too damned happy and undeniably eager to see faith be restored for those who'd not been damned through divine will...I'd kindly provide it for Slithe's innocence to be redeemed.

The mutations spawned by Chaos's presence had grew in numbers with jaws extending, or saliva dripping hungrily of fun sensations. I shook my head smiling exasperated, "Happy Family. Slithe, may I ask you an important choice, if you're interested to be redeemed?" She looked up when I kept my eyes closed serenely to offer a way out, "My superior is coming to judge you, your sister and to put an end to this heresy which has been willingly created. Are you ready to embrace the Faith of our Emperor, who shall reward you for your convictions...your will to endure and your Faith tested to receive divine truth?"

The girl trembled trying to hide tears which I ignored since it'd been of an innocent who had been judged intentionally. To hide the truth, to hide a lie and she paid the price for simply believing those of faith would keep them hidden. And yet I saw opportunity to give faith back to a girl...a mutant, if not partially who'd been working to becoming a human which was...admirably worthy to earn the place few dared to try to glimpse. Holiness lay not in words, but of actions as someone said to me trusting me wholeheartedly.

"Ma...rcos..." I smiled gently to ask her again, "Slithe...do you want to have faith in our Emperor? In me, or do you wish to remain damned for another who put you here intentionally...to invoke Heresy of Chaos's taint! You suffered, you cried and kept calling for help...and I have answered your prayers because you believed I'd see you." My heart steadied to inhale lho far too smoothly to say it once more kneeling down to whisper, "Are you going to believe a miracle can happen? I can make it happen, if you choose to believe and say our Emperor's name...please?"

Her hands kept shaking trying to hide a pain I noticed far too cruelly deserving to be rescinded. It needed to be rescinded and Chaos would take hold inside her, or she'd die for nothing. I would give her everything and I would ask for nothing. Placing a palm onto scaled flesh she leaned into it instinctively trying to ward off nightmares that would never be at peace, "Slithe...tell me. My superior shall order it, if you tell us one name of who you saw with your sister. She damned you, she put you here and you were raped...by those who you'd called family...who she used, right?"

A girl whimpered trying to deny what madness had been cruelly fostered as love from someone she'd trusted most. I stared smiling pleasantly, "Don't cry...you cried enough. No one heard you, but I and the Emperor whose blessed me...to bring judgment for Heretics who stain our Faith. There's no going back to isn't there...I know the feeling, so let me give you everything and I ask for nothing! Nothing you can give to me, for I care not if only to bring Faith to those who seek our is earned." I softened my eyes to smile kindly trying to stem urges of temptation, if only because others deserved their just rewards for playing Faith to Chaos's ways.

She looked upwards slowly tears dripping almost sweetly torn when my eyes closed concealing nightmares no person dared to imagine, or wished to have cursed. Yet I refused to believe it wouldn't be my damnation, "W...hy..." I smiled again trying to resist a leer which finally melded into a grin to only reply, "Because it's your right as the Faith demands. For holiness lays not in words, not in truth but of actions to bring power to those words of truth. Show me your faith, Slithe, show me your faith and I will make miracles happen because I'll do it...I want nothing, I want only what my Emperor decrees because I refuse to believe in nothing."

She was close to saying the words which needed to be done so desperately. I grinned cruelly kind to offer something no one dared to think, "Will you give everything for nothing, if for someone who comes from nothing and get something? I know I believe, I'm talking to you..." I trailed off playfully leaving an opportunity if she chose too. I wasn't going to force her yet it was tempting to not try to have someone be given everything and I'd have nothing, if only Faith to know others could believe our Emperor protected us.

"Will you help me, if you save yourself with divine judgment?" I smirked cruelly seeking heretical judgment on those who dared to stain the faithful, Slithe was innocent and yet she'd been damned by supposed rightful ordained will. Tell me, girl! Show me, to have faith and you will never regret to know...I heard your prayers for help, I alone heard it and I waited, because I didn't understand why you held on!

My hand dipped to lightly pull out a half chewed aquilla to smile all too happily, "It's because you are blessed to do more for those who cannot stand." Her face looked almost surreal to see such admiration, hope and strength which I found suitable as per the faith the Emperor granted us all, "H...o...w?" I smiled playfully to say it so clearly, "Do you accept the Emperor as your god, as our protector and do you wish to stand faithfully to never know fear, betrayal and do you want everything for nothing as I don't lie to people who...smile."

Slithe's expression shifted into a tearful smile seeking what I wanted to hear. Her gripped me as though I were a dream, or someone worth believing even if I found it cruelly kind to give her a chance. She was useful to embrace faith as if I'd never understood it, so it was only kind to repay said favors. And I owed her enough to at least give her something...worth that faith alone. I only needed three words to give a miracle of faith to this girl who deserved something, "Say it, Slithe. It's okay, I'm not going to disappear if you choose...to stay with our Emperor's grace."

Her teeth barred hissing trying to resist lies of love, family and trust to say her convictions to be granted redemption. I smiled kindly to nod, "T...he...Emper...or...Pr...otects!" I giggled to place my forehead against her own, "Indeed, he does." I kissed her brow giving her a strength I'd never be able to understand, or maybe I did...if only because it was too fun to not try. Standing upright I looked over knowingly to see two individuals frozen in horror.

Interrogator Willen! I psychically conveyed with the utmost respectful tone I could never muster, I stood smiling kindly and kept a hand on Slithe's shoulder who refused to let me go. I'd give her everything and in return, I would ask for nothing if only to believe our faith in our Emperor. It seemed judgment, had been defined by Chaos's temptations and I wasn't going to pretend...it wouldn't so much fun to play a game.

May's terrified expression almost gave it away, if only because she'd overheard everything. And I pushed psychic will to give memories, testimony and I would await her command. She was my superior, I was only doing what holiness dictated against enemy's from Within and from Beyond of our reality. It was certainly too much fun, if I couldn't kindly offer fairness to re-correct a sentence unable to be rescinded. But I couldn't do such an act of holiness, it'd fallen onto my Interrogator who had our Inquisitor's trust to uphold our mandate.

I suspect my assumptions were wrong. I request we judge the Heretic, for they have damned an innocent of the truth of our Faith. To consort with Chaos, to consort with a fellow Inquisitor who dared to taint themselves in the flesh of a mutant, yet it is a mutant who stands true to our Emperor...who I cannot ignore for heresy which must be upheld. Or do you think...we should not show some kindness to a fair trial? I finished cruelly grinning to have her ponder an unseen desire, a sweeter sentence and it would redeem all who'd been affected. I could grin, but I just smiled finding it too much fun as I looked over calmly to a familiar person.

"What...the feck are you..." Slithe's damned sister stuttered as she'd been dressed in a storm trooper's uniform as May agreed, "Marcos...Emperor...you're mad!" I looked over my shoulder to shrug rather amusingly, "Slithe? Is that your sister?" I questioned curiously to notion her to reveal a face baring fangs far too clearly. The once almost mutant stood back trying to desperately pull out a knife much to my smile turning sheepishly. Willen stepped back trying to unable to imagine such a serene smile promising so little.

"I apologize for Slithe! To be kind, I think it was a dumb question." I brightly remarked to keep a hand on her shoulder as a hissing mouth kept hatefully baring towards a woman who'd been horrified, "But it's best to make sure regardless! After all I think it's too much fun to not try...to be kind?" I offered impishly awaiting my superior's orders which turned out far too opportunistic. May winked from behind all too conveniently.

Shall I have her speak, Interrogator? I questioned awaiting patiently as her nod subtly broke a sense of dread from a heretic's presence. You may, Neophyte. Salvus isn't the one responsible for my time being 'broken' into, he only damned the mutant girl for another...who loves someone and they seek to commit a union! I stared to raise both eyebrows rather shocked, if anything I found that ironically cruel since so many had died for just two.

You saw how many faithful were damned, to be broken and suffered for believing one of us would save them? Salvus sent you to die, if I'm right...you were betrayed by a 'friend' and Slithe was betrayed by 'family'...who still live behind us. I thumbed behind to see hundreds, if not more all gathering to shriek angrily for being placed into damnation as Chaos's tendrils destroyed them into what another had sought to damn themselves. They betrayed the Faith, our Emperor and failed to uphold the truth in which they would be redeemed...yet love damned thousands for what?

I did Marcos, I'm quite pleased I withheld reservations for such...heresy. I nodded knowingly since I lifted Slithe off her feet, or tried too since she clung to my coat. I smiled kindly coaxing to get up and yet her head buried itself into my shoulder, "Slithe...can you say a name so my Interrogator, whose authority is granted by our Inquisitor and bestowed by our Emperor's faith in us to guide all from Chaos's ways? To say the name...of who your sister damned many for madness out of love for you...or who she loves more?"

The woman who held a knife trembled as a face similar of her own hissed when tears fell openly. Betrayed, hurt and left to die in a place worse than death! I cannot overlook such terrible things, May and I understand if we're to be kind enough to replay such...devotion? Shall you question her, if so I'll keep Slithe so someone doesn't get any...ideas. I offered all too brightly to smirk which grew further and further to expose teeth since I was seeking advice, guidance and she would decide someone fate's I'd kindly oblige too.

"Lies!" I heard her scream pleasantly to tilt a head curiously, "You vile daemon! Spawns of Chaos, tainted and undeserving to be blessed!" May appeared behind to casually draw a dagger and embraced the once so called friend of love, "...lies, indeed." I heard her whisper sweetly to make an expression widen when a knife fell harmlessly to the metallic deck. It clanked and rattled in place until it moved no more, I smiled once more innocently.

"Did you not think, or believe I and my kind little Neophyte weren't expecting your presence?" The Interrogator spoke to lightly kick a knife away towards my feet and I bent over inspecting it in boredom. I smiled delighted to incline my head, "You're too sweet, Interrogator. I'm only being kind to those who deserve it, so it's nothing really." Slithe moved to stand behind me to bury herself refusing to stray, or lose faith in what needed to be given.

Oh Emperor Marcos...you are too kind for your own good! She eyed the girl rather intrigued to see such devotion and convictions when praying strongly in mumbled low gothic. Someone once said, to give everything and ask for nothing? I expect you're...prepared for such consequences? The elder girl questioned smiling as I nodded, "If Tartarus and you accept, I'll do my best and be as kind as I can to one who is sweet enough...to praise a miracle."

It'd be discussed at a later date which secured Slithe's life and yet we had a small problem. I gently asked to a mutant girl, "Slithe? What's that name?" Her sister screamed trying to uphold a lie which was too cruelly delightful to not ignore, "Salvus! You fecking blasted monster, Salvus wanted you...her and these fecking disgusting mutants dead! They are abominations...they are sin and they are corrupted for you to see!"

Above the four winged creature descend to land onto my shoulder almost glaring as two heads screeched shrilly. I raised an eyebrow quite smug, "You believe that grox shit?" I looked over to May who shrugged, "If I were desperate...maybe, but you're too kind to point that out. So thank you for your effort, Neophyte Eius. You certainly make a habit of shall we say...returning kindness given, if the sweeter rewards of Faith are given those who are worthy to grace our Emperor's divinity, I cannot help but accept your...request."

I handed a knife over towards a girl who took it shocked, "Keep it." I fondly found myself thinking she'd do more good to those who earned their faith, "But we cannot rescind an ordained sentence of heresy, or am I being a little too kind?" I questioned to warrant said course as my Interrogator smiled serenely while tapping the dagger's tip, "It requires acting authority of an Inquisitor whose bestowed that said holy trust upon an Interrogator who she deems fit...so yes Neophyte, I can if I will and yet you're not for Heresy to be forgiven, for it is a grave offense which cannot be redeemed. For it is clear, it is just and we must only regret for those who are innocent...maybe."

I looked upwards humming to see Slithe's face turn fearful as I made a shushing gesture, "But do we not have a Heretic in place? Such sentencing of an innocent can be...rescinded, if said testimony and your orders are obeyed. For I seek an equal trade of Faith, in which one has lost and another has gained as per your willing grace...Interrogator Willen." I looked over past to see mutations growing in numbers and yet they held fearfully when I pointed, "And do we not have evidence of Heresy standing behind myself, a girl who has her faith granted and as such...be kind to be offered salvation in the service to be granted a reward of said measure?"

May's smile turned sweetly to grant me permission to convey a suggestion, "Slithe is an innocent damned not of her choosing, thrown into this fun place and yet we have to hear, but a name." I stepped aside allowing one sister who damned another to see their supposed family, "Is this not a reunion of which you've allowed, Interrogator...a happy family in which one has betrayed them for love? How is that supposed to redeem an innocent who witnessed Heresy, who saw it birth all of this wonderful and fairly kind result?"

I shook my head unable to imagine such motivations if only to gesture to corpses of innocents who didn't deserve this fate. It was sickening if not almost cruelly amusing, "A mother and child who I encountered died...praying, seeking and crying out for one of us to save them. Slithe cried out, begged and tried to pray to seek an answer to save her from damnation...and I heard it. I ignored it, I thought wrong and I beg to rectify my holy conviction to right this wrong. And yet silence was all I found among those...who did no wrong."

I paused looking rather cheekily to see mutations gathering around us, "Is not a fair kindness we repay in kind?" I stood by humming with both eyes closed as the heretic who stood being judged fell to her knees defiantly crying out, "I serve the Emperor! I pray and begged to give me what I wished...I wanted family...I wanted to be happy!"

May stopped immediately circling as I raised an eyebrow to speak kindly curiously, "Family? Happy?" I looked over to the Interrogator who sweetly repeated those words, "Family...happiness and I dare say love of which thousands died for that reason? Love?" She repeated tasting that word as if it'd been dipped in bloodied poisons itself.

I giggled all too pleasantly to walk forward lightly dragging Slithe who hissed at a kneeling person who'd been far too cruel, "Love...for family? You damned your own...you gave everything and took everything from your Sister, of which those who loved you?" I scratched my head looking back to the Interrogator who shook head deceptively disappointed, "Marcos...you're too kind. Must we prolong such a trial, I believe you're...shall we say, drawing it out?"

I shrugged tiredly looking back to the mutant girl who refused to leave my arm, "Please?" She whispered a name into my ear making me hum, "...K...e...rn." I finally smiled happily to incline my head towards my superior who narrowed her eyes, "Kern? You love him mutant, as he loves you?" A knife kept trailing dangerously towards a neck line and the heretic sobbed much to my kindness of delightful fun.

"He...is my world." I raised an eyebrow carefully grinning to kneel right in front of a woman and lifted up a chin to coldly whisper, "Please say that again!" My eyes were burning far too cruelly delighted to not hear the confessions which had damned thousands, if not more and indirectly made myself the joke in which I found myself loving beautifully. She looked right at me without hesitation to smile which made me flinch, "He's my world...cursed boy. A world in which I will never give up." I hummed when peering into the warp seeing a signature tainted in blackened wisps and that made my smile curl far too kindly assured for what needed to be done.

Cursed, you called me? I psychically inquired to see her eyes glowing with an internal reddish, or pinkish light as she whispered defiantly, "Cursed...by the one who gives me happiness. I'm happy you came to see me...we're waiting...boy." May paused warily as a knife glowered in yellowed psychic energy and I stared with both eyes closed replying rather amused, "No, I think not! You waited for me, so here I am...right in front of you, Heretic."

The Interrogator who I'd been ordered by gave a look to cease as Chaos's influence kept growing when we stared together into madness's hope. Daemonic Possession, Marcos. I twitched my jawline ideally intrigued yet obeyed to step away. This woman had been damned for so long, I felt no remorse and I could only repay it in kind...I was being playful, if not a bit too much. But those eyes were full of Chaos's most terrible truths unfortunately.

I pushed Slithe aside smiling gently, "Stay over there and watch. Your sister was very, very and I mean very...heretical." Those daemonic eyes of possession never left my own making realize I'd been flattered too much, "Spoken like...one of us...child...we miss you...she doesss..." There was a slithering tone that made my smile raise itself pleasantly. I didn't understand what the feck these daemons spoke entirely, but if anything they were too kind to try too.

"Confess your sin daemon, or suffer divinity." May stated shrewdly to have those eyes roll over unnaturally quick, "You...hold no power...we stay...for He is here..." I laughed once to kneel right in front of these piece of perfection which seemingly kept itself ignorant, "No, go home. You are going home...because I'm kind if you want to know, daemon." I opened both eyes to stare pleasantly as it hissed freezing into place to make this fun far too enjoyable.

The heretic twitched gagging on air to wheeze out a slithering voice as a tongue came lapping close to my own face. But it ceased when I blinked, "Go...home!" These things needed to learn what I'd done was only meant to be seen, if only to do what I tried so hard to avoid. And yet they kept on trying to piss me off...pleasantly, so!

My smile curled far too enjoyably to bring a finger closer when it ceased to breathe through whatever remained inside that heretical flesh. Someone has to learn, I play nice when I want too. I psychically conveyed a playful warning and an earnest to send it giggling back into the warp where they'd keep returning. You might want to tell them, if they're that funny? A nightmare is going to happen and you won't wake up...so easily next time.

An Interrogator inclined a nod as I backed away staring right into something I loathed beyond understanding and yet it just smiled right back, "...worthy...you are..." I smiled right back to kindly state a little disappointing, "No, you're not worthy of me! Go home, I'm having too much fun to not have you spoil shit...so run away, please." It hissed once as light faded behind eyes making a woman fall to the ground as I looked down grinning.


Daemons speak of lies and truth, Marcos. Remember that, if anything I'm surprised you didn't lose your mind trying to kill it. The girl checked a heretic scowling to see our enemy's still drawing breath and I agreed to ignore it, "Like I said, weird fecking shit happens to me! So Kern's corrupted, or you think it's possible?"

She grinned cruelly to say without a doubt, "Emperor be praised." I exhaled tiredly wiping sweat off my forehead trying to light up the lho-stick exasperated. No, the Emperor protects! Feck if I know, so what we know by the throne is going on! You ever see daemons...this civil? I thought looking to her wondering if I was mad enough, or just outright exhausted to play word shivs with things that made me tremble honestly.

"No, not me personally. Think our Inquisitor?" My interrogator hedged to which I just turned around shaking my head, "Throne...I don't want to think about it! This fecker is just...what would you call it?" I asked curiously scratching my head trying to make sense of what these things kept trying to find what was going away as May smiled patiently, "Daemonic Possession! It's when Chaos's corruption spreads unchecked and this happens...it's not hard to imagine."

I raised my eyes having them closed and I raised both hands, "Thank the Emperor! Glad to know you're way too good, so thanks for teaching me so far! Should we..." I gestured to a moaning woman as she sweetly cooed, "Oh Marcos!" I raised a hand confused, "What?"

The girl had a fond expression wishing I would change, "Why are you so kind! You know, I forgot! I have to give up my coat for a pleasant surprise...ugh throne boy, so I'll leave it to you...impress me, I want to have fun!" She walked towards Slithe who had seen everything to look over at myself seeing as if something...strange happened? I smiled inclining my head all too kindly, "Don't worry Slithe...we're going to have a happy reunion, as I promised!"

Disgustingly May wrapped her own coat around a mutant's body as I eyed it rather crude, "Think she'll fit in? Or is Tartarus going to hate you, if only because I found her?" She gave me a look of amusement, "You give everything and ask for nothing...so it's fair, I say maybe?" I shrugged kneeling to lightly push a woman over as an aquilla stood out untainted, I hummed and began unraveling it to hold it gently on hand.

Nothing new, I like it because it's too much fun...Interrogator? Isn't that what I said I'd do? She laughed openly wiping a tear to fondly admit, "Boy...when you're older, I'd be worried. So don't grow up, or else I might feel threatened." I couldn't fault that logic since I was already pretending being young enough wasn't too difficult, "Too much work, no fun...or is all fun for me?" I cackled impishly to have her roll both eyes too happily.

Walking over a moaning heretic pleasantly I held up an aquilla to the mutant girl who cradled it reverently whispering, "M..ar..cos?" I shushed her whispering innocently, "Our secret! And thank May, please?" She looked over towards my superior who barely tolerated to incline a nod grudgingly, "Th..an..k...y...ou..."

Whistling loudly I found the dagger I dropped to kick it up to my hand and spun it in place, "And now to make someone think...I'm playing too kindly." Innocently looking over I smiled simply to see a heretic trying to get up, "Welcome back!" I knelt down tapping the knife along an exposed neck, "Marcos...wrong angle." I scowled irritably, "Yes, Interrogator Willen...I apologize for trying to pretend again."

Slithe's sister did quite a terrible thing that I cruelly couldn't shake as commendably sweet. She did it for love? Love of heresy, love of daemons and that was fairly kind to admit! I pondered to stare upwards towards seeing corpses hanging in place, I looked around carefully noticing plenty of signs of heretical offensiveness and I shrugged, "Happy family, it is!"

She blinked groggily when I smiled serenely to give a kind warning since I wasn't expecting shivs to be dropped, "You make me laugh, so much...it's too sweet." The heretic soldier glared weakly hissing words, "...damn...your soul!" I grinned to whistle innocently to tap a knife several times playfully giving her a nice compliment, "So I've heard! Convenient, but I did promise to make Slithe and May enjoy your rewards of decreeing to our Faith. I'll commend you now, I think you earned it and for everything you took...I'll give it all back for those who lost it."

I looked over brightly to my Interrogator who had an intrigued anticipation as Slithe watched glaring at her supposed sister. Family...what a joke! The four winged creature peered closer staring into eyes which held no mercy, or regret and I enjoyed making it all too fun to smile. Death was too sweet, it wasn't kind enough and I tapped an edge against my cheek, "You damned so many, for two or three...if you're unlucky. The Emperor won't even give you a judge at his side, so I guess it falls onto me for a suitable kind sentence for equal...fun!"

I called over to mainly seeking her orders, "May I do it, Interrogator?" She smirked trying to see an impish grin curling further back, "Make me laugh for her misery, please?" I opened my eyes humming partially happy, "Oh...I forgot one thing, in case you weren't listening woman. Neither my Interrogator, or I as a Neophyte cannot rescind an order of holy judgment from another Inquisitor...we can only exchange those who faithful for those who are heretical." I clicked my tongue to snicker finding her facial expression widening as I knelt down staring her down, if tapping a blade's edge right into a kindly exposed eyes almost.

"Choose." I whispered innocently to lean forward driving her scrambling back as two heads of a creature I knew loved misery and he was myself too, "Do you choose death, or shall you repent for your sins...heretic?" I clicked a tongue staring serenely with a pair she'd found delightfully interested, or rather trembled when tears fell down earnestly. How sweet...I'm feeling very kind, I think that's a nice thing to say.

My humming returned happily waving a knife between hands as the woman shook her head, "I...want to repent...I can't die...I love him!" I nodded all too easily, "Well in that case, I guess love is what makes a family so happy to see you." I whistled loudly to eye my superior who gained an ever delighted expression as I shrugged, "Then your sentence is damnation of sins...enjoy your penance of loving family. They're happy to see you and I can assure you..." I peered into the warp seeing auras of dark pink, crimson lustful type of emotion or some enjoyment of their reunion which I rather kindly appreciated.

Her expression was beyond kind as I opened both eyes to see it fully as a scream sent her kicking backwards. What? I psychically questioned smirking to see mutations growling and shrieking almost delightfully, a shame I'd have to kill them inevitably But I guess they deserved some faith to be rewarded after all since, I was too to not let them and said person they missed a family member. I only wanted a smile!


When I closed said eyes humming happily did I get to see the first mutation dived into her. Her muffled screams among guttural croons of pleasure were quite unique. Clothes and armor got torn off as her limbs got locked down. I raised an eyebrow when that screaming into outright liquids being...emitted? I whistled loudly, "Emperor...this is too much fun! I think they'll like me, May!" I called back staring quite impressed they took warnings kindly enough.

The Interrogator laughed clapping to only reply back, "Marcos! How long do you think?" I peered staring into the throngs of auras as a family member cried out delightfully sending more against a containers wall, "...long enough. You sure you wanted this May? It seems too dirty, or just I think it's missing something for all those lives she took." I stood in place seeing eyes of a heretic undeniably realizing penance, or damnation had no technically limit, if I had a guess.

"Oh...Emperor!" I winced realizing she'd been hurting for a while, "Throne...I don't envy that kind of happiness Interrogator Willen. Why did you think this was a suitable...joke?" I shrugged deciding to walk back towards a container where I leaned against it smoking the lho stick. Ah feck it, her fight and her business...might as well laugh!

My Interrogator laughed openly finding a surreal sense of joy as I snickered, "And you wanted me to kill her? Between daemons and xenos...I'm utterly confused!" I honestly spoke trying to avoid whistling when the heretic found meaning of being purified. May took a cruel satisfaction to see one of many desires she'd been unable to achieve, "Marcos...when I said by my literal nightmare? Thank you making it for more enjoyable...I only have to watch, I love your idea of fun."

I barked out a laugh, "Emperor be praised, I think it's Faith which granted me something." Smoke blew past when she took a separate lho when I pointed an end to that judgment, "So Kern and her? They feck?" May rolled her eyes grumbling to admit a real disturbing imagine, "Yes...he did, if her sister is being used as penance for impurity? Why do you think he hates psykers who question the Emperor, his faith and had me...confessing to your precious Sister? They're all underneath his influence except for two of them?"

I gave a moment to absently correct her small detail that's off, "Anora's probably corrupted by Chaos, May. And I think Kern might be...too." I drew out slowly trying to piece together what little I imagined and considering how love was working out to make me question sanity. Oh throne...they really missed her! I psychically winced trying to ignore the elder girls snickering, "Yes they did...and I intend to enjoy some time to praise vengeance of mind, body and soul."

Glancing over to smile pleasantly, "Slithe! Come sit with us, I told you to watch and you might as enjoy being redeemed!" I slapped the metal container to have her meek smile refusing to die, I shrugged not willing to admit it wasn't funny. She likes you...really likes you. The Interrogator observed bored as I shrugged, "Fecking daemons, games and this makes it worth praising the Emperor everyday. I don't mind it, if that's disturbing?"

The girl laughed when I looked over expectantly pointing out leaving me frowning, "This is politics Marcos and personal habits!" Glancing back again simply, I tried to disagree but it wasn't worth trying to imagine it. Okay...so what you're saying is that Augustus's game so far, is him getting off like a sick feck? An Interrogator warily warned, "No, little boy...he's just getting started! Kern and Salvus fear him because he isn't anyone but madness, or I can't say since not many people survive his games due to Tartarus's telling him off."

I whistled in favor to feel flattered considering he'd been trying to kill me, "So why me?" May gave off a chilling warning, "He's apart of the Ocularians, or he let himself be known to our Coven. Why do you think our Inquisitor is spending so little, yet to gain so much from us cleaning a mess between Kern and Salvus...with you!" She sounded absolutely honest which I appreciated all too well and I only found it kind to shrug.

"Because the fecker needs a shiv dropped onto him?" I offered cheekily cackling to go back to seeing a bit of fun and I whistled, "Oh...Emperor! That's...that's something!" The Interrogator next to me did not seem remotely confident, "Marcos, can I ask why do you think she's having me teach you?" I heard her kindly ask sweetly enough and that's why I liked May since she understood I wasn't going to stop, or pretend it wasn't damned fun!

Snickering when I heard crying from a heretic who got dragged around lazily, "Try to tell me I should wait until that fecker smirks at me, or I think?" I flipped an impressive work of a shiv almost too happily since it'd been long, "Feck if know, Willen! But I tend to have a little kindness when feckers try to feck me over...I don't like it." I slapped my hands together wiping tears to see several mutations have some creative teamwork, "Oh...throne, that's smart!"

Slithe started giggling realizing she'd been in that spot which I pointed kindly, "See? Don't be a heretic, Slithe...please! Have faith, or die atoned!" I laughed loudly hunching over trying to catch a breath as I hadn't this much fun for an entire year. Abstaining is indeed the best, I bless you my Emperor and thank you for teaching me Faith can be it's own reward. Whistling contently I gestured with a dagger's tip mentioning to the mutant girl, "Think the grox shit covered chains would be good?"

My superior humored said question asking rather interestingly, "How would that work?" I shrugged not willing to make it seem possibly, "I'd find a way...or, feck I would try!" Slithe tugged on my arm while pointing towards an open container partially torn open, "Thank you, Slithe! Chains...that might just make this interesting!"

Finding another possible avenue for some kind entertained, I whistled turning around as May stopped myself immediately simply stating, "Neophyte Eius." Rolling both eyes I smiled kindly, "Yes, Interrogator Willen? I promise I'm not running off, I'm just getting bored and throne alone...I've been too a little too kind lately. It's been fun, so I'm going for more and when are we getting to Cadian agent's said turf?"

Her patience seemed incredibly amazing when I had a hand tug me backwards, "Your attitude is quite unique, praise the Emperor and I bless you in hoping you understand not many want to do what Ordos Maellus do, correct?" I gave a moment to reply, "Feck Augustus, throne it's fun! Between that fecking smug grox shit who pissed me off, twice? And these fecking daemons...I got a shiv, they got a shiv and I'm prepared to take that happily. "

I pulled away when I raised two fingers laughing to have my superior shake head all too exasperated, "He fecking thinks I'm a real idiot! That's funny, Tartarus knows I don't fecking care because she get offs on the idea, I might fecking love this May! By the Emperor, I wish I'd ran into this sooner...it's too easy to, so why because it's fun!" I cheekily grinned slapping hands together as my superior gave an interesting order to follow.

"Marcos...enough of the Hive-Gang talk!" She outright told me as I meekly suggested, "Please?" The elder girl shook herself considerably speaking very clearly, "Maybe if you behave, or throne alone...calm down! Look at what our Inquisitor is telling us...listen, relax and for Emperor's sake don't change your attitude to get us everything. Throne little boy, I'm going to love you until you wish I was being sweet."

I shrugged leaning back to view the heretic cackling softly when I pointed, "Oh feck! That's cute, I think they missed!" Whistling impressed I called back to the mutant girl again, "Alright Slithe, I'm getting kind again! So, where are the chains? I cannot let that go, May...can I please use something which we missed earlier?"

She perked up as I waved gesturing, "Let's fecking do it! Heretic is a heretic, so I will ordain more for those thousands who are fecked and gone! Praise the Emperor!" My superior finally grabbed an arm to kindly say again, "Marcos...enough, please. But why are you acting like an idiot, if something is so funny to you?"


I stared once to smirk giving a warning of mindful consideration, "Nice try." And I turned away to look at a certainly fun reunion to scoff, "Maybe because being an idiot actually makes things less boring, if you want my throne forsaken ideas?" The friendly smiled dropped as a kinder smile took it's place to have eyes partially opening, "Do me a favor...don't play stupid with me. I play stupid because it's funny as feck, if I see an idiot pretend to be smart. Hence my kindness to people who just...happen to look for a shiv to drop on them."

The four winged creature was descending as I caught it smiling to have two heads pecking affectionately to have my grin widen. Let me make this incredibly clear...for your sake, mine and a fecking heretic who deserved a lot more than being a toy. 'Interrogator' Willen...I stressed kindly to make her smile when I dropped a little hint for once. That behind us...deserves a lot more, than just repeated love and affection from a family torn by Chaos's disgusting habits. So forgive if chains go on, I'll put them on...personally.

I leaned forward whispering pleasantly to have an elder girl stare all too knowingly, "Did you get that hint, May? Don't chain what I do, if you do...I might just let something slip." I leered openly to have her ask a bit quietly, "What happened to make you into...this, Marcos?" My kindness felt too flattered to not reply back.

"Fecking planet full of gang lords, scum and cutthroats who act like hive's are your playground of horrors to make you wish better...princess." I took the lho-stick right out of her hand as she stared warily as flames arose to light it, "I like games, May. So let's play...hide the shiv?" I tossed said weapon upwards and leaned over catching it hilt first, "Dead."

She stood rigidly seeing a kinder of myself I never intended to keep humoring, "Shiv to throat as you'd say it. And I didn't move." It took less effort to play games, if I didn't try too and I liked May too much to not be as kind. Yet she needed a lesson I'd been struggling to maintain, if anything else she had to know Tartarus wasn't stupid. Games were always fun, if one knew what to look for and she was failing terribly.

Do you think for one second, Willen? That I give praise to my Emperor so flippantly, so meaningless and utterly...idiotic? I psychically spoke making her wince as I'd been less than kind to coldly keep that lesson in check. Look at the mutant girl, the real game player and look behind you...that might happen to you. If you weren't so damned sweet, I wouldn't be as kind to give you everything because I can, I will and I only want nothing...but Faith to keep me in place. Because Chaos is very, very and I mean very...tempting to piss me off.

I snapped my fingers proving a point, "It's not hard playing games, May." I spoke lightly as I snapped fingers again to kindly point, "It only as hard as one, who fecking is blind and I had my eyes ripped out...quickly." And I snapped my fingers again, "Which was quite painful!" I admitted playing to the games I'd learned back home all too naturally.

The girl was wide eyed when I tilted my face innocently, "Marcos...you're...what the feck!" I snapped my fingers again to kindly thank her, "You're as ever aware, aren't you?" I felt exasperation wondering if Tartarus was going to get us both killed. May was good, I was fast and yet we were playing hid the shiv over a damned heretic...disgusting. Utterly disgusting to absolute limits of disbelief, if anything I was keeping this girl and another behind my fecking back alive.

Twitching my jawline I moved closer despite being shorter she leaned away unintentionally. I held up my fingers literally, "Watch!" I snapped once, "This!" And twice, "Now!" And finally the third time to pleasantly grin.

She was outright paling between every movement due to a kinder smile I kept fairly at bay. I almost opened my eyes just to see it yet I was kind enough to just say it, "Do not think for fecking second, or even believe I'm just playing when you and I have wasted...too much time playing Inquisitor, May! I get it, I wish I couldn't but you know why I'm being kinder right now?" I hinted grinning to see her face paling as I moved forward three steps exactly and she found herself back up against something I'd seen already.

"You're on a wall...don't forget that, or I will skim your corner next." And I turned around scowling to kinder expressions to pleasantly call out to Slithe, "Come on Slithe! I need your help, I have to deal with idiots and you are not one of them. Right?" I held out a hand when she came closer to grasp it almost believing a dream had come true, I almost thought it was too sweet and I allowed it since it'd been kinder to say no, "T...ha...nk...y...ou..."

I smiled pleasantly to whisper, "I need you to tell me where that good man is! Is he there, or does he have good friends?" When looking back to an elder girl whose pale expression caused a subtle sneer slip past. She'd gotten too close, a little too close and Tartarus knew she'd learn one little lesson I knew far too well. Games were reality to those who dreamed, she believed only what was in front of her and I'm playing stupid. Willen if you're going to try to be my friend, please...oh Emperor don't make think you're an ungrateful bitch!

End Chapter XXVII

Author's Note: I should have said...Beware of Mind-Fuckery, but I like my readers.

Moral of the chapter, since there's a fuck ton: Do NOT piss off Marcos Eius when's said evil little shit is in a good, kind and pleasant mood. Did you notice the 'masks' and the 'hints' he was dropping to May's character...she think it's a game...but he thinks it's a game. You see the contrast, the differences and you really going to realize about Marcos And May: THEY ARE NOT TOGETHER. I'm putting a lot of shit up, so I don't have to hear some bullshit saying, 'He's a god...' How? I ask, if he's so fucking wrong about everything and realizes he's pretty fighting solo when someone thinks it's all fun and games? Marcos Eius plays for blood and fun in case you noticed a lot of warning signs, the kid is being pushed and he's going full into...without fucking laughing his ass off.

Did you see a lot foreshadowing, a lot of potential oh shit moments? This is the true Marcos, he's a gangster/cutthroat who is little too good in some things and that is the said corner metaphors. But he doesn't like open ground...at all. This is a kid, or monster you do not want to piss off, I stress this...look at what he did and how he acted every perspective he'd been hinting to May, an Interrogator in name, not that he hates her...she's just way behind and he's struggling to figure out shit when literally everything is shit to begin with! It's ironic, if not relatable and you're seeing it all at my expense.

Also the 'Gang-Hive' talk: If you're not laughing, you're crying and that is worth my smile!

So let us continue to an interesting stupid cliche that make me laugh my ass off.

The bird...IT'S NOT TZEENTCH, OR A CHAOS FUCKING DAEMON! Believe it's not that easy, it's stupid, lazy and I love the irony of someone saying in a review, 'Well why does he have six eyes and two heads...' Why? I'll explain easily: The Warp of is the Realm of Souls...Marcos purified a daemon which nearly killed him and he still got the fucking balls to do it. He survived because the Immaterium is a dimensional paradox of where anything is real, even contradiction and as such Marcos chose a selfish desire out of self-preservation because he knows he's going to near insane dealing with people...don't see the games around him. He hates it, I can stress that and I'll further into the design of the 'Bird'

It's the Imperium of Mankind but a manifestation of abstraction give form, hence why the 'bird' looks like a twisted Imperiun. Familiars and warp creatures not of cause can be bound through will, strength and plenty of insanity I can't understand to simply as thus: The Bird is an extension of Marcos Eius's will, his desires, nightmares, strengths and guide as a subconsciousness guide into the Darkness which that 'bird' stands out so damned well, if only just and it'll never leave him. He'll never be alone ever, even if he knows those little 'eyes' which you're seeing do some really scary shit. It's a guardian of eternal loyalty, it will be his unseen guide and the very belief of Faith in the grim of places. And as such he will never betray the Imperium of Mankind...ever, because fucking hates Chaos because it's full of bullshit...well, more or less?

He's not stupid, if anything I'll explain his attitude is dynamically changing for every cut-off I put out.

You know that little 'family' bullshit, Marcos wanted to do a hell lot more. But he did it as a favor for a girl, who thought it all a game. And Marcos is finally getting pissed off because she is getting the free ride. He knows, he chose it and that's best because he sure as hell doesn't the attention. But as we say, the Inquisition is full of monsters who are desperately trying in this coven to pin him down, they're trying and every secret he unravels is really...just between the Five. And whose the Fifth Inquisitor?

You'll find out...hahaha.

And no, if I write that detailed scene you're a sick person and that 'perspective' is kind of Marcos viewing it as absolutely undeniable pissed, if May was laughing her ass off as you were? My friends, it's all fun and games, but please understand I'm proving a point. This is horrifying, this is terrible and I refuse to go Chaos because it scares me shit less. I had someone ask via PM, I said, 'No. He's dead and I'm going to drink if you convince me..."

Marcos is a gangster, messenger or rather the who hide in plain sight, who wasn't some little wimp. He can be funny, crude, kind and all that good stuff...but he's hard fucking core. He's the kind of kid, if you approach him and just say hi, be respectful like anything...he'll be your friend, you'll have a little evil shit fucking with ya, but Marcos looks for his 'crew', 'friends' and he's really...really struggling to figure out what the hell he'd be able too. 'Slithe' is the first, if only in name but I will say this...he's NOT a good kid, be he's NOT that untranslatable, quasi and just flat out evil fuckhead, sort of. Which the true challenge I busted my ass to laugh hard, listen to a hell out of music and you're seeing the real mask of Marcos.

And I love the fact, it's NOT fourth wall. Marcos in 'your' view was snapping his fingers at another character looking at her, as you would see being absolutely horrified he's being tested. He's got to do so much, get to places and somehow...just to be nice to people! Sounds fun, I'd like to pretend I like people too but you can't deal with games, people and sheer stupidity. This poor kid, is laughing his ass off in plain sight and that's because he's being tested to protect, safe-guard, complete and somehow clean up an entire deck of hell...in hell...as one little favor for nothing, if not for the Bird. How absolutely maddening you would all feel to be in this kid's shoes, I can assure you.

Not happy, if not extremely pissed off.

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