that voice was from a long forgoten foe, back when skulduggery was fighting in the magic wars.
"i see you kept yourself well..."
"yes i have dear boy, yes indeed."
"what are you doing here."
"i came to see the world destroyer."
"the world destroyer?"
"the girl."
"how did you know about that?"
"valkyrie?"
"ah, so it has a name."
"im not an it."
"shush wench."
"why you...what do you want with me anyway?"
"why, i want a bride."
"a bride?!"
"yes, and who better than the girl who could destroy anything?"
"well your shit outta luck bucko."
"oh, and why is that?"
"she's my fiance"
"oh really now?"
"yes, infact i was just about to propose to her when you so rudely interupted."
val looks skul dead in the eye. and as she does so he kneels down on one knee and pulls out a diamond ring.
"my god man! have you gone insane?!"
"kenspekel...shut the hell up."
ken looks at skul and shakes his head in disgust.
"ah so she isnt yours yet..."
"well, no. but that dosnt mean she's yours either."
"lets put a wager on this then, shall we?"
"no way, im not going to bet on my love."
val steps forward.
"i will."
"what?!"
"i'll wager you."
"ahh, looks like she wouldnt mind being stolen from you."
"i didnt say he was the one who gets to battle."
"oh, i see."
"we meet at sundown. this day in a weeks time."
"as you wish my dear."
"its valkyrie dickhead."
"ooh, fiesty."
the man leaves and everyone continues with the party. about 5 hours later valkyrie and skulduggery head home for a well deserved rest.
"i see you kept yourself well..."
"yes i have dear boy, yes indeed."
"what are you doing here."
"i came to see the world destroyer."
"the world destroyer?"
"the girl."
"how did you know about that?"
"valkyrie?"
"ah, so it has a name."
"im not an it."
"shush wench."
"why you...what do you want with me anyway?"
"why, i want a bride."
"a bride?!"
"yes, and who better than the girl who could destroy anything?"
"well your shit outta luck bucko."
"oh, and why is that?"
"she's my fiance"
"oh really now?"
"yes, infact i was just about to propose to her when you so rudely interupted."
val looks skul dead in the eye. and as she does so he kneels down on one knee and pulls out a diamond ring.
"my god man! have you gone insane?!"
"kenspekel...shut the hell up."
ken looks at skul and shakes his head in disgust.
"ah so she isnt yours yet..."
"well, no. but that dosnt mean she's yours either."
"lets put a wager on this then, shall we?"
"no way, im not going to bet on my love."
val steps forward.
"i will."
"what?!"
"i'll wager you."
"ahh, looks like she wouldnt mind being stolen from you."
"i didnt say he was the one who gets to battle."
"oh, i see."
"we meet at sundown. this day in a weeks time."
"as you wish my dear."
"its valkyrie dickhead."
"ooh, fiesty."
the man leaves and everyone continues with the party. about 5 hours later valkyrie and skulduggery head home for a well deserved rest.