GOD OF DEATH AU

[enigmaster]

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[agoodname]

[Osvaldus blinks at that, then shifts a bit in Enygma's lap so he can lean out a bit and look at him, frowning]

Because you're worth knowing and spending time with you is enjoyable. [obviously]

[enigmaster]

...I doubt anyone else would agree with that assessment.

[agoodname]

That's because they're wrong. [obviously]

[enigmaster]

...They simply know what I am, that's all. I think only Ares has any real fondness for me, when it comes to my Olympian cousins.

[agoodname]

Know what you are? [his brow is creased in a frown, hand reaching up to cradle his cheek] What is that supposed to mean? So you're the God of Death--so what? That's not all there is to you.

[enigmaster]

Yes, it is. It's... ...You don't have to say such things. It's simply what I am. All that I am capable of. [he knows that. it's just a truth of the world, isn't it?]

[agoodname]

[Osvaldus's mouth twists at that into a bit of a scowl] Of course I don't have to say such things. I'm not doing it to be nice. I'm saying it because it's true.

You're more than just being the God of Death. I've seen it.

[enigmaster]

...You've hardly seen me that much.

[agoodname]

So, come see me more, then. But I've seen you more than some. And I've seen enough to make up my own mind.

[enigmaster]

...You're going to die eventually. Actually, that time. And it will be my doing. You understand that, right? You talk as if you do, but you act differently. [...just. reminding Osvaldus who - what - he is dealing with.]

[agoodname]

I'm well aware, thank you very much. [he huffs] And when that final time comes, I'll greet you like an old friend and come with you. But until then, I'm enjoying just spending time with you.

[enigmaster]

You say that, but... [...] ...You should hate me.

[agoodname]

I fail to see why.

[enigmaster]

Nearly everyone does. Even if not for their own sake, then for others. ...I took your mother, after all.

[agoodname]

[that...makes him freeze, for a moment.]

You... [his eyes are flicking over Enygma's face for a moment, wide, searching]

You took her?

[enigmaster]

[There it is.] Yes. I did. I take everyone, after all.

[agoodname]

[there's a pause, then--and then his brow furrows]

And what would have happened to her if you hadn't?

[enigmaster]

She... would have remained in this realm. Alive. ...What would have become of her, I can't say. It was a very quick matter.

[agoodname]

Alive...still, after she fell from the stairs? [his frown deepens, then] Her neck was broken.

[enigmaster]

...Yes. Alive, still. If I don't take someone, it's impossible for them to pass.

[agoodname]

So she would've just...laid there. With a broken neck? [that's...horrifying. And it shows on his face]

[enigmaster]

...Yes. [He isn't going to lie about that. What would be the point?]

[agoodname]

That would've been awful. She would have suffered so much. [Osvaldus wraps his arms around himself, then, shoulders hunching a bit] And you...you said it was quick?

[enigmaster]

...Yes. I don't believe she even felt a thing. [He took so many, then. All quick as he could, hardly able to keep up with it all.]

[agoodname]

[I don't believe she even felt a thing. His throat goes tight at that, and he's lifting his hands suddenly to press the heels of his palms into his eyes, trumbling a bit, trying to not cry] I--