Seeker of Thrones 4-25
Chapter: 4
“In Lethyx dwells a white princeling who doth not sleep, but feedeth upon the sleep of other as a tick fattens itself upon a bloated vein. There doth he perch, and sifteth through the minds of men as one sorts marbles, to shatter them at his pleasure.”
– Book of Black Kings
Oh, the arrogance!
Bitchslap incoming?
“This is MY tortured mental hellscape!”
This I can respect 😀
The Lord of Lust is also the Lord of Whimsy and Ambition. I imagine his worlds are a chaotic mess simply because he enjoys empowering anyone with the desire for a piece of divinity.
Not just anyone; he’ll always have a hidden angle.
Perhaps it seems a lifetime ago, but surely Allison’s repeat viewings of “The Little Mermaid” as child should be kicking in about now…
Holy fuck, so he’s basically Slaanesh.
With a hint of Tzeentch.
His key even looks like a slaaneshi icon.
Oh fuck yes he is that symbol is pretty much Slaanesh’s symbol isn’t it?
Though he acts a bit like Tzeentch too
And a few drops of Fulgrin.
I’m glad the Goblin King Ego, can tell us all about ambition
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Don’t make deals with the fae, Allison.
Those POOOR unFORtunate SOUUUUULS
There is no such thing as a gift in the realm of Throne. One only receives if one has also given, or is expected to give, in return. And woe to those who dare break the bargain of charity.
You can make this work for you though.
I give only the gift of Cutting, and in return reap a Harvest of Blood.
Hmm… seems to me we all need a key to get us moving sometimes. To fire us up, to bring us to life. The trick is to figure out what turns yer key, and then to give ‘er a twist. Some folks will crank right up and purr along, reliable like. Others you have to crank for a long time, and sometimes they just don’t run strong.
Now this Incubus fellah, seems to me he’s offerin up a squirt a’ starter fluid, to take Allison from “don’t-wanna-start” to “runnin’ hard” in no time flat. But I think ol’ Incubus missed the clue that Allison knows all about her own “tortured mental hellscape”. See, she’s already up and running – rough maybe, but running. Everyone knows you don’t use starter fluid on a’ running engine cuz it’ll blow up in yer face.
Good luck Incubus, I think yer gonna need it, Bowie or not 😉
Louis Cypher by way of Jareth. Bowie fabulation levels rapidly approaching critical mass in here; suggest dampening field to contain stardust particle decay.
What do you want to bet that a part of this deal involves becoming Incubus’s slave?
advancement through being shackled to a demiurge is hardly advancement at all
Why would Allison need him to unlock her potential when her key contains everything his does? All she’d need to do is get him to show her the trick behind it so that she can use it on herself.
the mind already has systems in place for rewriting and unlocking itself. They come with limiters and safeguards for a reason. Short circuited recursive mental change leads to insanity and/or Incubus.
… well, Incubus quite suddenly became the most terrifying Black King we’ve met.
Poor unfortunate souls.
I’ve been told that nothing in life comes free. I’ve been told that nothing comes cheap. When dealing with one who deals in dreams, I would fear to pay most dearly, indeed.
A little complexity:
three books, seven dice, a sheet or two;
but the possibilities are limited only by the Master’s designs.
I’d take him up on it, Allison; he seems trustworthy.
Countless observations, through time and space;
I have yet to observe, for anyone;
accomplish anything, free of effort.
inb4 deus ex machina
That phrase is a misnomer; such an allusion implies that this pennyless miniscule brotherfucker is a god, which all followers of Mammon know is factually incorrect.
Now he’s channelling Ursula from Disney’s The Little Mermaid
We are reminded of a sea witch we once knew.
I once had a chance to take such an opportunity. Fool that I am, I rejected this chance, and I am the better for it! Such is how it is to be a Fool.