[ he wouldn't have shot at him under any circumstance, much less if he's willing to run from him. but viktor would run, and his gloriously evolved would run, salo turned his back— and jayce still had to be relentless. he couldn't not keep his promise if he kept his unwilling softness for every tough decision.
and now? he still perceives a threat that will eventually kill him. it is one less extortion to join the future fray. it is survival in his fractured psyche.
the core ondulates, rips the spaces it occupies and blasts away the entire storefront. anything caught in the blast will not simply disintegrate— it will warp the very space it has caused a crater in with its ugly impact. debris floats where its tendrils have kissed, splashes of rotting color infecting rocks, floorboards, and shattering windows now in continuous suspension.
if john was caught in it, he'd feel like that nasty hammer just took the biggest metaphysical crunch, shake and throw and him. ]
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and now? he still perceives a threat that will eventually kill him. it is one less extortion to join the future fray. it is survival in his fractured psyche.
the core ondulates, rips the spaces it occupies and blasts away the entire storefront. anything caught in the blast will not simply disintegrate— it will warp the very space it has caused a crater in with its ugly impact. debris floats where its tendrils have kissed, splashes of rotting color infecting rocks, floorboards, and shattering windows now in continuous suspension.
if john was caught in it, he'd feel like that nasty hammer just took the biggest metaphysical crunch, shake and throw and him. ]