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[heavensdragon]

{He is fastidious about his appearance, brushing off imagined pieces of dust and grime with delicate hands. Runyu is not a tall man nor does he look particularly strong, yet jumping to conclusions about his abilities would be a mistake. Before you stands the Emperor of Heaven, though he earned the title through underhanded means.}

I am not practiced at welcome speeches. However I will do my best. {He clears his throat and stands with all the pride he can scrape together in this moment.} I am Runyu, son of Emperor Tai Wei and Princess Su Li. You need not fear me if you have done nothing wrong.

{His gaze sharpens as if he can detect wrongdoers through the device.}

Yet if you have committed this crime against me, I will not be merciful. You have removed the Emperor of Heaven from his duties and now hold him prisoner. Kidnap on this scale can only result in your death.

{Those are big words for someone who doesn't have an army to back him up, but Runyu is, perhaps understandably, mad. Furious, actually.}

Furthermore, if you have harmed my wife... {A chill climbs his spine. Soon, she could be his wife. He must return to her!} I will kill you myself.

{His hands curl into white fists as if he imagines snapping necks with his bare fingers. He could.}

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[grappler]

[she finally composes herself long enough to wipe a tear from her eye and catch her breath, even though when she speaks it comes out in short gasps.]

Do you know...how--how crazy you sound?

[WHEEZE

and then when she speaks again, her voice drops a couple of octaves as if she's trying to sound like a man.]

I'm the darkness. I control the night. Look at me, trapped in this place with these foolish mortals with my godlike powers!

[she snorts, almost starting to giggle outright about it again.]

[heavensdragon]

{Laughter. He is accustomed to being laughed at, but he is sensitive to it after the death of his mother, brother and father. Runyu visibly tenses, dangerously close to losing his temper. If he does, wherever he happens to be will sustain damage.

Over a girl. Laughing at him. No, he has to compose himself and so he forces out a breath.}

I control the constellations. I never said I was darkness.

{But, yes, he is trapped.}

I would not laugh, lady. I am likely the only one who can free you.

[grappler]

[she sighs, getting over her laughter as she rolls her head back so that she's staring at the ceiling.]

Okay, the god shit is getting old. I know you probably think so highly of yourself or whatever, but if you were all that we would've been out by now. Yeah?

[she's just saying.]

Maybe you should just admit that you're just as lost as the rest of us.

[heavensdragon]

Presumptions. {Runyu admonishes, voice cold and oh so royal.} I am a god and it should frighten you that the powers here have trapped me too.

[grappler]

Again I say...ooh, scary. So intimidating. I'm quaking in my boots.

[her voice is still dripping with sarcasm.]

I don't think a god would want to talk to lowly humans anyway. If I even believed in them.

[heavensdragon]

Why not? A god can talk to whomever they wish. {He is trying not to bite at the sarcasm. His temper is already wire thin.}

[grappler]

Wouldn't they have better things to do? I dunno, doing god shit. Ignoring the human race, stuff like that.

[still talking as if it's a "what if" scenario.]

[heavensdragon]

There are gods who see to the Earth, the Wind, the Water. Observing humans is a given. Sometimes curiosity overwhelms a deity.

[grappler]

And what are you?

[even though she still doesn't believe him.]

The least y'all could do is give us something worthwhile.

[heavensdragon]

I am the Night Deity. I oversee the stars.

{As he said.}

Our views of worthwhile differ.

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[grappler]

[she wasn't paying enough attention, clearly.]

Probably.

[she sighs.]

Well, allow me to not further waste your godly time. You have other things to do, like threaten more people who won't listen here.

No prob!

[heavensdragon]

Did you bring me here? If so, then yes, the threat was aimed at you.

{If not, be angry with him. Come on, it's fun. Or something.}