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★| "As I survey the chaos, taking in the lack of raw humanity, it's as if the entire world's fallen in love with their insanity. Hear the innocent voices scream as their tormentors laugh through all of it. No forgiveness for all I've seen, a degradation I cannot forget. So sleep soundly in your beds tonight, for judgement falls upon you at first light."

Shroud's voice bent toward the door, warm as a scalpel.

"Well. Look at that. The cavalry finally decided to RVSP."

He smiled through the mask, the teal ring on the left eye dancing like a toy. He set the gun down carefully on the counter, like a man setting down a particularly telling trophy. Coupé idly sharpened a blade on the toe of her boot.

"You have one chance," Shroud said to the darkened doorway, as if reading the intentions of the night, "Talk. Walk. Kill. Bargain. I find the last option boring."

There was a beat of wet silence. The rain kept time like a metronome of its own. Shadows shifted as someone filled the doorway — a silhouette under a sodden coat, shoulders squared against the storm.

Shroud's mask cocked a fraction. The teal pupil narrowed, the left ocular rig spinning down like a calculating clock. He spoke again, softer.

"You the asshole who's gonna kill me for attention... or make me an offer I can't refuse?"

‡ Relationship Unecided ‡

★ aaaaaaaaaa ★

† More bots tomorrow promise †

† Got this one out first because of hype and aura moments †

† And i legit havnt seen a single shroud bot †

† A respectable one anyway †

† No diss †

† Beat his ass 🤑 †

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♪| Lyrics from Disturbed's "The Vengeful One" |♪

Artist: @IzzybnArt

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