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“This is the story of how a fallen on ascends” period

“Now I will tell you the tale of a boy who was born within darkness” period

“You smell like death, boy. Carve out your heart for it and it will give you the world in return”

“But in the end, he loses her everytime”

“When I Died, it did not feel like the peaceful end to a grand fight. It felt like the beginning of one”

“The sudden burst of emotions that ran through him at the sight of me. Affection protectiveness. Hurt. Anger”

“A shame for us to meet with my acolytes head in your hands”

I have fought too long and too hard on your behalf to be disrespected like this

An embrace long enough and tight enough to communicate 15 yrs of missing and regret

Hmm very interesting ending! I think I read this book out of order tho

“He was a breathing corpse, and we weren’t even the first people to kill him”

“Why didn’t you obey?”

“His presence went cold. He could no longer avoid the realization”

“Not only would I not remember these times, I would one day crawl over rocks and sacrifice my body to make sure I forgot”

“I wonder whether any of them had been simply been removed for knowing too much”

“But I was tired of fighting. I was ready to win”

“I’m not asking anything. I’m telling you that I would like that person to be you. And you can do with that information what you will”

“Both of us were being slowly strangled by those who had taken all our faith. We had no one to blame but ourselves”

I wanted to live long enough to see the kings death. Or at least the death of this fucking lizard

“There was no playful ness, no flirtation. Only command”

“Atrius was a man terrified of losing control. And I was asking him to balance on a knife’s edge”

“I dreamed about this. What you might look like, u raveled and desperate”

Leaving my nightgown crumpled in the water, discarded there with my broken vows

Atrius carried mine himself, just has he had Carrie done, even when his people were dying

“When my sister died, people gave us bread instead. It was much more useful”

“People are distant not bc they didn’t feel our loss, but bc they felt it too much. They had no room for more”

“You want to see the truth? Do you have room in your heart for another dark story?”

“Some seers prophecy said that he would save the house if the blood”

“Because you make me ravenous”

“I was ravenous

“He abandoned his very, very dead target and whirled around, he wasn’t looking at any of that - not his own warriors or the people he had lost. Only me”

“Was not screaming, screaming in utter terror. Over me”

“Vivi. Stay right here”

“I thought of another explosion barely survived by a 9 yr old girl”

“Yes. Kill them all”

“His nostrils flared and I realized that he was taken a ick by his own desires, perhaps even more than I was”

“Did that mean another night?”

“For reasons I didn’t quite understand, I went to Atrius tent”

“I let him pull me into an embrace, our bodies curled around each other, his aura and body enveloping me like a cocoon

Rocks that were not rocks at all. Rocks that were actually pieces of bodies

“I knew whatever he would say would cut deep. I was right. ‘It matters’l

“We lost to past so fast. We should cling to those who made who who we are”

“Slowly, I slid my hand up, inside his shirt-finding bare skin. He stiffened, but didn’t stop me. Nor did he move. He barely breathed”

“Don’t you think I don’t see that the past is devouring you too”

“I waited for such a long time”

“Staring at him won’t do anything”

“We know what this feels like”

“I remembered I was supposed to be his assassin”

“It’s impossible to not notice everything, with you”

“I could see that you wanted it and you deserved it”

“And yes it wasn’t quite a predators hunger that shivered in him”

“He climbed up 100s of ft. Clung there for weaver knew how long, and without being spotted”

“Vivi”

“How could I not recognize my own brother”

“He was presenting Tarkan to me. He was giving me this”

“I knew Atrius was not a man of mercy. I put that questions off for another day”

“He sent me here to say he doesn’t need you tonight”

We evolve, but war is the same. It isn’t up to me to redefine that

Who among your warriors can be assassin? They aren’t exactly subtle’ ‘Ill do it myself’ I laughed before I could stop myself which made Atrius scowl deepen

To think I let such a dangerous creature sleep beside me every night

The rot did not belong to me. I could leave it on the skin of another little girl I left behind a long time ago

“So there was coming” “weaver help. That’s what I got for stupid jokes”

“Friends. Goodness you think I’m Atrius friend? As if Atrius has friends”

“A meaningless touch. Strange thing to crave”

“It’s nice not to sleep alone”

“Tell your men to stop feeding me buckets of oranges. It’s bad for digestion. Maybe protein! Protein would be nice!”

“Sympathy for the conqueror of my home. Weaver fucking help me”

“He was in such unimaginable pain. How could anyone exist like this”

“My dream was very much not a dream”

“Oh he had dreams alright”

“As if I didn’t notice the way his eyes lingered in how much skin I had showing. Or the way his hands were folded over his lap”

“Enjoying the view?”

“No, he was not the blind one”

“That little thing will probably put him in better spirits. We can dream”

“What the hell are you wearing? The first words out of Atrius mouth when I walked thru the door”

“Don’t let any of the spoilers see you in that”

“Do you think they’ll leave me the pieces, or just feed them to the wolves”

“A withering decay that seemed alive

No it was without equal the most advanced magic id ever seen

“You lied to me”

“Promise not to kill me” “I don’t make those kinds of promises”

“To be honest, I would prefer you do it. At least you’re swift about it” “only sometimes”

“We are your protectors, not your enemies”

“The Alkans were of course very afraid. It didn’t really do much good to be reassured by a blood soaked vampire warrior with horns”

“The world collapsed, shifted, rearranged in less than a second” interesting!

“Knock knock”

“Atrius drew his sword and simply started walking”

“Typical of warlords. To use their starving homeless populations as shields”

“And Atrius very, very unhappy face was a few inches from mine”

“Damn it. Sometimes, I did hate this job”

I really like this book so far😌

“Beware of that curiosity, seer. It’s a dangerous thing”

“And there it was, just a hint. A single wisp of smoke against the impenetrable black of his presence. A glint of interest”

“You take up a disproportionate amount of my time seer”

“It was difficult to charm him. Then again, I’d never been a very charming person”

“I’m a killer too, Atrius. Don’t underestimate me”

“Given that Atrius was as transparent as a rock”

“I wasn’t being lecherous” “I didnt know why I said it again, I had nothing to prove”

“Like I said, no shame in it. I’ve got no interest in the man but even I’ll admit hes a good looking one”

“Beautiful. Mysterious. Dangerous. And an obvious, clear as the fucking moon mistake”

“Oh, Erekkus was going to be in trouble”

“And I came face to face with the conqueror”

“I prefer to meet death standing up” lol

“Eyes are a very inefficient way to see”

“But did that mean that Glaea, a country populated by many humans, was the desert? That didn’t make any sense”

“You laugh because you don’t know them” “I laugh because you don’t know me”

“It was fun to unnerve a Bloodborn vampire”

“When they take your eyes, they take it slow”

“Sometimes, gods dean a purge, necessary”

“The house of blood had questioned Nyaxia and some said perhaps even betrayed her - offending her so violently that they were cursed”

“I’m not one to fight fate, but I will fight you”

“She took my little finger and etched several scars over my abdomen. All gifts I’d given freely”

“One priestess wraith, blood pouring from her throat, who looked at the sun like it was home”

“And I saw it, the moment that Nyaxia decided to discard love in favor of power”

“I died alone” what the fuck

“Make death afraid of you”

And Im deeply honored that I had the opportunity to walk this path with you. Thank you

Perhaps mortals, like gods, are mesmerized by their own damnation. She took his hand

72 unanswered calls. How many will you make before the end?

She let go of her anger. Let go of her pain. Her body disintegrated like ashes into the wind

I never wanted anything so much as I wanted to show you that happy ending you believe in

“I’ll never regret you”

“You’ve seen how I work Dawndrinker. I’m thorough. I’m patient”

“I will burn with you till the end of it all, Dawndrinker”

“Punishment did not wait for permission”

“I did not get to go home” 😭

“She will never know what was once intended for her heart”

“I would never regret Asher. But I know one day, he would regret me”

“What right did I have to complain about offering myself to one man in exchange for a life time of prosperity, when she had no choice but the offer herself to many just to help us survive”

“Don’t leave me”

“All that mattered me was that it was gone, and we were trapped”

LUCE 🥺

“Show me what it should feel like”

“Once we resurrect Alarus, you can let him know your critiques of his design of the Descent”

“You only say my name when your worried about me”

The sin only starts at 11

Dangerous, Illiae

Stay with me

“I thought you’d enjoy the break” “I don’t” Asar stopped so abruptly that I almost walked into him”

“The last thing I saw was Ophelia’s face as she dragged me down” that cant be good

“One moment, I was standing with Asar. The next the world tilted. I thought, this all hurts a lot for a house that is supposedly not real”

“That split second of shock on his face was a treasure. I wanted to put it in a locket to wear around my neck”

“Saescha has looked just as she had in death”

And you. I hope you watch them all burn

Sometimes youd know someone so well youd recognize them anywhere

“Did she? I like her, Asar. Be sure to bring her more cake”

“Excellent. I hope he died slow”

“In the name of the Mother, he could not stand up after he saw you in that nightgown. Friends, she says”

“You are a good enough musician to exhaust the dead”

“I just played the notes that sounded like you”

“His scars against mine. Mistakes against mistakes”

“Did she? I like her, Asar. Be sure to bring her more cake”

“Excellent. I hope he died slow”

“In the name of the Mother, he could not stand up after he saw you in that nightgown. Friends, she says”

“You are a good enough musician to exhaust the dead”

“I just played the notes that sounded like you”

“His scars against mine. Mistakes against mistakes”

“No I couldn’t save them both, but I wouldn’t have tried even if I could”

“The hands reached up his arm, clawing at his shoulder, his chest, his face, tearing at his left eye”

“There is nothing more dangerous than a sin that felt right”

Doubt was a disease. The harder I tried to wipe it out, the hotter the fever blazed

I was able to use the illusion of Psyche to build the life I wanted for myself