GAINING UNCONTROLLABLE POWER IS EQUAL TO GAINING A CURSE. That curse so happens to be the very power that created the enhanced of who she is today. Creating something that terrifies Eszter herself. Something so dark and sinister, throwing Eszter in a dark hole that trapped the enhanced in a world where she doesn't feel like she's in control of herself. Like a possessed being desiring nothing but destruction. To retain power as complicating and dangerous as Eszter's, she can definitely say that it's not a blessing as she once thought. Both fear and loss can be a strong motivation when they need to be, and it can easily manipulate the fragile mind and corrupt their life.
Fear and loss are a path to the dark side, a place no person should have to go through, but every day, Eszter finds herself walking in the black and white world where nothing has a meaning. A world she manifested with her powers, a place Eszter's mind created whenever a traumatic event occurs--any grief, anger, frustration--Eszter measly tossed those emotions inside a bottle where she'd never have to feel them again. As if Eszter unloaded a package and discarded it as far as she could, making sure it was in a place where she never has to feel broken again. Like a whirl of chaos bubbling inside, waiting for that small crack to expand until the glass was fragile enough to break out.
The last few people who accepted her with no hesitation now looked at Eszter as the whole does--fear. Eszter remembers exactly how they stared at her with terror etched on their face, burning into the enhanced's mind as she was the cause of it. Knowing that Michelle and Peter were suffering at the hands of Eszter was a horrifying thought, and it scared the enhanced to what she had done. But then, something inside her snapped, and the bottle inside was let loose; the demons on her shoulders were screaming at Eszter, promising revenge for the world after they betrayed her.
For so long, Eszter kept herself at a high standard for the sake of her humanity and her private life. Constantly walking over eggshells around people she didn't know or catching the subtle shyness from people as they were aware of her powers. But now, Eszter knew her friendships with Michelle, Ned, and Peter were tarnished the second she inflicted her emotions into them unknowingly, pushing her lover over the edge and making him say things to hurt her. However, what scared Eszter the most was how easy it was for her to inflict her powers onto Michelle and Peter, causing them pain.
Eszter wouldn't be surprised if they avoid her after what happened.
Losing her only friends was terrifyingly scary, and Eszter realized that Peter was right--everything she touches is destroyed; the enhanced had crashed and burned her friendship and relationship with the two. Eszter remembers the look on Peter's face, but the enhanced couldn't stop the words from repeating themselves in her head.
You would've saved Tony.
Shut up.
And your brother--stop--he would still be alive.
Weakly, Eszter jumped out from the swirls of the darkness that grew in the air, releasing the enhanced as she crashes to the ground in a heap of a mess. As soon as Eszter's feet touched the dirt floor, her knees buckled weakly as she barely held her weight, letting herself crash hard. Heavy gasps of air filled Eszter's ears as her vision blurred with the tears swimming in her eyes and the heavy feeling sitting on her chest; the enhanced was struggling to catch her breath. Shaky fingers lift as dirt pebbles fall from the palm of her hands, then Eszter anxiously runs them through her knotted hair, clenching tightly.
Suddenly, Eszter lets out an ear-piercing scream as a mixture of darkness and purple energy shot out from her body, hitting the construction vehicles that surrounded her; from the powerful wave, the loud whining and crumbling noise of the vehicles were tossed over or thrown back from the sudden push. Eszter felt the energy orbs growing in her palms, seeking so much more destruction, but the enhanced grit her teeth and held the power. Crying into the night, darkness oozed from Eszter.
Even away from civilians, Eszter couldn't go overboard and be comfortable with allowing this kind of energy to explore the Earth; the enhanced has to keep it in and contained, just like what she always did.
The darkness consumed the lights in the surrounding area was slowly seeping into the city unknowingly; creepy crawlers that hid in the darkness were growling to life, submerging from the shadows into a misty form, eyeing the light ahead. However, none of them took after the city as their life was entangled with the shadow. Eszter hadn't even noticed the way the darkness was creating the monsters that itched for a hunt.
"You can't keep bottling up all of your feelings, Essie," a familiar Sokovian accent captures Eszter's attention, halting the enhanced from expanding the darkness as she froze. Her gaze stayed glued to the darkness that swirled underneath her, feeling the hair on her skin poke up. "All this pent up anger . . . it's going to lead to your own destruction."
Eszter can already feel her body tremble with the mixed emotions that were coursing through her mind, but the enhanced allowed her broken heart to feel the grief she desperately wanted to avoid. Instead, however, she felt frozen on the ground as her muscles tense at the sound of the familiar voice; it scared Eszter at how much it resembled his own, but it also made the enhanced angry.
Releasing a shaky breath, Eszter fumes as she couldn't bring herself to meet his gaze. "You're not real," Eszter hisses through her teeth, glaring sharply at the ground.
There was a small hum. The person walks around the girl, standing in front of the enhanced as he creates a distance between and the girl. His eyes scanned the area as he notes the swirling darkness consuming the area, trapping everything into total darkness; however, he furrows his brows at a small movement somewhere in the distance. Then, turning his attention back to Eszter, he tilts his head as he continues to inspect Eszter, clicking his tongue.
"You don't look so well, Essie. Remember the last time you had all that pent-up anger?" The man chuckles at the memory as if it were hilarious. However, Eszter was uneasy at the memory. "You nearly killed a man. But then again, it was just your powers, amirite?"
Eszter finally picks up her gaze rather hesitantly, meeting the eyes of the imposter that stood before her, claiming to be someone they're not. Nevertheless, Eszter could help but feel her breath get stolen at the mere sight of the man before her, feeling strongly emotional as she was hit with an overwhelming feeling. Although Eszter knew he wasn't real, that all of this was in her head, the enhanced nearly fell for it.
At the mere sight of him, it felt weird seeing him again. Eszter lost track of how many years it's been since his passing, but it felt like forever.
"You're dead," Eszter attempts to be firm, but she sounded weak and shaky.
Her green eyes glued to the silver-haired man like she saw a ghost, which in a way, she supposed she did.
He's dead. He's dead. He's dead.
He's not real. None of this is. Eszter was there the day he died; she was right by his side as she felt his life slip away from his body, leaving nothing but an empty shell. In her arms, her brother had died.
Pietro glanced down as he inspects his body, lifting his arms and patting himself across his chest as if he were searching for the bullet wounds. "I'd say I'm very much alive, little sister," Pietro grins smugly. "You gonna give your brother a hug?"
Even if Pietro is pictured similarly to the version of Eszter's brother, the enhanced knew all too well that this wasn't her Pietro. As much as she wishes that it could've been, be able to feel him and hug him one last time, wanting to tell Pietro that she loves him and is glad to have a brother like him in her life. She'd tell him that she was doing good but would also tell him that she's hurting. Instead, Eszter wants Pietro here so he can hug her in a tight bear-hug and tell her that everything was going to be alright.
But that wasn't going to happen. Ever.
Suddenly, Eszter's solemn expression shifts into a threatening glare as she tilts her head while the violet hue shimmer in her eyes.
Pietro lifts his hands in defense. "Whoa, I'm not here to hurt you, Essie," but she doesn't falter. "I"m just here to help you. To help you with your powers."
A teary-eyed Eszter glowers at the illusion of her brother as her eyes continue to glow with energy orbs beaming brightly in her hands. The darkness around them doesn't move but continues to encase the surrounding area into near darkness.
Pietro's eyes drop down to stare at the power radiating from Eszter's hands, mimicking a look of anxiousness. Then, to pass the tension that lingered in the air, Pietro chuckles rather uncomfortably, dropping his arms down by his side.
"Why don't you come out," Eszter sneers with the thickness of her Sokovian accent. Anger instantly seeping out and soaking her words as they hang loosely in the air, letting him know that Eszter was done with these games. Tilting her head in a threatening manner, Eszter continues to glare at Pietro, but she was speaking behind him. "I know you're here."
Pietro scoffs in confusion. "What are you talking about?" He furrows his brows with a confused smile, chuckling. "It's me, Essie. Just me." Pietro inches toward Eszter. "How about we--"
Raising her hands high, Eszter showcases her powers. "You think I'm dumb? I thought you were smarter than that . . . Beck."
Pietro frowns in an attempt to manipulate Eszter's emotion, but the enhanced doesn't back down as she continues glaring at the imposter. Then, suddenly, the illusion of her brothers disappears into the darkness; Eszter swipes her hand, and the darkness shifts, revealing two drones hidden within the shadows she created. Although Eszter is held at gunpoint, it only meant Beck had to be close by, meaning he's trapped in her own hell. Seemingly unbothered, Eszter stared at the two drones when a figure emerged from the nothingness she created; the enhanced straightens her back but narrows her eyes sharply at the figure approaching her.
Beck purses his lips in a grimacing frown, crossing his arms across his chest as he tucks his hands underneath his armpits. Dressed in his Mysterio suit, a fraud who hides away on the sidelines, pretending to be a hero he wasn't. A con artist that tricked the world into thinking Mysterio can be the next Avenger.
"Still hiding, I see," Eszter snarks.
There was a soft scoff in retort. "Like I'm gonna walk right into the dark witch's lair," Beck releases his arms and gestures to their surroundings--nothing but darkness. "I like what you've done with the place."
Eszter's lips twitched upward, flashing an estranged grin. "So, wanna tell me where you are, or should I just tell you?" Her eyes flicker into the darkness as she can feel everything strongly inside the darkness. The grin on her face never falters as she chuckled darkly in her chest, glancing back at Beck, sensing his uneasiness. "So, that's where you are. What, you don't like getting your hands dirty?"
Beck bows his head, knowing that Eszter was bound to discover his location, but the man doesn't falter, nor does he let it alter his mission. "How about we get down to business because clearly, this is gonna go back and forth," Beck motions between the two. He continued to grow frustrated and quite anxious, needing to stay two steps ahead of Eszter. "Who else did you and your little boyfriend tell?"
Scoffing, Eszter tilts her head with the slight narrowing of her eyes, staring at Beck as if he were absurd. "Are you threatening me?" Then, slowly rising to her feet, Eszter turns her body as she faces Beck properly, chuckling darkly. "I don't think you're in the position of making threats."
Beck's hologram glanced toward the side when he saw something shift in the shadows. Low growl and snarls could be heard in the distance, but Beck couldn't visually spot anything remotely physical crawling in the dark. He could see movement and hear their noises, but as much as he tries, he couldn't see them. They were hunting him.
"I'd like to think I'm the one with the upper hand."
Eszter slowly raised her arm with the purple energy orb humming in her grasp, beaming with the intensity of the power the emerged from within the dark arts of her powers. Eszter could feel the darkness granting her full access, unknowingly absorbing more energy than she's used to. She notices the way Beck swallowed anxiously, getting nervous at the mere sight of Eszter and her capabilities--he has no idea. This gave the enhanced a sense of triumph; she felt superior as she soaked in his fear that was peaking through his hard exterior that masked his emotions.
His eyes widen subtly as he pulls his attention away from Eszter and toward the darkness around them, noticing how it was increasing in size and the noises inside were becoming louder. Eszter twitched her finger, and a snarl erupted in the dark, zooming through the darkness and shifting the smoke about. Beck followed the movement, but he was gobsmacked--since when can Eszter do anything like this?
This wasn't right. Beck calculated everything. He knew Eszter could manipulate darkness, but he didn't realize the extent of her abilities until now, and it baffled him. Eszter's powers were immaculate, and it left Beck highly curious to see how far her powers could go.
Suddenly, Beck's wide-eyes found their way to the thing standing tall and horrifying beside Eszter; like a pet to the enhanced, the creature practically towered over them as the misty-looking figure slithers its tongue against its razor-sharp teeth, snarling at Beck. He looked between Eszter and the creature, realizing that the girl was controlling it. There was no way, but it's real. Beck couldn't believe his eyes.
Dark and threatening, Eszter didn't look the same as she once did the day Beck had first seen her. Instead, she was different and horrifying. The look in her eyes was covered in a dark coloring, cracks etched around her eye sockets, but no blood was apparent.
"I've been looking for something to hit all day," Eszter admits.
That spark burning in Eszter's belly was finally going to be inflamed.
"How about we take this inside?" Beck tries.
Eszter waves her hand, and the creature's eyes glowed purple before darting forward, not caring as Beck's illusion went flying away, but he seemed to crash to the floor with a purple hue at the same time as Eszter. However, the creature tackled one of the drones as another jumped out from the darkness, attacking the second drone before it could rain fire. Eszter stretched the darkness.
Pushing the darkness apart, Eszter flicks her eyes up at the building, sensing multiple people hiding up inside the building; the enhanced nearly sniggered at the mere thought of Beck and whoever his goons are hiding out in her territory, as vulnerable as she'd imagine.
The creatures snarled as they crawled away from the demolished drones.
"Don't let anyone leave," Eszter tilts her head as she keeps her eyes trained on the building, suddenly spotting Beck standing proudly in the window. It was like Eszter could only focus on the man. "Don't touch them. They're mine."
The two chosen monsters trudged forward at that command as they chased the building at an ungodly speed, leaving Eszter behind. The enhanced marched forward before she swirled her violet glowing hand, suddenly disappearing within the shadows. Appearing in front of the building, Eszter pushed the door open, but the enhanced was greeted by a completed building to her surprise. There was furniture and electricity, windows and doors separating the rooms, wallpaper, and flooring. Unlike the constructed building that only had the bones of the building, this was completed and with people inside.
Eszter shuffles slowly on her feet as she examines the room, pleasantly surprised by how insanely accurate the hologram was. It started with the lobby and with a woman sitting at the desk near the entrance. Eszter stared at her for a mere second but found her at no threat.
Storming past the front desk, Eszter started making her way through the entrance building as she began her hunt, searching for Beck through his illusions. The fake woman attempted to stop Eszter, but the enhanced merely ignores her as she struts by; with a swipe of her hands, violet energy shoved the doors open, shattering the glass from impact. Nevertheless, Eszter stepped over the glass with the thick boots she had on, crunching loudly as she doesn't falter in her stride.
Eszter walked into the hall and entered another room, but the enhanced pauses in her steps when she found dozen of eyes staring at her; they were at desks, holding paper, or emerged in a conversation that was abruptly interrupted. Then, they turned their attention to Eszter, confused and surprised to see the famous Dusk standing in their building. However, the enhanced didn't spare them another question as she continued her hunt.
"You know, I'm a little bummed," Eszter looks around, slowing a bit as Beck's voice echoed through the hall. Narrowing her eyes as she gathers herself, Eszter kept her stoic expression as her hips jutted with every stride she made. "You and Peter were never meat to be a part of this. Not this far in the plan."
"What happened to getting to the point?" Eszter turns around the corner, spotting a few people rushing after her, but the enhanced had known better. She lifted her arms and swiped her hand, throwing the drone aside as it took the illusion down with it. Eszter leaned her head back a bit. "Sooner or later, I'll find you, and when I do, I won't go easy."
Finding the first floor empty, Eszter transported onto the second floor, catching the fake people off guard. Standing in the middle of the room, Eszter glanced around as she examines the people surrounding her; the enhanced didn't feel anyone here. However, Eszter jerks her head to the side at the sound of shouting and the jingling of metal, finding two security guards rushing toward her; guns out, and pointed at Eszter, ordering the enhanced to stand down. Then, more guns were directed at her.
They weren't real.
Screams filled the room when one of Eszter's monsters jumped inside the window, scaring the people as the guards rained fire at the horrifying creature; unaffected by the drones' bullets, the creature attacked the first drone, causing the fake security guard to fall from nothing. Eszter watched as the monster tore the drone to shreds with its teeth, gnawing at the machinery like it was a chew toy.
Then, Eszter curls her fingers as she grabs hold of the drone, making the illusion mock as if it were choking from her powers; however, Eszter knew better as she slowly clenched her fist tightly, crushing the drone as it whirled in a struggling manner. Their body crashed to the ground with the drone, somehow still active even after Eszter had destroyed the drone.
"Big talk for someone small like you," Beck cackles. He watches through his several drones as Eszter stepped over his drones, leaving the ugly creature behind as it started attacking more of the drones. "I have to give you credit. You are smart, unlike that boyfriend of yours. I had plans for you, Eszter. We could've made a good team, you and I. Imagine it, the world wouldn't just know our names--we'd be invincible."
Eszter shoves another set of doors open, glancing around to see another floor filled with people. "Is this supposed to be your way of telling me your evil plan?" She taunts. Wanting to spite Beck, Eszter grew a smug grin at the man's emotional response shift. "You're gonna have to do better, Beck."
"It's working, though, isn't it?" Beck bites back, causing Eszter to roll her eyes. "I really did think highly of you, Eszter. I thought you'd make a great ally someday, considering we both got something in common."
"Please, we have nothing in common."
"No? Who was the one that destroyed your childhood and killed your parents? Who was the one that led you to extreme measures? Who's the one that destroyed your country? Who is responsible for ruining your life?"
"I've grown past that," Eszter immediately responds; however, there was a lie hidden in her tone. "Maybe you should, too."
Beck hums. "It definitely doesn't feel like it. But, you know, I'm surprised to see how far I got with this," he chuckles. "I thought you'd expose me the second time we met, considering you must've discovered the truth right away."
"You mean that you're lying to the world about who you are? Look around you, Beck," Eszter raises her voice as she gestures to the illusion around her. They flinched and cowered away at the sight of Eszter swinging her arms about, thinking she was going to use her powers against them. "You think that just because you have a suit on and some fancy gadgets makes you a hero, but you're just a man hiding between a screen." Eszter spins on her toes, staring out into space as she knew Beck was watching her. "You're not a hero."
"And you are?" Beck exclaims in irony. "How am I any different to you or any of the Avengers?" Eszter lowers her gaze, hearing another voice speaking, and when she noticed, a random illusion was repeating Beck's words. "You were a nobody before you got your powers. You're nothing special without them, and you know it."
Eszter shook her head. "But I'm not using my powers for a show. I'm using it for good."
Suddenly, a burst of laughter cackles into the speakers like thunder. "Is that what you really think?" The people in the room started rising to their chairs, cautiously watching Eszter with weary eyes. "You tell yourself you're doing this for everyone, but have you ever stopped to think about how destructive you really are?"
Caught like a dear in headlights, Eszter pauses at the truthful insult that sliced her chest. She's heard that once before; the Mad Titan had used that phrase one too many times before, insisting that Eszter was the Destroyer of Worlds. For a while, Eszter never knew what that implied as her powers hadn't developed as complex as they have now, but never to the extent of destroying a planet as he claimed. Nevertheless, Eszter was beginning to see how dangerous her powers are.
"No, of course, you don't. Neither does your sister," fear and anger is a mere recipe for disaster, and that's exactly what Beck was leaning for. "So, tell me, Dusk, are you really the hero of this story?"
Without a second notice, someone had jumped out and tried to attack Eszter, but the enhanced had reacted a lot quicker than she had anticipated; with a zap of her powers, Eszter disintegrates the drone instantly. The video displayed a man crying out before disappearing with the done. Eszter huffs in surprise, but the enhanced wasn't given enough time to digest what had happened because more of Beck's illusions were running after her. While many others tried to flee, Eszter suspected the drones were circling her.
Eszter jerks her head around as she heard a battle cry from behind, the enhanced thrusts a small burst of energy as it lifts her into the air, flipping over a drone and landing behind it. Suddenly, Eszter flicks her hands with a quick motion, thrusting one arm forward as she pushes out an energy blast at the drone. It fries from the energy and crashes to the ground; the projector flickers a bit.
"Come out, and I'll show you," Eszter threatens.
A creature shrieks as it darts across the room as darkness begins to pour into the brightly lit building, slowly warping it into total darkness, making it easier for the creature to travel. Eszter leaped out of the way when the creature had attacked a drone behind her, catching her off-guard a bit.
Another surprise had abruptly knocked Eszter off her feet when she felt a sharp sting shoot throughout her arm, sending the enhanced forward and falling front first; Eszter cries out from the pain and shock. She glanced down at her arm and stared at the red crimson liquid oozing from her bicep. Eszter gapes at the wound in her arm, too shocked to react properly. When she looked up, the enhanced stared back at Beck, not realizing he had made his way where Eszter was, but his life-force was still far away.
"I'm gonna need you to stand down, Dusk," Beck orders with a strong sense of authority. Eszter furrows her brows, glancing at the man as she watched Beck posed as a hero, acting as if she were the villain. However, the enhanced glares at the man. "I don't want to have to hurt you."
"You just shot me," she retorts.
Beck looks around the room with the panicked people, and he held his arms out as he spoke broadly. "Don't worry, everyone. Everything is under control," on cue, a couple of uniformed men and women stormed the premises, immediately taking out one of Eszter's monsters.
The enhanced gasped at that, unsure why the creature's death affected her.
Eszter glares at them, and as she was about to use her powers against the uniformed men, someone pierced her skin that withdrew the energy in her hand; the enhanced grunted as it poked into the skin of her unharmed arm, ignoring the green lasers that pointed at Eszter. Then, there was loud yelling that barely caught Eszter's attention because she was inspecting the object lodged in her skin--a tranquilizer. The bright violet hue in her eyes died out until her green eyes were apparent, signaling her powers were sucked back. But then, Eszter curled her fingers around the object, grimacing in pain as her injured arm weakly pulls on the tranquilizer to the best of her ability, crying at the small burning feeling in her bicep Eszter managed to yank the tranquilizer out of her arm.
Shakily examining the object, Eszter lets it slip from her fingertips as she cups her bleeding arm. Suddenly, there was a wave of dizziness washing over Eszter, making the enhanced blink aggressively to keep herself awake, but it was starting to grow harder when her vision got blurry. Weak on her feet, Eszter stumbled back in an attempt to escape, the enhanced grunts as she spontaneously used her powers without a second thought; a small burst of violet energy thrust from Eszter as a protective mechanism, sending everyone and the drones back.
The dark world suddenly grew from the sheer panic and fear that Eszter was feeling, unknowingly unleashing her nightmares and darkness into the city.
Eszter stumbles on her feet, reaching out to catch herself, but there was nothing there to catch her. The world was shifting beneath Eszter's feet, making it difficult for the enhanced to keep her balance as she's moving side-to-side. Her mind was like a washing machine--it swirled and made Eszter feel dizzy. Eszter's movements were slow, and when she glanced back at Beck's illusion, it warped away, and the real Beck was walking into the room.
No longer able to hold herself up, Eszter's knees buckled and caused her to fall to the ground in a heap of a mess, grunting when she accidentally hit her injured arm. Eszter hisses under her breath, flicking her head up as she looks through the curtain of her hair, spotting one of the creatures lingering in the darkness.
"Go. Find Peter," Eszter slurs. She barely could keep her eyes open, and even as she clutched her wound, the enhanced can feel herself slipping away. "Just . . ." Eszter reaches forward, and with a low shimmer of the violet energy, the enhanced touch the creature's arm.
The creature stared at Eszter as it radiates obedience, assuring the enhanced as it turned around and hopped out of the building. Sprinting through the darkness, the monster ran on all four legs as it snarled into the darkness, glowing with violet energy coursing through its veins. The monster's eyes glistened with the glowing feature, following its master's command as it does as it's told. Reaching toward the end of the dark world, the monster leaps out of the darkness and into the light, touching the ground and still intact; then, the monster took off.
Beck was messing with his suit as he slowly trails behind Eszter, watching as the enhanced was trying to crawl away, unaware of one of her creatures running away; there wasn't anywhere that she can go, especially when she can barely hold her head up. Beck grins in triumph, planting his hands on the bulky material around his hips.
"Not a lot of people can say that they captured the Dusk."
Eszter shakes her head, clenching her eyes with a short, aggressive flutter of her eyes. "W--What was . . ." Eszter slurs as her words trailed off with the loss of concentration. Unable to move at that point, the enhanced lazily glances at Beck. "What was that? What--What did you do . . . to me?"
Beck flashes Eszter a smug grin. "Just a little tranq gun. You'll feel a little discombobulated for a few hours. After that, it'll be like taking a nap," he shrugs. Then, he circles Eszter's weak figure. "But don't worry, Dusk. I'm here to save you."
She pauses. "From who?"
"Yourself."
Suddenly, someone rushed forward and knocked the butt of their tranquilizer against the temple of Eszter's head, helping the numbing spell and rendering the enhanced unconscious. She fell back with a thud, laying on the ground with blood seeping from her wound. Slowly, the darkness began to retract and peel away from the city, making its way back to Eszter as the enhanced no longer was holding it open, dragging the creatures back toward her, stashing them away back in the darkness.
Beck sighs as he acknowledged the wound on her arm. He waves his hand and orders for someone to grab the girl. On command, one of the gunmen removed their helmet, revealing them to be Gutes Guterman; he tosses the helmet aside and places his gun back into the hilt, making his way to Beck's side.
"You got it?" Beck questions. Gutes nods as he fishes out a device from the pouch around his waist, lifting it to show it to her partner. "Great. You know what to do." Then, finally, the illusion lifted--people and bodies disappeared along with the building design. "See. Piece of cake."
Gutes kneels and snaps on the cuffs on Eszter's wrist, locking them together with a small whirl of life; after allowing a few seconds from the cuffs, it pinged as it alerted Gutes that they were active, so he stood back up. Glancing over his shoulder, Gutes meets the group's gaze as he nods promptly.
They had successfully captured the Dusk.
☁︎𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞☁︎
❝ is this dramatic enough? ;)
this is actually a lot longer than
the original ❞