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Marius could taste the dust in the air as the vampires forced him to the ground and began making preparations for his execution. 

[i]You’d think posh types like the Nyctari could afford a cleaner.[/i] The Ogre pondered, listening to the dull shrieking of the blade which would take his life, as it groaned against the whetstone. 

[i]Do you think they have Burger King in Heaven?[/i] 



[color=662d91] [b] “How unfortunate, little lost lamb,” [/b] [/color]  Concetto Nyctari stooped down so that he was eye-level with Marius, one well-manicured nail scraping against the ogre’s cheek [color=662d91][b]“I thought Nyxvira took such good care of those close to her.” [/b] [/color] 

Marius shrugged his huge shoulders “Not her job to babysit me, like.” 



[color=662d91] [b] “Ah, the incompetence of Ogres,”[/b] [/color]  Concetto cackled darkly [color=662d91] [b] “is there anything so endearing, yet so utterly pathetic?” [/b] [/color] 

“This one time, I got a fruit corner that didn’t have any strawberry bits in it,” said Marius “was cool and all, but I was basically eating a pot of creamy stuff.” 




[color=662d91] [b] “Naive until the end.” [/b][/color]  The Vampire smirked. 

“Make sure you use one of your strong boys or gals to hack me neck off,” Marius gave a curt nod “Ogres are tough, like.” 



[color=662d91] [b]“You certainly are an amusing morsel,” [/b] [/color] Concetto let a broad grin spread across his ugly features 

[color=662d91] [b] “How long did it take you to gather a basic understanding of the english language?”[/b]  [/color] 

Marius shrugged “How long did it take you to find a cave dark enough to hide yer mucked up face?” 

Concetto stood there with wide eyes, stunned on the spot.[i] Did he just get outwitted by an [b]Ogre[/b]?[/i] 



[color=662d91] [b] “Get this over with!”[/b] [/color]He hissed at the executioner. 

Marius heard the blade cutting up through the air as a vampire hoisted it above his head. 

[i]I’m awful hungry.[/i] He thought. [i]I could really go for a Bacon Cheeseburger right now.[/i] 

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[color=662d91] [b]“So you see, sweet Nyxvira, it was merely a matter of respecting the rules which we all must adhere to.”[/b] [/color] 

The Faerie sat across from Concetto, her fists clenching beneath the table.[i]This degenerate piece of shit killed one of her best men, and had the audacity to stand here and lecture her?![/i] If he didn’t have a fancy name to hide behind, she’d have broken his neck right then and there. [I] Fuck that. I want to see him suffer.[/i] 



[color=662d91] [b] “The truce which exists between us is your doing,” [/b] [/color] He pointed one finger accusingly at her

[color=662d91] [b]  “and if it is to remain intact then we all must respect it. The Red Lights district belongs to the Nyctari; your Ogre had no business trying to interfere in our matters.” [/b] [/color] 

A Nyctari client had been beating on a working girl, so Marius had broken his spine. Nyxie sighed internally. [i]He never did know when to back off.[/i] 


[color=662d91] [b] “Let this serve as a warning to the people of-” [/b] [/color] 

Anger, hot and fierce, boiled away in the pit of her stomach. She couldn’t hold it in anymore.

[color=ed1c24][b] “Shut the fuck up.” [/b] [/color] 

Concetto furrowed his brow. 



[color=662d91] [b] “I beg your pardon..?” [/b] [/color] 

[color=ed1c24][b] “Did I fucking stutter?!”[/b] [/color] Nyxie roared, spit flying across the table [color=ed1c24][b]  “I said ‘shut the fuck up’, you cunt-faced son of a whore!” [/b] [/color] 

The Vampire gazed briefly at the floor, taking a moment to compose himself. 



[color=662d91] [b]“I’ll chalk that little outburst up to grief, and pretended I didn’t hear it.” [/b] [/color]He said with a frown [color=662d91] [b]“But I’ll be taking any further slights against the character of me and my mother very seriously.” [/b] [/color] 

[color=ed1c24][b]“You and your mother can eat my dick.” [/b] [/color] The Faerie snarled.



[color=662d91] [b]“Careful, woman. I’ve killed for less.”[/b]  [/color] 

[color=ed1c24][b] “You wanna go?!” [/b] [/color] She laughed dryly [color=ed1c24][b] “Come and have a go, if you think you're hard enough! I’ll put you in your -fucking- grave.” [/b] [/color] 

Concetto cocked his head to one side. 



[color=662d91] [b] “You’d go to war over a dead ogre?” [/b] [/color] 

[color=ed1c24][b] “For a chance to curb stomp your joke of a face into the dirt?”[/b] [/color]  She asked with a sneer [color=ed1c24][b] “You’re goddamn right, I would.” [/b][/color] 

The Vampire grinned, adjusting the collar of his suit jacket. 



[color=662d91] [b] “I couldn’t have dreamed of a better outcome. Very well, Bloodbloom; You just signed the syndicate’s death warrant.” [/b] [/color]