Darkness grabbed some rainbow sherbet out of his kitchen's freezer and loaded a few scoops into a cup. He then filled it with blue raspberry soda and stuck an ice cream cone on top before pouring rainbow sprinkles on it. It had been only a few short hours since his battle with Blood Angel, and he hadn't slept a wink since returning home.
He slowly opened Lyte's door to see her angrily staring at the ceiling. "Hey Lisa! I made your favorite! A Unicorn float!" He said carefully as he sat the cup beside her on her nightstand. He noticed her Desktop was glowing, and what looked like a rainbow Disco Ball was charging on a USB port.
"So uh... you doing okay?" he asked carefully. Lyte's angry stare turned into a bright joyless smile as she looked at him. "Oh I'm just OKIE DOKIE LOKIE BIG BROOOOOOOOO!" She said as she grabbed the Disco ball and pressed a few buttons. Darkness raised a brow. "What's that?" He asked curiously.
"Glad you asked Derek! This is my Drone Glitter! She's been installed with an AI I made! The drone itself has been outfitted with Speakers for my concert... And most importantly! An ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION CAMERA! Let's watch some footage shall we?" She asked as she pressed a button, her TV showed the full fight between Darkness and Blood Angel, as well as their conversations.
Darkness scratched the back of his head and gulped. "Shit..." He muttered to himself. Lyte just glared at him. "IS THAT ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY FOR YOURSELF?! YOU'RE A KILLER!!!" She screamed at him, her breathing was beginning to deepen and the sound of her heartbeat was audible.
Darkness just grunted and closed his eyes. "I've been dreading this conversation since I Started... Lyte I've been a contract killer for-"
"Mr. Capryse since you started, I know." finished Lyte. Darkness just raised his eyes at her. Lyte blew a puff of air. "Well I Fully know NOW! You always used to stay out late and claim you were a security guard, but you never stated where... I've been to his social functions, never seen you there so I know it wasn't his personal staff... incidents happen and he donates to fix the damages, but they are so infrequent no one really puts it together because Mr. Capryse does a LOT of charity work... But when those incidents happen, YOU are gone the night before. That's what happened to Albert Farley, which is why Blood Angel mentioned his dad." Said Lyte.
Darkness just winced as she casually put together everything like that. "And I take it now you're mad knowing I kill-" But Lyte rose her hand at him. "I Know you mostly kill... BAD people... The first thing I did when I woke up, was look up who Albert was... what he did to the former Chief of Police's son... I can relent that he deserved to die."
Lyte just rose her head up to Darkness. "What has me angry is that I offered you a chance... To live your DREAM! I could have you meeting musicians who would foam at the mouth over a guy who can play the guitar like you! Or the piano... Or anything that has strings! But THIS?! THIS IS WHAT YOU'D RATHER DO?! You told me when I used aura I was using it as a shield... But here you are using it as your SWORD! And for what?"
Darkness glared at her and gritted his teeth. "BECAUSE I'VE SEEN WHAT THEY THINK OF A MAN LIKE ME LISA!" He yelled at her. Lisa looked confused. "A Man like what... Derek?" She asked while putting her drone down.
Darkness sighed and powered down, showing his black hair and sagging eyes. "A dishonorably discharged veteran... Killing wasn't my first choice when I got out... I thought I might work on cars... or something calm... But they took one look at my discharge, and the reason for it, and it was like I was a common thug." He admitted.
Lyte looked shocked and sipped on her float. "So are we finally going to talk about what happened in the war?" She asked. Darkness powered up and swallowed hard. "I suppose... I owe you that" He said. Lyte sat up and nodded.
As Darkness opened his mouth, the door was kicked open. Silver ran in and squeezed them both. "You didn't answer my calls what happened? are you okay?!" She asked in Spanish as they both hugged her. Lyte simply pushed replay on her drone to get Silver caught up. The look of guilt on her face did not go unnoticed by Lyte. "So now after Derek's war story... you owe me one too." She told Silver directly, Causing Silver to bow her head and nod.
With no more distractions to rely on. Darkness simply just sat on Lyte's bed and looked at Lyte. "Alright Lisa... you really want the whole story? Fine."
This was anything but a light conversation lol. Nice play on words there! I love how this starts off with him wanting to do a niceity for her, making her favourite drink for her, but I also wonder if a part of it is out of guilt, given what's about to happen!
ReplyDeleteShe's so over dramatic and OTT lol, but I love that! You've gotten so much better at writing distinctive dictations! Her mannerisms are so very LyteCoreTM! I love the conflict here between them! I think Darkness underestimated her finding out about his secrets! She's revealed herself to be quite the detective here! This skill could be useful to them in the future! Honestly, this conversation was inevitable. She had to know this about his life and I totally understand her concerns as this goes against her moral codes and it makes total sense for her character to overreact this way!
I can see both sides of the fence here. Lyte has a strong moral code and is grounded in "peace and love" whereas Darkness comes from a life of "Death and destruction" and he CAN'T find peace with a new life because of this. Lyte couldn't fathom the horrors he went through and is quite naive and sheltered in ways. I also find it intersting how he refers to her as Lisa when he is being serious! Good detail!
I'm glad Silver came rushing home for this! I think she needs to hear his war stories, too and perhaps give Lyte other perspectives on it! Excellent job, dude! I'm eager to see how you go about his war stories in this adaption and I'm also looking forward to Xaldin, too! :D
Thank you so much! I enjoyed writing Lyte's dramatics! some of that I'll admit I borrowed from some of her inspirations! you'll see more of them down the line! and Xaldin's big debut is coming soon!
DeleteI love how it begins with Darkness making that unicorn float for Lyte. It sounds delicious, but whatever she found on her disco ball, it doesn't seem like it can be fixed with a float.
ReplyDeleteSo, Lyte now knows that Darkness is a contract killer, and he put on a front that he was a security guard. I love this angle of him keeping that from her, and yeah, this is a lot to process. I can see why she's angry. I love how she reveals she wasn't angry about him killing others since he turned down the dream to live his life as a musician.
It seems like serving in the military has affected Darkness more than he lets on, and it shows. He's a broken man, and it shows through his actions.
A "Lyte Conversaion' indeed. That's an understatement, though. I love how Lyte pieced together everything about Darkness and I feel Darkness NEEDS to have this conversation with her as well as Silver. He owes them that much. It would explain his actions anyway.
Excellent work done! I always love your chapters.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! And if you like the Unicorn float, I will be showing how to make them when I get home! I promise!
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