Video; un: darkness (Backdated to November 28th)

[survivalthroughhate]

[Maul looks very grim when he starts off the video.]

Since some of you might wonder where he is and since he had messages for me to pass along to some of you, I'm here today to tell you Wesker is dead. I killed him.

[He quickly goes on before any screeching or condemnation can start being thrown his way.]

It was not out of malice, amusement, or anger. It was an act of mercy. The zealots took him and by the time I found him he was little more than a corpse but somehow still breathing. There was no hope for his recovery.

[Maul's eyes shut for a moment, still seeing the eviscerated body lying on the table that looked more like an autopsy victim than someone still alive, lungs and heart able to be seen and still working despite all that had been done to Wesker's body by those seeking his blood.]

I'm not sure how he lasted even that long with what they did to him. I ended his suffering. Hopefully, he will be back in a short time.

[There is a private message afterwards which is only sent out to a handful of people. Vira-Lorr, Luz, Orpheus, and Ariadne.]

He asked me to pass on a message to you.

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[survivalthroughhate]

I sometimes think you are right on that account. They only want saints to look up to, not flawed people that remind them of their worst qualities.

If it changes, you will be the first one to know. I'm not going to sit around and be used as anyone's punching bag.

[no_reload]

Your past actions will always haunt who people see you as now. Your attempts as being 'better' by their standards are a wasted effort. Hence why I care for you the way you are, not the way everyone else tries to fit you into a nice neat box of good behavior.

No. A little spilled blood will shut them up for a time.

[survivalthroughhate]

I am glad someone here likes me as I am. Sometimes, I fear they do not want me to become a better version of myself, they only want me to become better as fits their own viewpoint, if that makes any sense at all.

[At least Reaper understood Maul well enough given how he'd experienced the Zabrak's lack of eloquence from the very start.]

I am sure there will be cause for me to spill more soon enough.

[no_reload]

I've always stood by that. You as you are is who I fell in love with. They press you to be better because it is quieter for them.

Of that, I have no doubt.

[survivalthroughhate]

Yes, they do seek for their lives to be orderly and without chaos in it despite living in a city that is filled with nothing but. At this point, I should just be considered part of the fabric of the place. They should just warn the newcomers about us. "This is Trench, a city filled with terror and horror beyond imagination, you have magical blood powers, avoid the two Sleepers named Reaper and Darth Maul like your life depends on it."

[no_reload]

Such a warning I would be perfectly fine with. The more that know about not pissing us off, the better. It means you can cultivate your little army of zealots in the shadows.

[survivalthroughhate]

Then I shall tell some of the chattier members of this town to start doing just that.

Ah yes. My followers. I see they have started paying attention to you now that they realized what you and I mean to one another. Have they started asking you questions as well?

[no_reload]

I have grabbed a few by the throat that have come too close, and they mostly leave me alone now. Clearly they think you're the only person to tame the violence that is within me.

[survivalthroughhate]

Very well then. I shall just have to tell them you are my concubine and not to be touched.

[He's only half-joking. The next time he meets with his cult, he'll have to tell them of the important people in his life and how they're to leave them alone unless he tells them otherwise.]

[no_reload]

Concubine? Oh, I bet you love that word. They can touch me and pester me at their own peril, unless you wish to reinforce the idea that I'm yours and no one else's.

Also, the terms you're actually looking for are 'Silver fox' or 'Sugar daddy'.

[survivalthroughhate]

Very well. I'll let them continue whatever machinations they clearly have planned for you since you are connected to me.

Silver fox, hmmm? I suppose it's more complimentary than simply calling you an old man. Which you ARE.

[He just had to get in a little teasing about Reaper's age.]

[no_reload]

Oh yes, I invite them to try to cozy up to me. They can only hope to know some of what I do about you.

I'm going to enjoy when you hit my age. All broken horns, scarred up body and wheelchair.

[survivalthroughhate]

Their obsession with knowing everything about me is growing quite amusing. They are definitely going to come in handy sooner or later.

I have the best prosthetic legs in the galaxy. I'll never need a wheelchair. Besides, won't you be around the age of 90 by then? You might be chuckling from the grave at that point.

[no_reload]

You clearly relish the attention. It must be quite the ego boost to know how people crave and clamor for details of who and what you are and what you could mean for them.

Does your species mate for life? I suppose if I'm dead, you'll have to grieve your loss.

[survivalthroughhate]

You know me. I crave power above all else and this is a beautiful way to gain some.

[He felt a sense of power that hadn't been his since he was the ruler of Mandalore and everything had been going according to plan back then. (He'll just ignore how that power had blown up completely in his face. Clearly, it was going to be different this time!)]

Yes, mates are supposed to last for a lifetime, even if ours has been a most unusual courtship. Well, I'll just have to find even more black clothes to wear once my hearts are in the grave with you.

[no_reload]

There is nothing wrong. Beware that when you're swallowed by the desire to gather power, you can drag those you care about most into that darkness.

[He didn't think he actually had to remind Maul of that. The Zabrak was smart, but he knew that Maul had suffered losses in the past for gathering power too quickly.]

I consider our courtship completely normal for the kinds of people that we are. Though, I suppose I'll have to consider putting a ring on it before I die for good.

[survivalthroughhate]

That is something I am definitely more than aware of.

[His quest for power had cost him everything in the past before, yet this time he'd still convinced himself it would be different.]

Is that how the people of Earth signify a commitment between two people? An exchange of jewelry?

[no_reload]

Rings usually. It all comes with pomp and ceremony with vows of committing lives to each other until sickness and death. You know, the usual.

[survivalthroughhate]

Sounds oddly romantic. Though it does Feel like I already made that commitment to you some time ago even if I didn't really announce it with flash and drama.

[no_reload]

Perhaps. You did start calling me 'mate' and all that.

[survivalthroughhate]

Well, it is a better word suited to what we meant to each other than 'boyfriend'. And 'lover' is a bit too personal. And 'husband' would indicate we're married and we've not quite made that commitment to one another yet.

[no_reload]

Considering all I know all your personal details inside and out, I'll stick with lover. I consider marriage way more personal.

[survivalthroughhate]

Would you ever consider marrying me?

[It's hard to convey over text but Maul puts no pressure into the question. It's just genuine curiosity. He never in a million years thought he would get married, given he was a Sith and all the complications with emotions that came with such a title, but he also never thought he'd be in a stable enough relationship to call someone his mate either. And yet here they were.]

[no_reload]

Perhaps in future. Marriage usually comes after living together, but we aren't exactly a typical relationship.

[He won't say no to the possibility, but Reaper also wasn't about to jump into one either. He wasn't exactly the marrying sort, especially at his age.]

[survivalthroughhate]

Bah. Living with you long-term would just end up with the two of us killing each other eventually. I like having my own space and so do you. I'm sure there are people who are married who don't live together most of the time.

[Anakin and Padmé right from his own galaxy, though he didn't even know that about the Jedi's life.]

Well, if it ever comes up as a possibility, I might not mind. I've not loved anyone before the way I love you.