[ there are no memories coming to him from this man and that is truly the most frustrating part. he sees all the memories of those who fall into the darkness, and there is nothing here. no good, no bad. just another well of darkness as infinite as his own.
but when vincent emerges, it's clear that nero's not entirely done with this game.
truthfully, nero is stronger now than he will be. be it the three long years cut off from the surface, or the fracturing of his already unstable mind from the grief of losing his brother - but his skillset dwindles between the moment of their freedom and final escape.
his fingers twist and rather than just absorbing vincent in the dark, it congeals and becomes a physical thing. winding around vincent's feet and arms like rope, yanking him up toward the sky. just to see if this, too, is something that he can break.
but there's oddly no malice in those eyes. his head inclines to the side and it's apparently at this point, nero is only curious. testing boundaries like a cat batting a mouse before it decides whether it's prey or plaything. ]
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but when vincent emerges, it's clear that nero's not entirely done with this game.
truthfully, nero is stronger now than he will be. be it the three long years cut off from the surface, or the fracturing of his already unstable mind from the grief of losing his brother - but his skillset dwindles between the moment of their freedom and final escape.
his fingers twist and rather than just absorbing vincent in the dark, it congeals and becomes a physical thing. winding around vincent's feet and arms like rope, yanking him up toward the sky. just to see if this, too, is something that he can break.
but there's oddly no malice in those eyes. his head inclines to the side and it's apparently at this point, nero is only curious. testing boundaries like a cat batting a mouse before it decides whether it's prey or plaything. ]