How did he make it shut up? His face flashed with annoyance, he wasn’t used to social interaction in any manner. What she sought from him, she could not give. Still, he looked down at her and snapped his fingers, letting her drop in a heap head first. Stepping closer, he now loomed above her. For a moment, he seemed dangerous. His eyes flashed with something impetuous, a boiling rage at this ungrateful mortal. Still… she was right, better to explain now than be bothered later “You were brought here by your father, dying. I, your friend, was able to save your life.” The god leered down further, not speaking as his pale grey skin glimmered. Pointlessly, he leaned down to finally peer upon her and look into her eyes properly. Shadows raced forth, roaring from the depths and blasting the white castle into pitch black darkness. The mere act of leaning over called the shadows to their master greedily. They licked at the air before settling, making his eyes the only discernible feature in all the nothingness. For a time he stared, empty eyes staring down into hers. He could see her in the dark, the way his eyes narrowed into slits was telling. A deeper tone echoed from him, the voice he usually kept peaceful and calm. It was gutturally furious, every syllable carrying the weight of an intense rage “Your life is in my hands. Respect. Is simple. Now be silent, and get up.”
When she stood up, the shadows began to leave his face first, light illuminating his skin as of he was a lantern. Soon, the darkness bled and he shined like a star in a lonely sky. When it all faded he looked tired, weary “You can’t leave me because once you do, the magic keeping your body alive will leave and return to me.” It isn’t had to materialize and maintain magical spells, the problem was he wasn’t omnipresent, omnipresent. There was still a range to his powers, to his vision. Not to mention… he was… lonely. Not that she would know, nor would he let her know.
@ShadowCat