(no subject)

[lilith-qliphah.livejournal.com]

Monday, October 19th
Day 141
Night

It has not been that long since I have last walked the streets of the town, I don’t think, but Ooh just look at the changes that have taken place. The death of a god never ceases to bring a smile to my face; my Djinn did a wonderful job with that one, and with the pretty witch too, pity it had to end so soon. Her gifts were magnificent and her death was also a gift that few ever receive, an end of their own choosing, and she chose well. I could say I am disappointed in her use of her gifts, but that would be a lie. I did have such high hopes when we loosed her on the town, but then that’s one of the more interesting things with free will, you never know what they will choose to do.

I have returned to the carnival this evening to see what interesting things the night might bring, if any. So far the only thing of remote interest is the increased whispers of my name on the wind. I find it both intriguing and amusing that here, my name is accompanied with suspicion as well as greed. ”Who is she really? Is she dangerous? Who cares? Thank god she’s back, we’ll make more money again.” That last one is my personal favorite. Even before I begin to dance, I send out a silent call to those who are hungry for what we offer here and smile as I see them begin to filter in. Some even stare around in wonder, trying to figure out why they felt as if they needed to be here tonight. Then my dance begins and the confusion fades, they know why they’re here and happy they came.

Born in lust, turn to dust - Born in sin, c'mon in.

OPEN TO IBLIS  CLOSED

Comments

[lilith-qliphah.livejournal.com]

"I just thought perhaps you had been... encouraging him. He has become boisterous. He raped the redhead the doctor is engaged to,"

Ooh, there it is, the reason for his visit and form. My Iblis, you forget that I am just as skilled as you when it comes to weaving deception and truth into one. I stare at him blankly for a moment before curiosity seeps into my face. "Which is interesting, since he was not meant to be conscious at all. Did his awakening have anything to do with you?"

"Mmhmm. Very interesting," I relax back at an angle against the seat, stretching my legs across his lap. I think what's more interesting is the fact that by bringing this up borders on admitting that something he has done has gone wrong. "You really need to get out more if rape is starting to bother you too," I tease. "Can you blame him? I would imagine he's bored and she was a convenient enough toy," I say neutrally, though I still do not approve of Marbass' method and he well knows why, but his intention was at the very least, acceptable.

I know I have not answered his question yet, not really, but if interrogation is the game he wants, I'll play. "Did I have anything to do with it...," I pause, pretending to give the question some thought. "Maaaaybe," I smile, "... Or maybe not. If I wanted him free, don't you think I would have done it by now?" I ask, trailing my toes down from the bulge in his pants to his leg. "Ripping him from that meat sack you stuffed him in would really be no trouble at all."

The weakness Marbas has for his doctor may work to our advantage after all. "Though, I might tell you who I know is involved," I pause letting flame heat my voice and form, "But you'll have to say, please," I smile, bringing flame to just under the surface of my skin as I slide my foot back up his leg again.

Unfortunately, we're fairly limited to what games we can play out here in the open as we are. Which is why he brought us here I assume. He knows I do not like being questioned.

[al-shairan.livejournal.com]

I laugh.

"It's hardly if rape upsets me. But Marbas is not exactly being discreet, so I thought perhaps he knew he had a strong ally," I say pointedly.

"Ripping him from that meat sack you stuffed him in would really be no trouble at all."

"And why haven't you?" I ask. "It seems that you would object to your dear friend being trapped in a mere human body," I say. "Or has he upset you, hm?" I add, arching an eyebrow. It is curious; Lilith could easily extricate Marbas from Lucien, and so the fact that the doctor is not dead is certainly interesting. "Perhaps Marbas has become attached to his host," I continue. "How... sweet."

[lilith-qliphah.livejournal.com]

Of course he keeps talking, going on and on with his assumptions and questions while the wheel continues on its slow cycle around. Sort of like our conversation. How annoying, and I was trying so hard to be nice. Apparently he does not want to know about the trickster gods plan to free Marbas, though it’s probably best that he’s focused on me. It will allow them time to finish the task. "And why haven't you? It seems that you would object to your dear friend being trapped in a mere human body,"

“It would seem so wouldn’t it,” I say, rolling my eyes, “Why haven’t I done a good many things I could do? Perhaps I don’t care enough to, hm?” I say, mocking his tone. “Or..Perhaps I’m biding my time. So very hard to decide.”

"Perhaps Marbas has become attached to his host, How... sweet."

Ooh now that one really makes me laugh. “You would know wouldn’t you?” I say, giving him a faint look of disgust. I find it amusing that he would condemn Marbas for doing nothing more than he himself has done. Then I lean forward, whispering in his blonde girls’ voice from the dream, “I love you, Tezcatlipoca, love you so much.” And I laugh.

[al-shairan.livejournal.com]

Lilith really is in a most sulky mood today. It is interesting, insofar as I wonder what has piqued her. It does make her irritating, however.

“Or..Perhaps I’m biding my time. So very hard to decide.”

I wave my hand.

"Keep your secrets," I say. "If Marbas is freed, then I will find another way to punish him for his gross inadequacies. You know that he had regrets?" I laugh and shake my head. "What a great disappointment he is. I am surprised you give him the time of day, diminished as he is."

“I love you, Tezcatlipoca, love you so much.”

I roll my eyes.

"Marbas's fondness for a human is hardly the same as my interest in a god. And Tezcatlipoca's interest in the Danika body is hardly more reprehensible than your liking for boyflesh," I observe, raising an eyebrow. "Tez wishes I loved him, but I do not love. You know that better than most," I say.

[lilith-qliphah.livejournal.com]

"If Marbas is freed, then I will find another way to punish him for his gross inadequacies. You know that he had regrets?"

"Regrets... what." I ask. My face remains impassive. I will not give him the satisfaction of seeing the anger that sparks inside. Even I cannot condone that. He regretted nothing when I left him that last time long ago. But I remember the argument we had and his face when he refused to explain why, and I know that with this, Iblis is telling the truth. What took place after I left? "Of course you will. If you did not, now that would be a surprise," I say dryly. "You should be grateful I haven't done the same to your toy for his... gross inadequacies, as you put it." Though I suppose it is to be expected from him, but from my Marbas... it most definitely is not.

Now it is my turn to laugh and shake my head. If you believe that, my Iblis, you are far more deluded than I thought. "When have I ever questioned his interest in you?" That part is obvious, the pathetic creature didn't stand a chance against his beauty. It is the fact that he is once again sharing a creatures love with a human is what bothers me the most. I wonder if he might bow this time. If he did, he would be better off dead. "I do," I laugh, remembering a time when that was all I wanted from him as well, "But you taught me how it could be used and twisted instead," I smile and wink. "So tell me, was irritation your only motivation in coming to see me tonight then?"

[al-shairan.livejournal.com]

"Regrets... what."

Lilith keeps her face a blank mask, but I have known her too long to be fooled by that.

"Falling," I say. "What else?"

"When have I ever questioned his interest in you?"

I shrug and decide to light a cigarette. I feel the tar accumulating in my lungs as I breathe in. It is interesting, how many ways humans kill themselves.

We have reached the top of the ride, and I look down over the ride.

"It is so very small, is it not?" I say. "This town." I throw the cigarette over the side and watch the orange-red glow fall and disappear.

"I do. But you taught me how it could be used and twisted instead. So tell me, was irritation your only motivation in coming to see me tonight then?"

I remember when Lilith wished I would love her. But she moved past that; she gave up love as I did.

"Irritating you was not my purpose in coming here, merely a bonus," I smile. "I wished to ask you about Marbas, and now I have."

[lilith-qliphah.livejournal.com]

"Falling, What else?" he says, face and tone as blank as my own... was.

Flame leaps into my eyes for the briefest of moments, hand clenching on the back of the seat, slightly melting the steel of the car before I reign it back in. My expression settles into one of enjoyment and delight as I nod, vaguely listening to him jabber on about the town, waiting for the car to be lowered so we can get off. He Regrets...

So he regrets his choice in the fall and is punished, rightfully so, and then comes pandering to me for help? What Iblis allows the god to do to him is one thing, but I will not have it done to me. Ooh my Marbas, for that deception, I will gladly show you what it really means to regret.

"Irritating you was not my purpose in coming here, merely a bonus, I wished to ask you about Marbas, and now I have."

The car finally reaches the bottom and I give the man a nod of thanks as we get out. "You have been beaten to the punch yet again I'm afraid," I smile back, not bothering to hide from him the anger boiling just beneath. "By none other than that very same friend." I say, threading my arm tightly through Iblis's as we walk and instead of words, I show him exactly what I saw the last time Marbas and I spoke. He wanted to know and that's a good place to start, I think.

[al-shairan.livejournal.com]

Lilith cannot hide her fury. I smile in amusement as she melts the back of the car, but I am not really laughing at her; I understand her disappointment well enough, after all.

We descend, and we walk through the carnival. She opens her mind to me, showing her conversation with Marbas. Oh, he really is out and about, is he not? Careless, careless Marbas. Sloppiness of that sort is useful to me. And now your lady turns on you, disgusted by your weakness.

"Lugh?" I say. "How interesting. That god never knows when to keep himself to himself," I say. "And all this for love of Wanda," I say, and I laugh. "How very amusing. Perhaps I will kill him." We walk out through the gate to the river. "I will let Lugh perform his exorcism, however," I say. "He is likely to do himself harm whilst trying the ritual, and that is always amusing, and if he gets himself killed, why, that saves me an effort," I say. "And then, my dear," I say, giving Lilith's side a squeeze, "you and I can... chat to Marbas, what do you say?" I smile. "It has been a while since we... worked on someone together," I add, raising my eyebrows. Torture and punishment is always such fun.

[lilith-qliphah.livejournal.com]

The mention of the trickster gods name makes me roll my eyes, still wondering how that's going to go. "He seemed a bit on the slow side to me," I laugh, wondering how his tricks will serve to get him out of this little mess he is in. "The ritual will likely be enough to put Marbas in a rage, he may well kill the god himself, as well as any others who are there." Though again, I wonder if that is the case, he would be just as likely to heal them and that thought only angers me more.

I agree with his line of thinking, let Marbas be freed just long enough to taste it and then be punished again. Let him see what it is to be betrayed by one he trusts, a lesson he evidently has a need to learn.

"you and I can... chat to Marbas, what do you say? It has been a while since we... worked on someone together,"

The thought of the pup does bring a smile back to my face and I nod, licking my lips and leaning into his side, "It has. He will come to me once its done, I'm sure," I say, feeling that same momentary sharp stab I felt the night when Marbas spoke of love. Then I think about what he has done and its replaced with disappointment and rage. "I can't tell you how very much I would love for us to have a chat." I smile, eyes lighting again. I do so love seeing my Iblis like this.

[al-shairan.livejournal.com]

"The ritual will likely be enough to put Marbas in a rage, he may well kill the god himself, as well as any others who are there."

"That is no great loss," I say cheerfully. Of course, if Lucien dies, it might send Wanda completely mad... But it might also give me the opportunity to own her completely, and that is good. Whoever Lugh plans to have help him will be no friends of mine, so their deaths would hardly trouble me.

"It has. He will come to me once its done, I'm sure," says Lilith, and I see the fury and desire in her eyes and I smile. "I can't tell you how very much I would love for us to have a chat."

"When he comes to you, you should pretend to be glad to see him, and then betray him to me," I say, smiling at her. "I think seeing us both work together against him will grieve his weak heart sorely," I say with a laugh. "Perhaps it will teach him to do better in future." I do not add that if Marbas seems to be a hopeless case I will kill him; Lilith is over-fond of him, and she might lose her stomach for a fight.

I turn her round and kiss her; in this body we are much the same height. I let some heat pass between us, and then I let her go.

"I will be waiting," I say. "After we punish Marbas, we shall all celebrate together," I say, my eyes twinkling at her. "For now, good night, my dear," I say, and let this body fall away so that I float as a hot vapour on the air.