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[worldeating.livejournal.com]

[The video feed flickers to life, and there is a man with dark hair gazing at the "screen" for all to see.  There is something decidedly serpentine about the incline of his head, the way his lips are almost curled into a snarl, exposing a flash of white teeth before he speaks.

The man's voice itself is low, surprisingly so, for such a face;  almost as if there is the perpetual rumbling, the sound of gravel, at the back of the throat.]

Zok bein. Even my own tongue does not come to me as it should, as naturally as I breathe.  Instead my mind is filled with the muddled words of this foreign language, and my body weak.

[He then scoffs – the dry, humourless kind that could pass as a hiss.]

Who encases me in this prison of flesh, rips my Voice from my throat and takes away my wings? These "gods"? Meyye. I know nothing of these so-called gods.

[Man, he's just a bundle of sunshine, isn't he?]

In defeat, I have done nothing to warrant humiliation.

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[worldeating.livejournal.com]

[The quirk of his lips confirms that.] You are a clever one.

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[aeterno_arma]

[Go figure.] I learned to be so I could survive in my world. And as far as I know dragons have powerful names, I've meet them before. Might I ask what's yours?

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[worldeating.livejournal.com]

Alduin. It is indeed a powerful name. [One that he will be forever proud of.] I imagine you are not clever enough to guess at its meaning; do you wish to know it?

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[aeterno_arma]

I would say it's more a matter of different languages than cleverness. I can tell you that my name is Laurent, but do you know what it means? I won't think less of you just because of something like that.

However, please go ahead, I like to learn new things.

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[worldeating.livejournal.com]

Spoken in jest, mortal. [Granted, possibly at your expense, but–] Do not read deeply into it.

Al du in. Destroyer, devour, master.

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[aeterno_arma]

Oh, my apologies. [He won't~]

Al du in..[He repeats it to make sure he got it right. He's good with languages.] That's quite the title. Do you honor it?

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[worldeating.livejournal.com]

I do. It is what defines me.

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[aeterno_arma]

You must be feared in your world.

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[worldeating.livejournal.com]

[The grin he shows is slightly unnerving.] I am. What mortal does not fear the end of times?

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[aeterno_arma]

I don't. [No pride on his tone, but doubt either. He's just stating a very known fact.]

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[worldeating.livejournal.com]

[His eyes search his reaction, and hears only sincerity in his tone.] Why?

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[aeterno_arma]

Because living is far more scaring than dying.

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[worldeating.livejournal.com]

And yet many fight to live. You would not?

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[aeterno_arma]

I would, yes. I'm not afraid to die, that doesn't mind I want to meet my end so soon. And I would fight or others.

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[worldeating.livejournal.com]

[Those without fear of death and love of life. How... annoying almost.]

Often the kind that meet the most foolish of ends.

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[aeterno_arma]

[Sorry to ruin your fun, reptile~]

That just make it more special when that doesn't happen.

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[worldeating.livejournal.com]

[everyone is ruining my fun! 8( ]

Only due to good fortune. And like all things, fortune soon runs thin.

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[aeterno_arma]

[Poor baby.]

I don't really believe in fortune or karma. Life is anything but fair.