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How Did You Know Cassandra Was The Mother? (wulf) I Know Lots Of Things When I Apply Myself. (acheron)

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How Did You Know Cassandra Was The Mother? (wulf) I Know Lots Of Things When I Apply Myself. (acheron)

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No Problem, But Just Know That No One Steals From Nero. He Knows Who You Are And He Will Hunt You Down And Make You Pay In Ways You Can’t Imagine – Including This Whole Brain Squeeze Thing He Does That Will Leave You With A Migraine So Bad, You’ll Wish You Could Bleed Out Your Eyes To Stop The Pain. He’s Nasty That Way. (syn)

Were-hunters Are Different From Humans. (ravyn) You Mean Other Than The Fact That You Live For Several Hundred Years, Can Turn Into Animals, Time Travel, And Wave Your Hand To Make Freaky Stuff Happen? (susan)

Fine. I’m A Skotos (xypher) That Means What? You Have Toe Jam? (simone)

No Daimon Gets Out Of Here Alive. (they Hit The Invisible Wall And Rebounded Off It.) Man. It Really Makes You Feel For The Bug On The Windshield, Doesn’t It? (acheron)

The Chinese Say That You Should Never, Ever Buy A Used Desk Unless You Know The History Of It. They Claim That If It Belonged To A Bad Businessman, His Karma Will Befall You. This One Here Belonged To President Kennedy. So What Do You Think That Means? (randy) I Don’t Know, But If I Were You, I Wouldn’t Ride Through Dallas In A Convertible In November. Bad Feng Shui. (steele)

Relax, Phyra. I’d Be More Concerned If He Were In Here With My Son Than With My Daughter. The Biggest Threat He Poses Is He Might Want To Borrow Her Shoes. (stryker)

How Much Longer Will I Live? (urian) You’re Immortal, Barring Death. (acheron) That Doesn’t Make Sense. (urian) Most Of Life Doesn’t. (acheron)

Never Take Your Eyes Off Your Opponent. And Never Think You Don’t Have To Work For A Victory. Even Now, You Could Surprise Me. (takeshi)

Turn Yourself Over To Aksel, And I Might Let Her Go. (arast) Yeah, Right. And I’m A One-legged Dung Dealer. (nykyrian)

The Point Is, Sin Is Now Going To Try To Overthrow Me Again And Take My Place. Do You Know What That Means? (artemis) There Will Be Much Rejoicing? (kat)

I Accept You As You Are, And I Will Always Hold You Close In My Heart. I Will Walk Beside You Forever. (fang)

Excuse Me, Scary People. (alix)

In Time, You Won’t Need It To Do That. You’ll Be Able To Access That Part Of Yourself Anytime You Need To. But For Now, You’ll Require A Tool To Help You Channel All That Teenage Hormonal Add That’s Bouncing Around And Through You.” – Death

I’ve Never Met Anyone Who Had A Monkey For A Friend Before. (maggie) I Don’t Know. I Think Those Two Guys You Were With Would Qualify As Primates, But Then, That’s An Insult To The Primate And I Don’t Want Marvin To Get Pissed At Me. He Has Higher Sensibilities, You Know? (wren)

You Don’t Like Talon, Do You? (sunshine) Wish Him Dead Every Time I See Him. (zarek) I Can’t Tell If You Mean That Or Not. (sunshine) I Mean It. (zarek) Why? (sunshine) He’s An Asshole And I’ve Had Enough Assholes In My Life. (zarek)

Your Father Abandoned Us. (zephyra) I Know. You’ve Told Me That Enough That It’s Permanently Seared Into My Brain. Still, He’s A Part Of Me And I’d Like To Have Closure. (medea) You Really Need To Stop Watching Oprah. (zephyra)

Or More Precisely, Is There Anything I Can Do For You, Ma’am? (waiter) ‘how About A Bag For My Head, Or A Stick To Beat Lanie With?’ (grace)

You Must Be Pain In The Nick.” – Dev “huh?” – Nick “don’t Wet Your Pets. Just A Figure Of Speech. Your Mom’s Been Talking About You All Day, Boy. You Are Her Favorite Topic.” – Dev “well, I Try Hard Not To Be Her Favorite Hemorrhoid.” – Nick

Cassandra Sat On The Floor With Chris And Kat, Playing Life. They Had Tried To Play Trivial Pursuit Earlier Only To Learn That A Dark-hunter And An Immortal Handmaiden To A Goddess Had A Decidedly Unfair Advantage Over Cassandra And Chris. In Life, The Only Thing That Mattered Was Luck.’ (cassandra)

Are You Mad? (artemis) Yes, I Am. Mad At This World Where We Are Nothing To The Gods. Mad At The Fates Who Put Us Here For No Purpose Except To Toy With Us For Their Petty Amusement. I Wish All Of The Gods Were Dead And Gone. (acheron)

You Know, If My Life Was A Horse, I’d Shoot It. (susan)

Now, If You Don’t Mind, I’m Going To Sit Over Here With My Throbbing Feet And Bleed In Silence Until We Get To Our Destination. (syn)

A Questioning Mind Is The Most Cherished Resource Man Has And The Rarest.

I Take Time With Each Person And Try To Remember Them, Especially If They're A Repeater From Another Event. I Know A Lot Of Authors Just Sign A Book And Keep Their Heads Down, But I'm Not Like That.

Someone Please Tell Me That We’re Not Seriously Having A Friggin’ Debate Over The Genius Of ‘karma Chameleon’ At Seven O’clock In The Morning? (xypher)

So I Conjured One Of The Brokers And Promised Him My Soul If He’d Protect Her. (zephyra) You Can’t Do That. Only A Demon Can. (stryker) You’re Such A Brainiac, Baby. And To Think, I Thought I Married You For Those Amazing Abs. Who Knew All That Brainpower Was Buried Under Those Bulging Biceps? (zephyra)

Caleb Could Be So Testy For No Known Reason. At Times, It Was Like Dating A Woman With Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Or Rabies.

What’s Going On? (astrid) Not Much. Some Invincible Asshole Is Trying To Kill Me. (zarek)

But Then, His Revenge Had Been More Direct. He’d Hunted Down The Ones Who’d Killed His Sister And Nephew – Those Who’d Survived His Mother’s Attack – And He’d Made Them Wish They’d Never Been Born With Nerve Endings.' (acheron)

I Assure You, Princess, If You Saw The Real Me, You’d Run For Cover. (zarek) Only If I Knew You’d Be Waiting Under That Cover For Me. (astrid)

(talon Pulled Another Beignet From The Sack And Held It Up For Her To Eat.) That Stuff Is Hazardous To Your Health. (sunshine) Baby, Life Is Hazardous To Your Health. (talon)

The Interest Of The Public Is Never Better Advanced Than When We Can Inculcate By Our Rules The Advantage Of Acting Honestly.

The Family Consists Of Those Who Live Under The Same Roof With The Pater Familias ; Those Who Form (if I May Use The Expression) His Fire-side.

How Do You Feel? (maggie) Like I Got Hit By A Bus That Decided To Back Up A Few Times And Make Sure It Finished The Job. I Think It Must Have Ground Its Tires On My Ribs During The Last Run. You Know, Just In Case I Might Actually Want To Breathe Again In My Lifetime. (wren)

I Take Offense To That. (pandora) And I Take Offense To My Sudden Need For A Testicle Retrieval. You Know, I Would Have Liked To Have Fathered Children One Day. (mike)

Yeah, Well, To Hear You Talk, Most Men Should Come With Warning Labels. (she Lifted Her Hands Up To Frame Her Next Statement.) Attention, Please, Psycho Alert. Me, He-man, Am Prone To Nasty Mood Swings, Lengthy Pouts, And Possess The Ability To Tell A Woman The Truth About Her Weight Without Warning. (selena)

I Swear It On Solin’s Life. (arik) Uh, Excuse Me? (solin) I Would, But There’s Truly No Excuse For You. (arik)

Don’t Ask Me Any More Questions, Keller. I’m Just Going To Lie To You And I’d Rather Not Have The Stress Of Trying To Remember What Lie I Handed You. (alexion)

Mind Control Won't Work On Those Who Are Really Hardheaded. You Know… Creatures Like You.

I Don’t Know. There Are Times When I Get The Feeling He Can’t Tell Me From Nynia. I Think He Loves Her More Than Me. (sunshine) No Offense, But That’s Stupid. You And Talon Are Soulmates. He Will Always Love You No Matter Who Or What You Are. You, My Friend, Could Come Back As A Humpback Whale And He Would Love You. He Can’t Help It. The Two Of You Are Destined For Each Other. (psyche)

Sorry. I Have Technical Difficulties Making It Through A Room Without Bumping Into Something. Thank God My Clumsiness Is Only Restricted To The Ground. I’d Probably Kill Myself Diving If I Was This Bad Underwater. (tory)

It Is Sometimes Difficult To Get Rid Of First Impressions.

First Impression

Without A Word Or Hesitation, Pain Took The Mop From Nick. Suffering Moved To Pick Up Glass. "wow. Where Have You Two Been All My Life?" Pain Quirked And Eyebrow As He Mopped The Floor. "walking Hand In Hand With You. Haven't You Noticed?

Come, My Lady Dangerous, Your Daimons Await. (valerius)

You Look So Out Of Your Element. (savitar) I Am Out Of My Element. Much Like You In A Seattle Goth Club. (acheron) I’m Never Out Of My Element, Atlantean. And It Must Be Dire Indeed To Get You In Shorties, And On A Board. One Day I’m Actually Going To Get You To Say ‘rad Four-mill Steamer, Dude! (savitar)

Count Yourself Lucky. I Watched My Entire Family As They Were Eaten Alive By The Very Pack Of Animals You Have Downstairs In Your House With Your Child. The Blood Of My Parents Flowed From Their Bodies Through The Floorboards And Drenched Me While I Lay In Terror Of Being Torn Apart By Them. I Was Only A Year Older Than Your Child When It Happened. My Parents Gave Their Lives For Mine And I Watched As They Gave Them. So You’ll Have To Excuse Me If I Have A Hard Time Thinking Good Of Any Animal Except Those Who Are Dead Or Caged. (angelia)

Look, I Don’t Care What The Ooga-boogas Do. It Sounds Like They Need A Family Counselor, Not A Sniper. (steele) They’re Not Ooga-boogas, They’re Uhbukistanis. (syd) Whatever. My Personal Belief Is That We Should Leave Ooga-booga Land To The Oomp-loompas. Let Them Fight It Out With The Snozzwangers, Wangdoogles, And The Mean Vermicious Knids. I’d Rather Go Peal Carrots With A Spoon. (steele)

Uh, Folks, I Think That’s Our Boat Trying To Kill Us. (scott)

Believe Me, If I Start Getting Sick, You’ll Be The First To Know Since I’m Sure It’ll Be All Over You. (alix)

Can’t You Nudge Her Into Submission? (taryn) Are You Kidding? As Stubborn As She Is? I’d Fry My Brain Trying. (sphinx)

It Was One Of The Few Places Where Someone Remembered His Name. Yeah, Okay, So He Felt Like Sam Malone On Cheers, But There Was No Norm Or Cliff Sitting At The Bar Here. More Like Spike And Switchblade.’ (wulf)

Living Was Okay, But It Wasn't The Breaths People Took That Measured A Life. It Was The Moments That Took Those Breaths Away That Mattered The Most. And Dev Did That Every Time He Looked At Her. Naked Or Not.

Alright, You'll Get Your Bonus, Buy Play Nice With Her. Keep Your Sarcasm To A Minimum. (kyrian) Yes, O Great Lord And Master. Be Nice To Woman, Keep Mouth Shut. (nick)

Surprise Me, Atlantean. Attack. This Isn’t A Dance Party. (takeshi) You Know, This Isn’t Building My Confidence. In Fact, I Think I’m Just Going To Lie Here For A Bit And Take In Some Sun. (acheron)

You Missed With Me So Close? What? You Failed Your Assassin Training Classes? Did You Even Bother To Show Up? Or Are You Just That Incompetent? (syn)

Next Time I’ll Just Send The Three Of You E-mails. What Was I Thinking When I Decided To Have This Meeting? (acheron) Oh, I Know. That Men Who Are A Couple Of Thousand Years Old Could Actually Behave Like Grownups? (nick) (zarek Elbowed Nick In The Stomach.) Oops. Involuntary Arm Spasm. (zarek)

Xenon? What Kind Of Name Is That?” – Nick “the Only Kind I Answer To.” – Xenon “don’t Eat The Help, X. We Need Him.” – Caleb

Please Tell Me The Cave Just Had A Little Indigestion. (kat)

You Have The Optimism Of A Child. (julian) Peter Pan All The Way. (grace)

In My Day We Let The Wolfswans Incapable Of Birthing Our Young Die. (markus) Then It’s A Good Thing We’re In The Twenty-first Century And Not The Dark Ages, Isn’t It? (fang)

See... I Knew Baby Marissa Was Quality People, Look How She's Eating The Head Off The Red-headed Artemis Doll. Simi Need To Teach Her To Belch Fire, Then Introduce Her To The Real Heifer-goddess Herself(simi)

You Can’t Die, Vik. You’re A Mechbot. (syn) They Can Pull Me Apart And Reprogram Me. Trust Me, That’s Death. Now Shush Before They Find Us. Remember – Hide, People, Hide. (vik)

Life Isn't Finding Shelter In The Storm. It's About Learning To Dance In The Rain.

Oh, You’re Going To Die All Right. All Of You. And For What You’ve Done To My Brother You Will Suffer Unimaginably! (kessar) Yada, Yada, Yada. Am I The Only One Who Gets Sick Of The Bad-guy Monologue? ‘ooo, I’m The Big Evil. I’m Going To Kill You All. Just Wait While I Bore You To Tears With My Egomaniacal Bullshit. I’m Just A Demon Windbag Who Likes To Hear Himself Speak And I’m Trying To Intimidate You.' (kat)

Ninety Percent Of Intelligence Was Knowing When To Shut Up.’ – Cherise

Were You Raised In A Barn? You Don't Just Walk Into Someone's House." Ash Laughed. "i Have An Open Invitation To Enter Whenever I'm Here." "yeah, But What If He's Naked Or Something?" Ash Led Him Into The Foyer. "i've Known Kyrian For Over Two Thousand Years, And I Can Honesty Say That I Have Never Once Caught Him Naked In His Living Room." The Door Closed Behind Them Without Ash Or Nick Touching It- Something That Always Unnerved Nick When Ash Did It. "besides, Rosa's Still Here. I Know He's Not Walking Around Bare-assed With Her On Duty.

Nothing Is Ever Truly Set By Fate. In One Blink, Everything Changes. Even Though It Should Be A Clear, Sunny Day, The Softest Whisper Into The Wind Can Become A Hurricane That Destroys Everything It Touches. (acheron)

The Hardest Part Of Living Is Making Peace With Your Past. Most Of All, It’s Making Peace With Yourself.

You’re Barely One Step Up From The Australopithecines, Aren’t You? (acheron) Hey, Be Respectful When You Say That, Snot Nose. Haven’t You Seen The Commercials? Us Cavemen Are Very Sensitive People. (savitar)

My People Have A Legend Of The Dayslayer. It Says That Artemis Chose One Of Our Own To Be Her Personal Guard. More Beloved Than Any Of Her People, The Dayslayer Has No Known Vulnerability. Once He’s Unleashed, His Goal Is Destroy Dark-hunters. (spawn) So You’re Telling Me He’s The Bogeyman? (zarek)

Well, I Would Turn Into A Dragon And Fly You Home, But Something Tells Me You Would Protest. (sebastian) No Doubt. I Imagine The Scales Would Also Chafe My Skin. (channon) True. Not To Mention, I Once Learned The Hard Way That They Really Do Call The Military Out On You. You Know, Fighter Jets Are Hard To Dodge When You Have A Forty-foot Wingspan. (sebastian)

He Won’t Last Long, Akri. Thanatos Is Barbecue. And I Like My Barbecue. Just Tell Me How You Want Him, Akri, Normal Recipe Or Extra Crispy. I’m Partial To Extra Crispy Myself. They Crunch Louder When Deep-fried. Reminds Me, I Need Some Bread Crumbs. (simi)

Then What Good Is He? (maggie) I Ask Myself Every Friggin’ Day Exactly What You Did. What Good Am I? The Answer Is Simple. There’s Nothing Good About Me And I Like It That Way. Pride Myself On It, In Fact. (savitar)

Beautiful. You Can Be Taught. Makes My Job So Much Easier When You’re Actually Intelligent. You’d Be Amazed At The Idiots I’ve Come Across.” – Death “i Try To Keep My Stupid To A Bare Minimum, Since My Mom’s Always Telling Me It Can Be Fatal In Large Doses.” – Nick “oh, She’s Right. Believe Me, I Know. For That Matter, It Can Be Fatal Even In Small Measures. Remind Me Sometime To Tell You About The Woman I Claimed Who Was Vacuuming Her Cat.” – Death

Your Mother Was A Goatherder. (savitar) It’s An Honorable Profession. (takeshi) Yeah, For A Goat. (savitar)

What If He Wakes Up Before You Get Home And Steals You Blind? (wayne) Steals What? My Clothes Won’t Fit Him And I Have Nothing Of Any Value. Not Unless He Likes My Peter, Paul, And Mary Collection Anyway. (sunshine)

I Can'tdo It Again,nick. I Can't. And I Would Rather Give My Life For You Than Have You Give Yours For Me.

Can You Take Human Form In Daylight? (talon) Obviously So. Ever Tried To Answer A Phone Without Opposable Thumbs? (vane)

So Tell Me, Do You Want Simi To Be Your Family? (simi) Yes, Simi, I Would Like To Be Your Family. (gallagher) Good. You’re Such A Smart Dark-hunter.(simi)

Kicking A Police Car? Really?' Caleb Shrugged. 'car Offended Me. It Was Sitting Right Where I Wanted To Stand. What Would You Do?

Power, True Power, Comes From Within. Not Without. (nick)

Well, We Better Be Quick And Not Become Human Popsicles. I’m Going To Be Really Upset At You If I Freeze To Death. (shahara)

Because People Are Ever Willing To Believe The Negative Over The Positive. It’s Easier For You To Think Me Corrupt And Evil Than It Is For You To See Me For What I Really Am. No One Wants To Believe That Some People Are Willing To Help Others Out Of The Goodness Of Their Hearts Because They Can’t Stand To See Someone Suffer. So Few People Are Altruistic That They Can’t Understand Or Conceive That Anyone Else In The World Could Ever Put Someone Else’s Good Above Their Own. (leta)

He Was Surrounded And They Were Hungry For What Few Brain Cells He Had Left. But You Know What? He Wasn't About To Give In Or Give Up. If He Was Going Out, It Would Be The Way He Had Come Into This World. Fighting For Every Single Breath.

Patience Is A Virtue. (tee) Excuse Me, Pot, Could You Not Pick On The Kettle? (joe)

Patience Is A Virtue

It’s A Gift. (artemis) Nothing Is Ever Freely Given. (acheron)

"i'm At Your House?" Kody Asked."you Don't Have To Sound So Offended. I Do Have People Clean It, You Know?""sorry." She Sighed Wearily. "you Have No Idea How Confusing It Is To Wake Up In A Strange Place With No Idea How You Got There."caleb Laughed. "sure I Do. Happens To Me Frequently."she Rolled Her Eyes At His Frightening Lifestyle. "yes, But I Woke Up In This Bed Alone."

We Have Certain Demons Who Are Motivated By The Smell Of Food. They Tend To Get Rather Violent Whenever They Smell It. I Personally Wouldn’t Be Caught Eating Anything Because I Would End Up Dead. You Might Not. But You’d Still Have To Fight Them, And Since Some Of Them Are Rather Ugly And Really, Really Smelly, It Might Spoil Your Appetite. Then Again, Maybe Not. Doesn’t Spoil Noir’s. I Think It Makes Him Hungrier, Especially When He Guts Them. Sick, But True. (asmodeus)

You Can’t Buy Time, Nick. Ever. It’s The Only Thing In Life You Can’t Get Most Of, And It’s The One Thing That Will Mercilessly Tear You Up When It’s Gone. It Takes No Pity On No Soul And No Heart.

Where Are My Guards? (wulf) Oh, One Is Right Here, But He’s Not Feeling Very Talkative. Death Has A Way Of Making Even The Chattiest Of People Rather Quite. As For The Other…he’s…oh, Wait, Dead Now. (stryker)

Let Me Give You Free Advice, Kid. Whenever Something Is Coming For You, Snap Its Neck Or Double Tap. Never, Ever Hesitate. It’s Infinitely Better To Be Judged By Twelve Than Carried By Six.” – Death

Well, I Should Like A Plan That Doesn’t Result In The Death Of My Heir. (eli) Would A Good Maiming Be Considered Over-the-top? (varyk)

It's Easy To Misjudge Others. The One Thing I Try To Do With Everything I Write Is Open People's Eyes To Those They Normally Ignore Or Dismiss. To Make People Aware Of The "other" Side Of Things.

Your Destiny Is Shaped By Choice, Never By Chance. Beware The Decisions You Make, No Matter How Small, For They Will Be Your Salvation...or Your Death.

Decisions You Make

You’re The One Who Unleashed Him. (savitar) Yeah, Well, Let’s Move On From The Blame Game. I Was Having Suicidal Thoughts And It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time. In Retrospect, Not So Much. (stryker)

Hi, Mom…yes, I Know My Heart Rate’s Dangerously Elevated. That Sound? I’m Being Shot At, Ma. Gotta Go Now. Love You Much. Hugs And Kisses. (devyn)

Patience To The Spider

Nick, Space. Now. (acheron) Go, Nick, Fetch. Here, Boy, Here. You Should Let Me Borrow One Of Those Leather Collars You Wear And Give Me A Tag With Kyrian’s Number On It. ‘in Case Of Loss, Call My Owner.’ (nick)

I Wasn't Born, I Was Unleashed.

What Are You Doing? (amanda) I'm Getting Into My Car. (kyrian) You Own This?! (amanda) No. I'm Stealing It With The Key In My Hand. (kyrian)

Don’t Worry, Chris. The Day That Sony Playstation Attacks The World And Threatens To Destroy It, We’ll Give You A Call. (katra)

I Wonder Why No One Called The Police About The Rocket Launcher? God Knows My Neighbors Usually Report It If I So Much As Fart In My Backyard. (bubba)

(as She Entered The Main Room, Syn Turned Around In His Chair And Almost Fell Out Of It As He Scanned Her Body. He Cleared His Throat And Cut An Appreciative Look To Nykyrian.) Dayum…woman Be Hot. (syn)

You Touch Her, And I Will Take That Dagger At Your Side And Cut Your Heart Out With It. (julian)

What’s This? (fang) One For All And All For Fun, My Friend. You Didn’t Think I’d Let You Fight Demons All On Your Own, Did You? (thorn)

He Who Lets Fear Rule Him, Has Fear For A Master [acheron]

Gods, How I’ve Missed You. (stryker) I Hate You With Every Beat Of My Heart. (zephyra)

You Know, It’s Amazing To Me The Wounds We Carry For Eternity. But What Has Fascinated Me Most These Last Few Years Is How The Right Person Can Heal Them. I Remember A Wise Man Once Said To Me That Everyone Deserves To Be Loved. Even You. (zarek)

Didn't I Tell You Not To Touch The Lamborghini? (kyrian) (hunter Groused An Instant Before He Cut The Wheel And Sent The Vampire Flying Through The Air.) And They Told Me You Guys Couldn't Fly. (kyrian)

Modus In Rebus There Must Be An End Of Things.

I Love You, I Love You, I Love You! And If You Ever Die On Me Again, I'll Kill You So Dead! (tabitha)

They’re Plotting Against You. (jaden) Who? (jericho) Your Best Friends, Fool, Who Do You Think? The Easter Bunny Or The Assholes Who Brought You Here? Fyi, They’re Planning To Feed You To The Gallu So That They Can Control Your Powers Without Your Fighting Them. If I Were You, I’d Be Gone Five Minutes Ago. (jaden)

Yeah, You Were Doing A Real Bang-up Job Of It. I Particularly Liked The Way You Were Bruising His Fists With Your Face. A Few Minutes More And I’m Sure Your Heart Would Have Been On The Attack...after It Was Ripped From Your Chest. (kat)

It Is A Maxim In Our Law That A Plaintiff Must Shew That He Stands On A Fair Ground When He Calls On A Court Of Justice To Administer Relief To Him.

Ahhh The Beauty Of Annihilation. There's Nothing Like It.

There Is Some Pain That Nothing Heals" [zarek}

Because I Took An Oath To Help People. To Protect Them From The League And Any Corrupt Government. (devyn) Yeah, And I Know People Better Than To Believe That For Even An Instant. Altruism Is Dead. People Use And They Take Until You’re Nothing But A Bleeding Corpse On The Ground At Their Feet. (alix)

So What Name Would You Rather I Call You? She Asked As She Headed Out Of The Parking Lot. Ias Or Alexion. He Gave Her A Devilish Grin That Set Fire To Her Hormones. I Would Rather You Call Me Lover. He Wagged His Eyebrows Playfully At Her. Danger Rolled Her Eyes. Like All Men With A Onetrack Mind, He Was Incorrigible. Don't Blame Me, Alexion Said In An Almost Offended Tone. I Can't Help It. You Should See The Way You Fight. It Really Turned Me On. Could You Tell Me How To Turn You Off? -danger And Alexion

Far Be It From Me To Ever Let My Common Sense Get In The Way Of My Stupidity. I Say We Press On.

We’re Screwed. (nick) Screwed Blue And Tattooed. (acheron)

There Is No Magic In Words.

No! I Don’t Want To Ouija, Or Do The Pendulum Thing, And I Swear If I See One Tarot Card Or Rune Stone I’ll Yack Cupcake All Over You. (grace)

You Can’t. He Has It Shielded. Besides, He’s A God And Can Be A Nasty One If You Upset Him. You Try Popping Into Any Place Where His Beloved Wife Is And You’ll Get Fried Faster Than Chicken At Kfc. He Doesn’t Have A Sense Of Humor When It Comes To Her. So Wipe The Frown Off Your Face Before You Hurt Her Feelings And Get Gutted For It. (phobos)

You Got Guts Taking That Tone With Me. (nykyrian) What You Gonna Do, Oh Great Wounded One? I’m The One With The Injector. (syn)

While Books Provided Me With Some Escape From The Mental And Physical Horrors Of My Early Life, They Were Unreliable. Many Times The Protagonists Suffered Terribly And Then Died At The End.

Good Grief. You Two Look Like Village Of The Sofa Damned. (cassandra)

Humans Aren’t A Protected Class. (acheron) Really? (jaden) Yeah. Savitar Shares Your ‘all Humans Are Vermin’ Mind Set. (savitar)

It Takes 42 Muscles To Smile. Instead Pick Up Your Middle Finger And Say "bite Me!

Man, Wren. I’m Impressed. No Woman Ever Sent Flowers To Thank Me. (serre) Don’t Be That Impressed. I’m Thinking She Didn’t Send Flowers To Thank Him. One Flower Says Thank You. This Many Says She Thought He Was Dead. Or That She Killed Him. Hmm...i’m Thinking, Put A Tiger In Her Tank And That Didn’t Quit Rev Her Up. What She Needs Is To Go Hunting For Bear. (dev)

Please Nothing, She’s A Vicious Piranha. She Looks All Cute And Cuddly, Then She Opens That Mouth And Lets Loose So Much Venom She Could Double As A Nest Of Scorpions. (leo)

He’s Ours Now. Not Made By Evil, But Birthed By Human Cruelty. (mortent Leader)

(adron Leveled A Scowl That Made Him Shrink Back.) Jeeze, You Ought To Bottle That Look. I Know Armies That Would Pay A Fortune To Have Something That Toxic In Their Arsenal. (tiernan)

I Fell Out Of The Hammock While I Was Sleeping. (arik) On Your Head? (geary) Apparently. Good Thing It’s Hard, Huh? (arik)

Honestly? I Don’t Want People Around Me For Two Reasons – They Ultimately Betray You Or They Die On You. Either Way, You’re Screwed And You Spend All Your Time Obsessing On Why You Didn’t See It Coming. Or That You Did Something Or Didn’t Do Something To Cause It. No Offense, But I Don’t Like To Be Hurt And I’d Rather Just Avoid It.(ravyn)

Speaking Of, Her Family Is Due In Any Minute To Claim Her Body. What Am I Supposed To Tell Them When We Can’t Give The Body Over? Again, I Don’t Think ‘oops’ Will Quite Cover It. (tate)

Note To Self On Waking. Lay Off The Beer On An Empty Stomach. This Dream Is Even More Screwed Up Than The Time I Had A Donkey And A Corkscrew. (aiden) Donkey And A Corkscrew? (leta) I Don’t Know You Well Enough To Fill You In On Those Details. (aiden)

Kyra Is Working On A New Program And I’m Going To Test It. (chris) That’s One Way Of Putting It. (urian)

I’m Telling You Right Now I Could Make Him Pop An Aneurysm And No One Would Know. (nero) Doesn’t That Kind Of Murder Bother You At All? (alix) Given Everything People Have Done To Me In My Life, Little Girl, Especially In My Childhood When I Was Helpless Against Them, Humanity Is Lucky I’m Not On A Perpetual Killing Spree. As For The Merjacks…i Owe Them A Debt That No Amount Of Violence On My Part Will Settle. So, No. Nothing About Killing Him Would Bother Me. (nero)

I’m Protecting Her. (wulf) From? (chris) Daimons. (wulf) Big Bad Ones. (cassandra)

That Would Be Like Making A Pact With Lucifer. (zarek) Yes, But I Don’t Smell Like Sulfur. And I Happen To Dress Better. Luc Always Looks Like A Pimp. (dionysus)

God Forbid I Should Bleed To Death, Eh? Then You'd Have To Cart Around My Rotting Corpse. (kyrian) Could You Be Any More Morbid? Jeez, Who Was Your Idol Growing Up? Boris Karloff? (amanda) Hannibal, Actually. (kyrian) You're Trying To Scare Me, Aren't You? Well, It Won't Work. I Grew Up In A House With An Angry Poltergeist And Two Sisters Who Used To Conjure Demons Just To Fight Them. Buster, I've Seen It All And Your Gallows Humor Isn't Working On Me. (amanda)

So What Are You In The Mood For? (sunshine) How About Naked Sunshine Al Dente Covered In Whipped Cream And Chocolate? We Could Even Put A Cherry On Top. (talon)

Vengeance Only Destroys The One Who Seeks It. (theo- Geary’s Grandfather/acheron)

So…that’s Like Your Pet Monkey?” – Nick (the Tiny Horse Snorted Flames And Whinnied At Him.) “easy, Girl. You’d Do Well To Show Her Respect. She Can Understand You, And She Doesn’t Take Well To Insults.” – Death “sorry, Flicka. Didn’t Mean To Rattle Your Bridle.” – Nick

Are All Knights So Gentle? (taryn) I Know Not, Taryn, Since I Don’t Make It My Habit To Lie Abed With Other Knights. (sparhawk)

So What’s On The Agenda For Tonight? (danger) Migraine, Futility, Possible Death. Same As Every Night, I Guess. (alexion)

Don’t Cry For Me, Grace. I’m Not Worth It. (julian) Yes You Are! (grace) You Are My Saving Grace. Without You, I Would Never Have Known Love. And I Would Never Have Known Me Again. (julian)

The Past Is Dead. Tomorrow Will Become Whatever Decision You Make It. ~ Acheron.

Decisions You Make

Tell Me Again How Great You Are, Asshole. Nothing Like A Steel Enema To Ruin Even Your Best Day. (fang)

May The Strength Of Ares And Wisdom Of Athena See You Through. (eros) And May Hades Roast Your Hoary Soul. (julian)

Man, He Deserves A Hero Cookie. (selena)

Here We Are. Maybe I Should Warn You Before We Enter...(asmodeus) (jericho Stepped Past Him And Threw Open The Door.) Or Maybe Not. Let’s Just Barge In And Be Surprised, Shall We? (asmodeus)

Everyone Has A Choice. (kiara) No, Princess, They Don’t. Choices Aren’t Always Up To Us. Life And Circumstances Can Shred Even The Stoutest Soul. No Matter How Pure And Untainted You Think You Are, I Promise You That You, Too, Can Be Shoved Into The Darkness, Just Like We Were. (syn)

To Quote The Tsalagi, You Should Never Allow Your Yesterday To Use Up Too Much Of Today. The Past Is Gone And Tomorrow Is At Best A Maybe. Live For This Moment Because It May Be All You'll Ever Have.

I’m Adron’s Baby Sister. Dad Just Told Me About The Marriage, And I Had To Come Meet You And Make Sure Dad Hadn’t Snapped A Wheel And Started Hallucinating Or Something. (zarina)

What Happened?" -ethon "obviously Something Was Hungry And Bit The Bear." -kali

I Suggest You Leave. Now. (nykyrian) (the Would-be Attackers Flee.) Had You Said ‘boo,’ I Think They Would Have Wet Themselves. (kiara)

I’ve Been Around A Lot Of Wraiths, And He Doesn’t Feel Like That Either, Though. It’s A Strange Sensation. Like Human Wrapped In Evil.” – Caleb “oh, Great. Our Coach Is A Pig-in-the-blanket For Satan.” – Nick

Everyone Deserves To Have Someone Who Loves Them.

I’ve Lost Her. Can You Give Me Any Guidance?” – Sundown “on What? A New Personality? Car Buying? I’m A Wolf, Cowboy, Not A Life Counselor.” – Sasha

What Happened To Cause The Jail Fight? (maggie) They Thought It Would Be Fun To Knock Around The ‘kid’ And Show Off Their Manhood. I Thought It Would Be Fun To Knock A Couple Of Them Unconscious. (wren)

I Want My Fluff-fluff! (bob) Fluff-fluff… (zarek Looked Panicked.) (zarek)

So, You Got Qvc? (simi) Afraid Not, Sweetie. (astrid) You Got Soap Net? (zarek Shook His Head.) You Got Any Tv? (simi) Sorry. (zarek) Are You Kidding? You Boring People. A Demon Needs Her Cable. Akri Done Tricked Me. He Didn’t Tell Me I’d Have To Go Without Cable. (simi)

You Have The Blood Of Warriors In Your Veins. The Kind Of Men Who Protect What Is Theirs And Love Without Restraint. I Want That Love And I Want You. (gabrielle) It’s All Yours. You’re Not Getting Much Out Of This Deal Since All I Own Is What I Can Carry In Two Hands. (carlos) Great. That Means I Get To Decorate The House The Way I Want. (gabrielle)

…life Isn’t A Puzzle To Be Solved. It’s An Adventure To Be Savored. Let Every Challenge Be A New Mountain To Climb, Not An Obstacle To Get In Your Way And Stop You. Yeah, It’ll Be Hard, But Once You Reach The Summit Of It, You’ll Be Able To See The World For What It Really Is. And At The Top, It Never Seems To Have Been As Difficult A Feat To Climb There As You First Made It Out To Be. Most Of All, You’ll Know That You Beat That Mountain, And That You Rule It. It Does Not Rule You.

I Tend To Watch Silently From The Shadows. You Learn A Lot More That Way.

Why Are You Worried About Him? Des Is A Punk. (urian) Desiderius Is Dead. Kyrian Killed Him. (tabitha) Yeah, And I'm The Easter Bunny- See My Fluffy Tail? You Don't Just Kill A Spathi, Little Girl. All You Do Is Take Him Out Of Commission For A While. (urian)

Ash Paused As He Entered The House To Find The Three Women Lined Up And... Singing To... Dear Gods, Anything But This. "fergilicious." All He Needed Was For Simi To Be Here And Off-key With Them Since It Was Her Favorite Song And He'd Spent The Better Part Of The Last Year Cursing Whoever Was Dumb Enough To Introduce That Song To A Hormonal Teenaged Demon. Worst Part? Simi Wanted Him To Call Her Similicious.

Oh, Gods, You’re Mated! I Really Hope It’s To Aimee. (bride) Thankfully So. Otherwise I’d Have Had To Kill Me Some Ho And Then Beat Fang Senseless. (aimee)

St. Ash – Who Knew? (gallagher)

I Learned A Long Time Ago Not To Judge People By What They Look Like, Sound Like, Or By The Clothes They Wear. Just Because A House Is Nice And Shiny Out Front Doesn’t Mean It’s Not Rotting On The Inside. (kyrian)

He Wanted To Work In Hot Woman Valhalla Until He Died Of Testosterone Poisoning. (nick)

Dragons Have Sharp Talons. Sometimes I Don’t Get Out Of The Way Quickly Enough. (sebastian) Maybe You Should Fight Smaller Dragons. (channon)

Fine. Sit Around Being Inconsiderate Asses…and You Wonder Why None Of You Are Married. (zarina) (sway Cleared His Throat Meaningfully.) Oh, Shush. You Don’t Count. You Had An Arranged Marriage. These Losers Can’t Get A Girl For More Than Three And Half Minutes It Takes Them To Embarrass Themselves With Their Feeble Gropings That Always Disappoint. (zarina)

Why Did You Hit Him? (grace) Because It Gave Me A Great Deal Of Pleasure. (julian) Nice. You Haven’t Seen Me In What, Two Thousand Years? So, Instead Of A Friendly, Brotherly Hug, I Get Slugged. (eros)

I'm Not Human, Ms. Deveraux. In Case You Haven't Noticed, I'm One Of The Damned. (valerius) Baby, Open Your Eyes And Look Around. We're All Damned In One Way Or Another. But Damned Is A Far Cry From Dead. And You Live Like You're Dead. (tabitha) I'm That, Too. (valerius)

You Might Wanna Rethink That, Boy. 'cause If I'm Going To Get Sued For Offensively Touching You, I'm Going To Make It Worth My While.

Oh, Baby, This Ain’t Asshole. Trust Me. There’s A Whole Keg Of Asshole I Haven’t Even Begun To Tap Yet.

Simple. Atlantis Can't Be Found." He Scoffed At Her. " You're The Second Person To Tell Me That In Less Than An Hour.

Greek Mythology

Shut Up, Nick. (talon) 'shut Up, Nick, Heel, Sit, Fetch.’ Love You Too, Celt. (nick)

I’m No Longer Human And There Is No Past.’ (acheron's Litany)

Look! You Got Sparklies Like Akri. He Gives All Of His To Me. He Say I Look Beautiful In Sparklies, ‘specially Them Red Ones That Match My Eyes. Here, Astrid. I Know You Can’t See It, Astrid, But It’s Very Lovely, Like You. You Need To Wear That And Then You Have Sparklies, Too. But Still No Hornays. We Need To Fix You Up With Hornays One Day So You Can Be A Demon, Too. It’s Fun Being A Demon – Except When People Try To Exercise You…wait, That’s Not The Right Word. I Forget, But You Know What I Mean. (simi)

You’re Not The Only One Who’s Loyal And Decent, Ture. It’s Why I Won’t Betray Darling. He Wouldn’t Betray Me And I Know It. When Someone Really Loves You, They Find A Way To Get To You, Even In The Darkest Night, Against All Odds. Through The Worst Nightmares, They Are There, Holding Your Hand. They’re There To Stand With You To The End. I Don’t Just Believe That. I Know It. - Zarya Starska

I Want To Hate You, But I Can’t Even Stay Mad At You. (jericho) You Know, I Think You’re More In Need Of Lessons On How To Seduce Than I Am. Why Don’t You Call Me Fat And Ugly While You’re At It? (delphine)

Acheron Always Says That Our Scars Are There To Remind Us Of Out Pasts, Of Where We've Been And What We've Gone Through. But That Pain Doesn't Have To Drive Or Determine Our Future. We Can Rise About It If We Let Ourselves. It's Not Easy, But Nothing In Life Ever Is." -sundown

I Don’t Wanna Die, Man. They’re Not Playing. Have You Seen How Many Of Them Are Out There? One Just Took A Shot At Me, So Unlike You Morons, I’m Hiding. Hiding Is Nice. (vik)

Pain Doesn’t Respect Age, My Lady.

What Fools These Mortals Be. (acheron)

Yo, Dumbass. What Do You Think She’d Be Doing With Them? Giving Them Ballet Lessons? (darling) Tell Me Again Why I Can’t Kill Him? (hauk) You’re Afraid Of Handling Explosives. (nykyrian) One Day I’m Going To Get Over That And When I Do…(hauk) I’ll Wisely Stop Annoying You. (darling)

How Frail You Are. I Don’t Want To Hurt You By Accident. (nykyrian) I’m Not As Frail As I Appear. I Know From Lots Of Experience That I Bounce Really Well. (kiara) I Would Kill Anyone Who Hurt You. (nykyrian)

My Mission Is To Kill The Bad Guy, Save The World, And Hopefully End Up With The Girl. (steele)

Grace? Are You Tipsy? (selena) Maybe Just Comfortably Toasty. Pop Tart Toasty. (grace)

If You Knew This, Why Did You Wait To Bring It Before The Omegrion? (savitar) Because I Was Afraid To Come Forward...(zack) And Now You're All Better? (savitar)

Over, Under, Around, Or Through. There Is Always A Way. - Soteria

There Is Always A Way

Hush, Self, Let Me Think.

See What? I Didn’t See Anything. There Were No Scary People There. Nothing Freaky. I’m Going Home Now And Tomorrow I’m Going To Have The Doctors Check For A Brain Tumor. Full Battery Of Tests. Whole Nine Yard. Whatever’s Wrong With Me, We’ll Find It And Deal With It. At This Point, My Vote Is Either Tumor Or Space Alien Testing. Either One Works For Me. (geary)

Ironically No One Ever Wants To Hear What I Have To Say About Anything. They Usually Argue With Me To The Point I Want To Put Them Through A Wall. Hopefully You Won’t Be So Dense. (acheron)

You Don’t Trust Any Man, Ephani. (danger) And Neither Should You, Little Sister. Take A Bit Of Amazon Advice. Ride Him Into The Ground All Night Long, Then Slide A Blade Between His Ribs Come Morning. (ephani) That's Harsh. (alexion) So Is Life. (ephani)

Again, I Repeat, Don’t Ask Questions You Don’t Want Answered. Just Accept The Fact That Acheron Is A Freak Of Nature And Let It Go. (zarek)

All I Did Was Go To Sleep. There Shouldn’t Be Anything Safer Than That. (kiara) Spoken Like A True Civilian. Trust Me, Princess, That’s The Most Dangerous Thing Anyone Does…well, That, And Go To The Can. (nykyrian)

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