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Nick Was Dressed In Jeans, A Dark Green Sweater, And Bomber Jacket–the Perfect Image Of A Rich College Student. Talon Looked Like A Biker Who Had Just Left Sanctuary, New Orleans’s Premier Biker Bar. Acheron Looked Like A Refugee From The Dungeon–the Local Underground Goth Hangout. Valerius Was The Professional Contingent, And Zarek…zarek Just Looked Like He Was Ready To Kill Something.’ (talon)

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Nick Was Dressed In Jeans, A Dark Green Sweater, And Bomber Jacket–the Perfect Image Of A Rich College Student. Talon Looked Like A Biker Who Had Just Left Sanctuary, New Orleans’s Premier Biker Bar. Acheron Looked Like A Refugee From The Dungeon–the Local Underground Goth Hangout. Valerius Was The Professional Contingent, And Zarek…zarek Just Looked Like He Was Ready To Kill Something.’ (talon)

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If I’m Not Back In A Few Hours…well, I Don’t Want To Think About That. I Might Change My Mind About Doing This. I’m Thinking Happy Thoughts. Creamed Dog Innards And Rotten Steak. Yeah. Yum! (asmodeus)

Familiarity Breeds Contempt. By Bringing Them In Close, They Realize That You’re Just As Human As They Are. That’s When The Madness Sets In. They Can’t Understand Why You Have More Than They Do When You’re Just A Regular Human Being The Same As Them. Then They Hate You For It. (leta)

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Julian Dipped His Head To Her Ear Where He Nuzzled Her Neck. “i Will Love You Forever,” He Whispered.

There Was Something About Ash That Made Every Hormone In Her Body Stand Up And Pant For More

A Human’s Love. I Couldn’t Wish Anything Better For Him. Animals Protect What They Know. They Protect What They Are Bound To, But Humans…humans Have A Greater Capacity For Sacrifice For Those Who Live In Their Hearts. (aristotle)

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)

Answer My Question, Bacchus. I’m Not One Of Your Dickless Greeks To Be Kept Waiting For An Answer. (camulus) You Better Take A More Civil Tone With Me, Cam. I’m Not One Of Your Flaccid Celts To Shake In Terror Of Your Wrath. You Want To Fight, Boy, Bring It On. (dionysus) Whoa, Hang On A Second. Let’s Save The Fighting For When You Two Take Over The World, Okay? (styxx)

Guys, We’re So Screwed. The Women Know We Didn’t Go Hunting. (kyrian) You Think? What Idiot Came Up With That Lie? (zarek) I’m Not An Idiot. And It’s Not Like I Lied. I Just Omitted What Exactly We Were Hunting And Where We Were Doing It. (talon) Like Your Wives Wouldn’t Know Better? When Was The Last Time Mr. Armani Hunted Something That Didn’t Have A Price Tag On It? Oh, And The Loafers And Trousers Are Perfect Camouflage. (zarek)

Then Shut Up Or Grab A Sword And Come Help. (takeshi) Is That A Challenge? (savitar) It Would Be If I Didn’t Know For A Fact That You’re Too Lazy To Rise To One. (takeshi)

We Are Coming Up On The Sumerian Apokalypsi–. (artemis) I Don’t Think They Use That Word. (kat) Who Cares What Word They Use? End Of The World Is End Of The World Regardless Of Whatever Term You Use For It! (artemis)

Let's Play It Safe. I’m Not In The Mood To Run Right Now And I Know Fighting Is Suicide. Last Thing I Want To Do Is Make My Enemies Happy By Dying. (syn)

Because I Don’t Feel Broken When You Look At Me. (acheron) How Could You Feel Broken? (tory) I Was Shattered As A Child And Thrown Away, Like A Piece Of Trash No On Wanted. But You Don’t Treat Me Like That. You See In Me The Human Bit And You Touch That Part Of Me. You Make Me Feel Whole And Wanted. (acheron)

As The Great Poet Wrote, ‘to Thine Own Self Be True.’…what? You Don’t Think A Skotos Can Be Literate? I Happen To Love Shakespeare. Hamlet Is One Of My Faves. (zeth) I’m Not Touching That One With Tongs And A Gas Mask. (jericho)

There Will Never Be Peace Between Us. Ever. You Shattered Any Hope Of It When You Watched Your Brother Kill Me And Refused To Speak Up On My Behalf. (acheron) I Was Afraid. (artemis) And I Was Butchered And Gutted On The Floor Like An Animal Sacrifice. Excuse Me If I Don’t Feel Your Pain. I’m Too Busy With My Own. (acheron)

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

Aren’t You Ever Satisfied? I Swear If I Were Mortal, I’d Be Limping From Our Last Go-round. If Not Dead. We Really Need To Find You A Hobby Other Than Jumping On Top Of Me. (acheron)

Hey!" Sam Snapped, Ducking The Sticky Shrapnel. "keep Your Snot To Yourself." Dev Scoffed At That. "oh, So Now You Don't Want To Touch Me, Huh?" He Tsked. "what Is It With Women? The Instant You Put A Little Slime On Them, They Get Squeamish And Have No More Use For You.

The Popish Religion Is Now Unknown To The Law Of This Country.

I Find That Hard To Believe. Nothing Comes Free In This World. Ever. (sin) Then Get Up And Get Dressed. There’s The Door. I’m Sure You Know How To Use It. It’s A Really Simple Process. You Put One Foot In Front Of The Other, Turn The Knob, And Keep Going. (kat)

What Does This Daimon Look Like? (xedrix) He’s Tall And Blond. (kyle) Well, That Narrows It Down To Every Daimon Here Except Stryker. What Would That Be? Several Thousand Of Them? Could You Be A Bit More Specific And If You Tell Me He Was Dressed In Black, I’ll Kill You Myself And Spare Me The Agony Of Dying. (xedrix)

Let’s Find Someplace Where There Aren’t Any Dead People, Insects, Or Rodents. For That Matter, Someplace That’s Big Enough To Accommodate Both Of Us Without Crimping Any Internal Organs. (shahara) Picky, Picky, Picky. (syn)

The Only Thing That Was Sharper And That Scarred More Was The Selfish Actions Of Those You Loved When They Made It Crystal Clear That They Cared More For Themselves Than They Did For You. Especially When It Was Someone You Trusted To Always Put You First.

You Still Haven’t Eaten Your Muffin. (sunshine) ‘yeah, Right. He Still Hadn’t Eaten His Boots Either, And He’d Rather Feast On One Of Them Than That Thing In Her Hand.’ (talon)

Good God, Dev. Have You Completely Lost Your Mind? Don’t Tease The Psychotic Tiger. He’s Getting All Angry And Frothing At The Mouth. Someone’s Going To Think He’s Rabid. (serre) Yeah, But Teasing Him Is Like Throwing Meat At Kyle. It’s Highly Entertaining. (dev)

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. That Someone's Circumstances May Not Be What You Think They Are Or What They Show To The World.

All Of Us Are Vulnerable, And At Times We All Feel Adrift. But Somehow, We All Muddle Through.

Yeah, Well, It’s What Happens When We Spoil The Things We Love. They Don’t Always Understand The Boundaries And Their Ridiculous Wants Can Get Us Killed If We’re Not Careful. (jaden)

So Would You Like To Join Me For Something To Eat? (jericho) As Long As It Doesn’t Involve The Entrails Of Demons, I Might Be Persuaded. (delphine) Demon Entrails Have No Appeal For Me, Either. Zeus’s Are Another Matter. (jericho)

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

It Would Have Really Cramped My Future Plans Had I Died. (nick)

Future Planning

I'm Old Enough To Make You Look Like An Embryo. [thorn]

You’re The Only Thing I’ve Ever Done Right In My Entire Life And If Anything Ever Happened To You, They’d Have To Dig Two Graves ‘cause I Couldn’t Live A Single Day Without My Baby Beside Me. (cherise)

Best Hope For What, Catman? Death? Bankruptcy? You Know, My Life Was Going Along…well, Rather Crappily, To Be Honest, But At Least No One Was Trying To Kill Me And No One Was Dying Around Me. Since I Met You, My Life Has Taken The High Road To Shitsville, With No Off-ramp In Sight. (susan)

Death Is The One Predator We Can't Escape. But Vampires Have Found The Loophole So Many Of Us Crave. I Think That's The Allure Of Vampirism.

I’m Not A Child. Don’t Talk To Me Like I Am. (kiara) No, You’re Worse. You’re An Adult Who Still Thinks The World Is A Beautiful Place, Filled With People Who Will Help You Just For The Sake Of Being Nice. Wake Up And Smell The Bloodbath And Humility The Rest Of Us Have To Cope With. (syn)

Dazed, Nick Nodded, Then Looked To Caleb. “i’m Such An Effing Idiot.” “we Knew That,” He Said Drily. “we Definitely Didn’t Have To Throw You Into A Coma For That Little-known Nugget.

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)

So Who Was She? (vane) Why Do You Assume It Was A Female? (fang) Didn’t Know You Were Fond Of Men. I’ll File That Under My Special Fang Folder. (vane)

Better To Be Judged By Twelve Than Carried By Six

You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me. I Thought You Were The Most Powerful Of Beings. Even The Gods Fear You. (stryker) We All Have Predators. The Entire Universe Exists In A System Of Checks And Balances. I Just Met My Zero Balance. (war) Are You Honestly Telling Me That The Most Powerful Creature On This Planet Is A Pathetic Cajun Guttersnipe Who Offed Himself Because One Of My Men Killed His Mommy? (stryker)

Not That I’ve Ever Feared A Fight Or Backed Down From One –(wren) That’s The Truth. I Swear He’s Half Beta Fish. He’d Fight His Own Reflection To Prove A Point. (maggie)

What Are You? Weak? Don’t Tell Me You Want Me To Spare This Pathetic Animal When It Wouldn’t Show You Any Such Mercy. Believe Me, It’s Better To Take The Head Off A Cobra Before The Cobra Strikes You. (xypher) A Cobra Can’t Help What It Is. Why Should You Punish It Because It’s Doing What The Gods Created It To Do? (kat)

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)

So Just Look Mean And Don’t Make Eye Contact With Anyone. (syn) Gee, Hon, You Take Me To The Most Wonderful Places. (shahara)

We’ve Got To Get These Guys To Bubba’s. Anyone Got A Clue How To Do It? (nick) They Gotta Be Breathing? (simi) Yes. (nick And Caleb) Well, Pooh. That Just Takes All The Fun Out Of It. (simi)

You Are So Vicious. (tee) Hence The Nickname. (syd) You Know It’s Bad When You Make Me Look Like Glinda The Good Witch, Right? (tee) Just Call Me Elphaba. But Don’t Drop A House On Me, ‘kay? (syd)

I’m Stuck Fighting. (acheron) You’re Stuck Fighting. But You’re Welcome To Come Share My Beach Any Time You Get Tired Of The Brawl. (savitar) Save Me A Spot. If This Blows Up In My Face, I’ll Be Back With My Tail Forever Tucked Between My Legs. (acheron)

It’s Entirely Up To You, Artie. He Lives Or Dies By Your Word. (acheron) No, Akri! Don’t Ask Her That. She Never Let Me Have No Fun. She A Mean Goddess! (simi)

Shut Up. What Did You Ask Me, Anyway?” – Sundown “really? Good Thing I Didn’t Tell You To Duck A Bomb.” – Sasha

Enough, Children. In Case You Haven’t Noticed, We Have A Major Situation Playing Out. We Have To Find And Stop War, Corral The Gallu, Protect Apostolos, And Get Savitar Out Of Here. (apollymi) Why The Later? (jared) Because I Hate His Guts. (apollymi) I Hate You, Too, Precious. (savitar)

I Live For A Woman Who Scratches, Just Make Sure To Keep It On The Back, Baby, I Dont Like Scars." ~otto Carvalletti

There Were Only So Many Kicks A Dog Could Take Before It Turned Vicious.’ (acheron)

Hey, Dad, You’ve Got To Taste What We Just Did. It’s Actually Good. (omari) That Is Good. What Did You Two Do? (devyn) No Idea. We Just Added Spices Until It Didn’t Suck Anymore. (omari)

Guy? Mister? Mr. Goth Man, Would You Please Wake Up So I Can Leave? I Really Don't Want To Hang Out In A Closet With A Dead Man Any Longer Than I Have To, Okay? C'mon, Please, Don't Make This A Weekend At Bernie's Thing! (amanda)

In Essence, We’re Their Servants Who Help Them And Who Guard Them From The Public. (leo) Oh Gee, Golly, Goodie, Mr. Leo! Can I Have My Eyes Gouged Out, Too? (susan)

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)

I Am A Socially Akward Man-dork"-nick

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)

Simi. Return To Me. (acheron) 'return To Me, Simi.’ Don’t Go Frying The Goddess. Don’t Go Frying Thanatos. I Am Not A Yo-yo, Akri. I Am A Simi. I Hate It When You Get Me All Excited About Going To Kill Something And Then Tell Me No. I Don’t Like That. It Boring. You Don’t Ever Let Me Have Any Fun Anymore. (simi)

The Simi Has Needs. Lots Of Needs. I Need Akri’s Plastic Card, For One Thing. It Very Nice. People Give Me Lots Of Stuff When I Hand It To Them. Ooo, I Really Like The New Plastic Card He Gave Me With My Own Name On It. It Blue And All Sparkly And It Says Simi Parthenopaeus. Doesn’t That Have A Nice Ring To It? I Have To Say It Again. Simi Parthenopaeus. I Like That A Lot. It Even Has My Picture In The Corner And I Am A Very Attractive Demon If I Do Say So Myself. Akri Says It, Too. ‘simi, You Are Beautiful.’ I Like It When He Tells Me That. (simi)

Why You In A Dark Hole, Astrid? Did You Fall? (simi) We’re Hiding Simi. (astrid) Hiding? From What? (simi) Thanatos. (astrid) Pfft. Why You Hiding From That Loser? He Wouldn’t Even Make Good Barbecue. Barely Take The Edge Off My Peckishness. Hmmm…how Come There’s No Food Here? (simi)

(at The Back Of The Cave, Phoebe Placed Her Hand Against One Of The Stones Where A Spring Release Opened An Elevator Door. Chris Gave An Over Exaggerated Gape.) Holy Hand Grenade, Batman, It’s A Bat Cave. (chris)

Don't You Have Class Today? (kyrian) Boy, I'm A Backwoods Cajun, I Ain't Never Got No Class, Cher. (nick) (he Cleared His Throat And Dropped The Thick Cajun Accent.) And No, Today's Registration. I've Got To Figure Out What I'm Taking Next Semester. (nick) I Have A Few Things I Need You To Do Today. (kyrian) And That Is Different From Any Other Day How? (nick) Sarcasm, Thy Name Is Nick Gautier. (kyrian)

You Know, You Say ‘not Exactly’ A Lot. You’re Not Exactly A Vampire. You’re Not Exactly From Scotland, And You’re Allergic To Daylight. What Else? (sunshine) I Hate Bran Muffins And Grass. (talon)

Great, Just Great. The Only Thing To Make Him A Worse Asshole Would Be To Kick A Puppy.’ (nathan)

You Go To Him For Advice? He’s Only What? Five Years Old? I Swear I Own Older Sweaters. (tory)

She Couldn’t Very Well Let Him Join Her In Bed Like That. Sure You Could. No I Can’t. Please? Hush, Self, Let Me Think.’ (grace)

Laugh It Up, Asshole. But She Who Laughs Last Laughs Longest, And I Intend To Belly Roll Tonight ~tabitha

We’re Not That Strong Anymore. (hades) Oops, Guess I Screwed Up. Inability To See The Consequences Of Our Thoughtless Acts Must Run In The Family. So Much For My Father Being A God Of Prophecy, Huh? (stryker)

Fury Snorted. "you're The Leader, Vane. Lead.

I Can’t Undo The Past. But In The Future, I Will Gladly Lay My Life Down For You, Brother. (styxx)

Only A Fool Took A Remote From A God.

Jess! Oh My God! Oh My God! Oh My God! Are You All Right? Are You Alive? Did I Hurt You? Jess? Can You Speak?” – Abigail “yeah, I Can Talk. But I Kind Of Like The Attention You’re Giving Me. You Want To Grope A Little Lower, It’d Be Even Better.” – Sundown

It’s Never The Enemy Without Who Brings You Down. It’s Always The Enemy Within.” – Nick “guard Your Back, Nick. It’s The One You Don’t See Coming. The One You Trust Whose Betrayal Is Most Lethal. They Know Your Weakness And They Know How To Hit The Lowest. It’s When Your Back Is Turned And Your Guard Is Down That They Move In For The Kill.” – Kyrian

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