His eyes flickered, pulling both pupils back for the briefest of moments when Bruce felt the need to summon his weapons of choice. Vale glared at Yzeira, his brow creased viciously. Yzeira looked back to him, and took another step forward. When Alvios entered the room, though, he turned his head, as to peer over with one eye. Vale chuckled.

	"He's on alert," the vampire mused, snickering uncontrollably. Yzeira closed his eyes and sighed, turning back towards Vale. "What's the matter? Verbatim, [i]'visual prowess like mine'[/i] wasn't it?"

	[color=ed1c24]"You showed more promise than this. I was right to botch your mark,"[/color] He breathed, stopping a few feet in front of Vale. [color=ed1c24]"Know that in his final moments, that Gaian that you'd grown so fond of cowered himself into his own unconsciousness."[/color] Vale stifled a giggle, but couldn't help himself from bursting into full out laughter, kicking his legs and continuing without any sign of stopping. His laughs echoed through the chamber loudly. Between his fits of laughter, he managed to squeeze in one last sentence.

	"Your [b]lies[/b] echo louder than my laughter ever could, even now!"

	[color=ed1c24]"Believe what you'd like,"[/color] Yzeira said quietly, focusing his gaze on Vale, [color=ed1c24]"It will not dampen your knowledge."[/color] Vale's laughter stopped, and his eyes began to glow a bright silver. He and Yzeira shared a glance for a moment, before Vale's body went limp. But to Vale, it felt like he had relived his life, from beginning to end. A tear rolled down the pale man's cheek, and in his final moments, he managed a sincere smile. [color=ed1c24]"You showed... More Promise than this,"[/color] Yzeira said one last time, turning towards Alvios and Bruce, with a nearly identical teardrop rolling down his mask. Vale's head fell to the side, but his smile persisted. His eyes struggled to focus on Bruce as they went foggy.

	"I'm glad... To... have..." He whispered, finally free of his immortal curse.

	[sub]"Interrupted..."[/sub]


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