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Girls with mother issues was a foreign subject for Damien, because he couldn't relate, or didn't find himself relating to it. The truth was that he had an amazing relationship with the women in his life, especially with those who weren't directly related to him or didn't have any sense of familial significance to him. His mother was a godsend and one of the strongest people he has ever known. Persephone was someone he didn't think would be so kind to him, but maybe it was their distinct dislike of Hades that made it easy for them to get along. Of course, Erin was someone he was massively protective over.

And then there was Sera and ALina. Sera was someone who he enjoyed sparring with. She may have gotten the one-up on him today, but he'd get his revenge on her sooner than she realized. Alina was fun and a likeminded individual when it came to the concept of relationships (spoiler alert they didn't care about monogamy).

But dead mothers? Yeah, Damien couldn't relate. But then again, maybe he could? It was weird, but he almost found himself identifying with that need of wanting to spend time with one's mother. Hell, if his father wasn't such an omnipotent, all-seeing prick of a father, maybe he could just...go see his mother right now.

Kalinda, apparently, didn't have that luxury.

And damn it, Damien actually felt sorry for her. Not the kind that came out as pity, but a genuine remorse for someone who wanted to make things right.

But he hated that she was expressing some kind of regret for feeling that way.

[color=6699cc]"Damn it, stop saying sorry for something out of your control!"[/color] Obviously, that hit a nerve. [color=6699cc]"What kind of stone do you want for her? Do you want any special engravings on it? I mean, since we're in a graveyard and there are [I]plenty[/i] of empty gravestones, I can get it done for you, well.."[/color] He expelled out a small laugh and raised up his right arm, extending it to the side. The palm was open and fingers faced towards the back of the graveyard. A magical rune appeared on the ground three paces in front of him and behind his throne and about ten skeletons with pickaxes and various engraving tools arose from it. [color=6699cc]"Just tell them what you want and it'll be done."[/color]

"Sire, what is it?"

[color=6699cc]"Good news! You won't be sacrificed today! Instead, Kalinda here will tell you want she wants to be engraved on that there headstone and you'll do it."[/color] Damien stared at the empty eyes of the souls of the dead that possessed skeletons with parts of the skin still on the bone. [color=6699cc]"Fail and [I]then[/i] I'll sacrifice you. To Onyx!"[/color]

As if on queue, his black pitbull-looking hellhound made his presence known and struck the fear of their sire into their barely alive eyes.

And then they walked up to Kalinda. "Mistress, what would you like for us to do?"
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