[center][url=https://youtu.be/zThMlLnOvdU?si=tpWgxw0_UHCGR4_n][img]https://i.imgur.com/o4JUlJ1.png[/img][/url] [color=#FFFFFF]_[/color][color=#FCFBFB]_[/color][color=#F9F8F8]_[/color][color=#F6F5F5]_[/color][color=#F3F2F2]_[/color][color=#F0EFEF]_[/color][color=#EDECEC]_[/color][color=#EAE9E9]_[/color][color=#E7E6E6]_[/color][color=#E4E3E3]_[/color][color=#E1E0E0]_[/color][color=#DEDDDD]_[/color][color=#DBDADA]_[/color][color=#D8D7D7]_[/color][color=#D5D4D4]_[/color][color=#D2D1D1]_[/color][color=#CFCECE]_[/color][color=#CCCBCB]_[/color][color=#C9C8C8]_[/color][color=#C6C5C5]_[/color][color=#C3C2C2]_[/color][color=#C0BFBF]_[/color][color=#BDBCBC]_[/color][color=#BAB9B9]_[/color][color=#B7B6B6]_[/color][color=#B4B3B3]_[/color][color=#B1B0B0]_[/color][color=#AEADAD]_[/color][color=#ABAAAA]_[/color][color=#A8A7A7]_[/color][color=#A5A4A4]_[/color][color=#A2A1A1]_[/color][color=#9F9E9E]_[/color][color=#9C9B9B]_[/color][color=#999898]_[/color][color=#969595]_[/color][color=#939292]_[/color][color=#908F8F]_[/color][color=#8D8C8C]_[/color][color=#8A8989]_[/color][color=#878686]_[/color][color=#848383]_[/color][color=#818080]_[/color][color=#7E7D7D]_[/color][color=#7B7A7A]_[/color][color=#787777]_[/color][color=#757474]_[/color][color=#727171]_[/color][color=#6F6E6E]_[/color][color=#6C6B6B]_[/color][color=#696868]_[/color][color=#666565]_[/color][color=#636262]_[/color][color=#605F5F]_[/color][color=#5D5C5C]_[/color][color=#5A5959]_[/color][color=#575656]_[/color][color=#545353]_[/color][color=#515050]_[/color][color=#4E4D4D]_[/color][color=#4B4A4A]_[/color][color=#484747]_[/color][color=#454444]_[/color][color=#424141]_[/color][color=#3F3E3E]_[/color][color=#3C3B3B]_[/color][color=#393838]_[/color][color=#363535]_[/color][color=#333232]_[/color][color=#302F2F]_[/color][/center] [h1][/h1] Himiko choose not to interject into his line of information he was revealing piece by piece. She remained stoic, her expression neutral but her eyes focused on the demon and the demon alone. A flicker of recognition sparked through her golden yellow iris at the mention of Aigorost. It felt like she knew who and what Aigorost was, as if she had been aware of its name all this time, like it had been a part of her since birth. She knew she hadn’t heard this name spoken to her before, nor had she ever seen it throughout her entire life. Even so, she felt an unusual sense of familiarity which felt comforting in a strange way she had never felt before. [h1][/h1] Even when Bookman presented her with her true title, she didn’t feel a sense of shock or surprise. What did surprise her was how it felt natural, it felt right, it felt like she had known this all along, even though that title and name had never graced her lips or mind prior and this had been the first time she had heard it. That was who she truly was deep within her core, Himiko Yoshikawa was truly Sovereign no more. In her place stood Oros, Oros the Greedy. [h1][/h1] Once it had all sunk in, Himiko closed her eyes, crossing her arms over her chest as her mind mulled over the overload of information it had to digest in quick succession, piece by piece so she could come to a determination. Once she was composed and had made her determination, her eyes shot open as her gaze met Bookmans once again. [h1][/h1] [color=fff200]“Interesting, I did not know Demons could feel fear, let alone the Hand…do I truly scare you that much? [/color][color=f7941d]Oros the Greedy huh? that has a nice ring to it...”[/color] Tilting her head aside as she put her right palm against the side of her own neck cracking it. “Though it is kinda a pain in the ass that you went and found what rightfully belongs to me before I became aware of it, you were smart to have done so, if I had found it first I would have very little trepidation about who I turned it against…whatever this Aigorost desired or not” [h1][/h1] She exhaled a small sigh as she straightened her neck, running her hand through a long swathe of her red hair. [color=fff200]“As for Cerberus, that fondness was no trick, I have a soft spot for Cerberus even now as we speak, we are more similar than we are different, but she is not ready to accept her reality and break free of her chains, she is content to serve those who have done nothing to punish the one responsible for the death of her mother,[/color][color=f7941d] It's not that I wish to harm Cerberus,not to mention in her current state it would be quite difficult to do so with my current abilities, but it may become necessary if she chooses to continue her current path as a Gemini drone and finds herself in the way of my ambitions which hopefully snaps her out of it”[/color] Giving her long red hair one last flick as she brought her gaze back upon Bookman as a flicker went through her eyes. [h1][/h1] [color=fff200]“As for Oros the Mad, I had the displeasure of making her acquaintance, though some of her words and behavior now become clear after this revelation[/color][color=f7941d], it does not surprise me she comes from somewhere out of this world”[/color] Her eyes glanced down towards her arm that Oros the Mad had cut off upon their first meeting in reminiscence giving her hand a few flexes. [h1][/h1] Her eyes glanced down at his outstretched hand as she put past memories behind her [color=fff200]“I will agree to this arrangement, but I would like to add a clause to it, if the main leaders of the Hand aim to cause me harm at any point I want it to void said contract so that I may defend myself, if that is agreeable[/color] [color=f7941d]then I have no problem making a vow to not turn my Endless Eclipse upon them or make use of it to assist others who have that desire”[/color] extending her own hand out to him as she made her counter offer as her gaze never left his. She felt it was a fair deal, even if she didn’t like the fact they had forced her hand by holding her Endless Eclipse hostage. It complicated things, she didn’t like to be restricted, but if Bookman’s information was even remotely accurate she could not pass up getting her hands on it. She needed more power if she was going to make her ambitions a reality and if it meant some sacrifices she would just have to make them.