|
|
Post by DornKoon on Apr 3, 2024 9:12:31 GMT
Kuja glanced at Fury when the other member of the Sealed appeared, and as dark as that was, he did not look as impressed about it as others might, or if he was, he did a masterful job of keeping it to himself. No amount of power mattered, and it was never a sure way of coming out on top. Kuja was not so foolish as to underestimate anyone, at least not anymore. The sorcerer learned the hard way what might happen, and he could tell that was a lesson Fury had yet to learn.
Still, what Fury was bringing was more precious.
"It is exactly what we need," he said to Dante. Kuja snapped a finger, and from a corridor of darkness stepped a lanky figure dressed in the motley uniform of a jester, bells chiming as it walked and a face hidden with paint. It was one of Kuja's artificial Nobodies. It carefully held out a dark and decorated gold box that opened to let Fury drop the piece of darkness inside. "Your care for my wellbeing is touching, Fury." Kuja smiled before glancing at the servant, to which the Jester nodded and took a few steps back once the collection had been made. He once again looked to Dante. "Was there anything else you wished to speak off while we have the opportunity, Lord Dante?"
|
|
|
|
Post by ultralilly on May 13, 2024 10:31:46 GMT
Fury sneered and scoffed. "It'd just be a major pain to find someone else as talented as you. I'd rather spend my efforts elsewhere and not on tact. Your well-being is of no consequence. Losing you would just be an annoying inconvenience." he'd incredulously state with a dismissive flick of his wrist. This boldly demonstrated just how flagrantly boisterous this one was.
His attitude was side-eyed by Dante whose gaze, to Fury, looked like a challenge.
"What? You wanna go,old man!?" he smirked, grinning and drawing his weapons as he eagerly bounced in place whilst giving Dante an equally eager gaze. Like he was waiting for Dante to make the first move.
When Dante showed zero interest in engaging Fury any further, the latter looked frustrated and disgruntled. "Please. Behave yourself in front of our clientele." stated Dante coolly without even looking at Fury. This only seemed to irritate the boy further. Especially when he directly spoke to Kuja now to answer him. "Humanity's Haven is about to be faced with a slew of great developments. It's a rather fascinating world. So fascinating, in fact, that the race of light beings dubbed Gems have left their marks on its breadth. Namely its matriarchy known as Diamonds." He looked out to Verum Vanitas with a chuckle. "I imagine much of the detritus out there is from their efforts and my sources tell me...they have a rather curious ongoing experiment of sorts at the world's core. All I know is that they simply refer to this thing as...The Cluster." He paused and side-eyed Kuja. "I won't ask you to directly engage with them. Even one such as myself dare not raise their ire. But I will ask to...act as a stagehand dressed in black. Make sure their efforts go as planned. Just to see what is going on while also gaining any information you can."
|
|
|
|
Post by DornKoon on May 13, 2024 19:55:59 GMT
"So true, raw talent is rare." Kuja regarded Fury's words sagely. He was, of course, in complete agreement... he was one of the best at what he did. The sorcerer flicked his hair with a smirk, tilting his head to the side and looking at Fury. "Still, I'm very flattered you think so highly of me, Fury; those words shall keep my... mood lighter for a good while." Kuja found Fury to be charming in a brutish way, with so much darkness... and so little else.
Kuja watched the short interaction, cocking an eyebrow as Fury attempted to challenge Dante to a fight... and felt thankful Dante made a wise choice not to engage... which was not a surprise.
"Oh, I don't mind," Kuja said, dismissively waving his hand. "I find the enthusiasm inspiring if anything."
He continued to listen as Dante moved the conversation to Humanity's Haven. A slew of great developments? At least one person Kuja knew would like to hear more about that... but he decided not to mention anything about it right now. "Yes, The Great Diamond Authority, I'm aware; I happened upon one of the colonize established by Yellow Diamond, or what was left of it I should say, and I confess I have little desire to draw her ire." What followed was a pause as Kuja contemplated Dante's final words. "As luck would have it, I already have a potential client lined up on that particular world, nothing of the scale of our Waltz; I don't do costume orders for just anyone, after all."
|
|
