‘And honestly,’ Garovel went on, ‘I don’t think all the members of Abolish actually believe it, either. I think some of them just relish the opportunity for destruction. Which, y’know, I can almost understand. Destroying things is fun. But not when it causes wanton misery and death.’
‘That kinda sounds like... someone we already know...’
‘You noticed that, too, huh? I’ve been wondering if Geoffrey is somehow tied to Abolish, as well. But if he was, you’d think that he would’ve already known what reapers are before he met us.’
‘Maybe he was lying.’
‘Eh, that’s a strange thing to lie about. And I’m not sure Geoffrey even knows how to lie. He was more than happy to talk about his murders.’
‘Ah... so then, what about this, uh... Vanguard group? They’re trying to protect the world?’
‘Yeah. You have to understand, though, that both groups can be broken down into tons of smaller factions, each with slightly different goals or variations on the beliefs of the whole. While we might be able to find allies in the Vanguard, we can’t count on them to always be friendly. I remember a few reapers there that we really don’t wanna be around.’
‘Wait. Are you a member of the Vanguard?’
‘I used to be. My last servant and I worked with them for a long time, so I know a lot of reapers there.’
Hector’s brow perked up. ‘Your last servant... what happened to him? Or... her?’
‘We’d been together for a while, and he’d grown tired of it all. He decided that he was ready to die, so he asked me to release him. And I did.’
‘What was he like?’
‘Some other time. Right now, you need to know the big names--the most powerful servants in the world, that is. The names that everyone knows not to fuck with, including us.’
‘Ah, uh--okay...’
A dark serial novel. Set in a modern fantasy world called Eleg. Mature language. Updates every night at midnight PST by ~400 words.