[Did it think them stupid? That it could force them into submission with a pretty trick, a face they can say they remember? They see the faces of everyone they've failed in those they've killed. This is no exception.]
[The undiluted, unalloyed power of someone determined not to slip, and make things worse for everyone in the process.]
[There is no answer to his pleas. Instead, they rear back, the Knife gripped firmly in two hands as it swings up above their head.]
no subject
[The undiluted, unalloyed power of someone determined not to slip, and make things worse for everyone in the process.]
[There is no answer to his pleas. Instead, they rear back, the Knife gripped firmly in two hands as it swings up above their head.]
[Ready to strike a killing blow.]