Fantasy The Grand Conflict- Witches And Hunters

[Angelofwishes7]

~ Skyler ~​

As the shop bells chimed, both Skyler and her father paused and looked up to see who had entered. It was a girl a bit younger than Skyler. Skyler quickly went back to the bouquet she was working on, giving some time for the girl to look around as she wrapped a ribbon around the roses to keep the bunch together. Her father put his completed bouquet in a vase and was the first to speak up when the girl began to speak and ask questions. "Yes, my wife and I have been doing this for many years. We opened this place when we were still in our early twenties." Skyler's father spoke with complete innocence and professionalism, completely ignoring any implementations the girl may have meant with the comment. "My daughter has also been working here for quite some time." He smiled at Skyler as she finished the bouquet and moved it to the side before looking back up at the girl.

"We'd be happy to help." Skyler smiled as she walked out from behind the counter to help the girl more. "And there's no need to place an order unless you're looking to obtain more than three or more large bundles of flowers, and even if that is the case, depending on how many you order we can make sure your order is ready for you to pick up as early as tonight or tomorrow." Skyler smiled happily as she pointed to some of the bundles of flowers in the shop, showing the girl some of the different sizes they could make. From small bundles that had about six flowers wrapped in a small ribbon and came with a little card, to a large bundle that held nearly two dozen flowers and was wrapped up nicely with a bow and came with a small vase."So you're looking for a birthday present?" Skyler questioned in a polite tone as she smiled kindly. "Is there a certain flower or plant, or even a particular color your friend enjoys?"

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[thebigbadwolfy]

Eryx Rembriel​

Eryx had, in his morning, just-awake stupor, almost forgotten that other people were in the building. So when someone spoke to him, he had to blink a few times and swivel his head before registering that someone was sat right beside him. The young man smiled out of instinct, although it looked a little weaker than, say, a midday smile would be. With that vaguely wolfish grin of his, affable as it may be, Eryx dipped his head and lifted his fingers off his cup in a humdrum greeting. "Yeah, seems that way."

As he wasn't a witch nor imbued with any sort of magic, or the years of training hunters endured, Eryx was woefull unawares of Mortimer's unique, supernatural condition. It was only once he saw the teeth that he felt the hair on his neck rise, and then once he actually bothered to look at his face as a whole did he recognize who it was. "Oh!" He laughed lightly, shrugging a single shoulder. "Yup, yeah, that's -uhm- that's me! Neighborhood book man, I guess." He paused. Eryx wasn't nearly as familiar with the vampire as he was sure his father probably was, so he wasn't entirely certain how to continue the conversation. He didn't want to be rude, of course. "How have you been? I don't think you've come to the coven that much, recently."

Spotting Maddison, he gave a nod and smile. "Hey, Maddi." He hoped the two were friendly enough for such a greeting, though at this point, with the whole matriarch deal, he wasn't so sure if that was appropriate anymore.

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[idalie]

Mortimer Briarwood​

"Not since Esther began taking a turn for the worst." He admitted, "I had to ... take a break." It hurt more than it should. Like needles gathered up in a pincushion, full of sorrow and detesting. He hated them. Oh, he wanted to rip them apart with his bare hands. He hated how fragile they were, how caring they seemed, how blissful they lived in a constant flux of excitement and change. Unable to follow them, not even when they left him for good. He hated them.

Briarwood drank his coffee in the minute of silence it took for Maddison to approach. Her greeting wasn't meant for him, nevertheless, Mortimer swivelled about only to adopt a smile. "Ah, I thought I'd see you here. But don't let me interrupt." He put his hand up as if to excuse himself. The Vampire continued to let his gaze flicker up towards the television screen, patiently and politely waiting for the matriarch to speak before bombarding her with questions as to what could be done with hunters in town and whether or not he should help ... cull the population of them.

Hunters weren't invincible after all, and Briarwood smiled at the thought. Of course, Blair and Granger had to be considered, and he wasn't sure whether he could quite bring himself to that. Perhaps playing the neighbour would be a good cover, and they did seem to trust him. For a Vampire anyhow.

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[Gl!tc_H]

The words "fight to the death" echoed in her brain. Standing up and walking up to the door. Lucy stared at the two.

"Fighting is alright... just don't turn the town into rubble."

With that said Lucy ran back to the couch and turned on the TV.

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[Gravitational Force]

Gratatenens joins Lucy on the couch. Somehow he's holding remote that was in her hand and he changes the channel on the smart TV. He turns to Lucy.
"Hellsing Ultimate or Buffy The Vampire Slayer? I'm just feeling vampire killing right now."
He pauses and turns around.
"Eddie, make sure to put out the Pizza money before you fight and probably kill that girl. I don't want to have to rifle through your corpse's pockets if you lose."
Gratatenens starts Hellsing Ultimate Episode 1.
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[Gl!tc_H]

Lucy sank deeper into the couch.

"Just anything, I don't really care."

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[Shagranoz]

"Glad to see you're here as well, Mortimer, though I honestly thought you'd be having a Bloody Mary." Madison laughed at her little joke- had she known what he was up to, she probably wouldn't. "And yes, it's been hard for all of us. I took it the worst, for obvious reasons, but everyone in town loved her. She was the kind of person who could brighten anyone's day, and we'll all miss her."

 

[Shagranoz]

Madison looked out the window briefly, and it was a good thing she did, because there was something outside she'd remember to her dying day. A mountain was floating in the sky! A literal mountain, with a snow-covered peak, forested slopes, and running rivers flowing into nothingness- the whole nine yards. She let out a gasp, which alerted everyone else in the room, and they all stared in rapt attention. "Oh. My. God."

 

[idalie]

Mortimer Briarwood​

Mortimer shook his head with a familiar baritone chuckle, "You never fail to put a smile on someone's face, do you?" He gave a charming grin, radiating a delightful warmth, even from his pale corpse-ly features. "I'm sorry I didn't make an effort to check in after the funeral. Like you say, Esther was loved by all. It took a toll." He slowly paused, glancing downward. "I ... It doesn't matter. I'm glad to see you're doing better. I don't know what I'd do if something had happened." Briarwood rested his hand on Maddi's arm.

Moments after, his attention was brought up to the window with that of the matriarchs. Eyes widening. The Vampire stood up suddenly, partially behind the blonde-haired witch; his coffee mug knocked over to let the black, warm liquid seep off the counter and drip onto the floor.

A mountain? A mountain in the sky? Why on Earth was there a fucking mountain, in the goddamn sky? Wasn't his life bad enough with a corpse under a rosebush and his stupidly likeable, villainous neighbours? "Madison Williams, I swear on everything holy, if this is some sort of premature April Fool's prank --" He warned, although his gaze was fixated out of the window. Even if it was an illusion, he doubted even Madison could make it undertake such intricacies.

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[Angelofwishes7]

~ Skyler ~​

As Skyler was trying to help the girl her attention was suddenly drawn to something outside. "What the..." She seemed confused as she took a few steps forward toward their glass door. "Um, dad..." She paused looking back at her father how looked up at her confused until he too walked up and looked out their glass door.

Skyler felt her heart sink a bit as she looked out at what seemed to be a mountain in the sky. A Mountain! It was as if someone had opened a fairy tale book and photoshopped a floating mountain into the sky. Skyler took a deep breath and rubbed her eyes. This can't be true. Was she still dreaming right? If it wasn't for Raffles tiny claws scraping her shoulder she'd believe she was still asleep, but the slight pain when he dug his claws was proof that she was awake.

She looked up at her father, who was also staring out the door up toward the mountain. She wasn't sure if he was able to see what she was seeing, but he seemed confused, so it was possible. He put his hand on her shoulder before heading into the back of the store, to assumable speak or get her mother and Skyler brought and kept her gaze on the mountain. It seemed so close to where they were and too real to be fake.

 

[LostHaven]

Val'Kyren
Edward was about to ask Gratatanens about whether he was able to transport them somewhere else where he could fight and not blow the whole town to rubble, when he suddenly caught sight of... A mountain? Floating in the sky? Outside his window? Did some witch play WoW and was a big fan of Naxxramus and made a failed rip-off? "Nani the actual fuck..." Edward muttered, before turning to Valen. "Uh, sorry, I think you're gonna have to do this another time..." He muttered before running to the couch, dumping $200 dollars on Gratatanens' head for the pizza, and literally picking up Lucy and ran out of the apartment.

Running through the streets, carrying Lucy with one arm, people looked at Edward weird. It kinda looked like a kidnapping, after all. Speeding through all the buildings, Edward made his way to the Coven's hiding place before bursting inside. "Oi, Maddie! I said I didn't see anything wrong with you being matriarch, but I'm not going to put up with this shit!" He called out at Madison. "You are going to tell me this is some prank, or I'm actually going to lose my shit! Do you know how many hunters want the asses of you and your coven? DO YOU WANT TO DIE???" He asked her menacingly. "I swear to the nonexistent God above, if this is real, then the sky's going to collapse next."

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Akane Fuyukawa
Akane followed Skyler's gaze up at the sky, noticing a... mountain? There was some mountain floating in the sky... "Well... Somebody screwed their magic trick right up the A." She muttered, looking over at Skyler. "Well, sorry. Looks like I'll have to come back later." She muttered, walking out the door. But not before she told herself aloud: "A witch is going to die tonight..." Staring up at the sky, Akane waited for what would occur next. Never had she heard of some magic schamgicks that can make a bloody mountain float around in the sky...

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[Gravitational Force]

Gratatanens shrugged. He'd slept through Pompeii, this wasn't anywhere as bad. Hearing a knock at the door, he opens it, pays the delivery man, and brings the pizza in before plopping it on the table in front of Valen.
"Pizza? The sausage and double cheese ones are mine, but I don't know when Ed and Lucy are getting back." He wraps a slice and takes a huge bite, chewing with great relish.
"Mmp, and I don't think him running counts as a loss, so you might as well sit down. There hasn't been this much crazy in years. Any interest in watching TV? I was about to rewatch Hellsing Ultimate when you arrived."
He takes another bite, then pauses in thought. Ed probably won't kill Maddie if he blames her at first, but there will be trouble if he does. Meh, none of his business unless Ed actually Bites the Dust. Right now there's pizza to eat and a guest to entertain himself with.

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[idalie]

Mortimer Briarwood​

The rude introduction of Edward, or Val'Kyren if one wanted to be entirely correct, caused Briarwood to step forward further till he loomed over Madison's shoulder. Eyes narrowed and locked upon the intrusion before interrupting him with a stern, loud tone similar to that of a military man. "Do not threaten the matriarch. You're a disgrace to your profession, not worth her time, possibly illiterate, uncontrolled, and with a head so far up your own arse singing a personal anthem it's no wonder you live with a filthy demon. Did you ever work for your power or was it handed on a silver plate?" He arched his brow, "But that's not what we're here to discuss is it? Clearly, there appears to be a rather large, I dare say geological, addition to the sky and you're acting like a teenager who disregards the fact he is speaking to his superior. Not only that but you burst in here, a place frequented by humans and even hunters screaming things that have already alerted anyone in the vicinity of who runs this establishment. Grow up." The distaste in his expression was immeasurable.

Mortimer half blocking out the sight of the witch as he moved to face Maddison, then bowed his head and caught her wrist. The pulse was raised in shock, yet no magic had her palms crackle with energy or even remnants of casting. He released her, "It's not Miss Williams, through simple deducement. The motives beside the physical evidence don't add up either, taking a step back one can surely note it's not some sort of prank -- admittedly even I suggested it could be." The Vampire turned on the heel of his shoe, "I am no Hercule Poirot unfortunately, yet I think it be best we cast an illusion beneath the mountain, hide it as best we can and start hitting the books. I'm sure there must be something. It could even be fae magics, I dabbled in my youth with the barriers of dimensions although the arcane and I never seemed to agree. However, I noted that the fae were incredibly surreal in the terms of what humans perceived of their power. I only hypothesise, so I ask you to take my suggestions with a grain of salt."

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[LostHaven]

Val'Kyren
After hearing the vampire's words, Val'Kyren's red eyes narrowed. "Oh, I assure you that there has yet to be a challenge in which I am forced to tap into the demons power." He replied, with a menacing tone. "I've never used Gratatanens' power, though now might be a good time." He threatened, almost sounding serious. "What was it I said again? Oh, that's right. All those that stands before me shall face the wrath of me and the eternal ice of hell." It all seemed like a dream: one second, this person had busted through the door screaming all forms of obscenity, but now, he almost seemed serious, like he had split personality disorder or something. Unfortunately, any air of seriousness would be evaporated by his next comment: "Welp, there goes any plans of screwing around out of town next month."

Putting Lucy on the floor and turning his attention to the issue at hand, Val'Kyren looked up at the mountain suspended in midair. It was truly a sight to behold- the rivers ran into an empty void, and there appeared to be wildlife on that mountain. However, Val'Kyren was unable to identify any species that was on the mountain, as it was much too far away. "If this is some cruel joke, it would've taken too much planning and would've required way too much power for a prank." He commented. "And if somebody managed to lift a whole mountain into the air, I don't want to imagine how powerful that individual may be." Turning to Madison, he asked her, quite calmly as contrary to his dramatic outburst earlier: "Like I said, I believe your grandmother appointed you as matriarch for a reason. You've been prying on that crystal ball lately, did it show you anything?" He asked. "Make no mistake though, I want my pizza right after this is resolved."

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[thebigbadwolfy]

Eryx Rembriel​

Eryx watched the vampire carefully, eyes ever so slightly narrowed. He'd always wondered what it was like to be immortal, to have such raw power within oneself. Surely the vampire was the peak of beauty in his time, yet here he was displaced, and discussing the loss of someone who he easily could have seen grow from birth. It was merely interesting, the historian noted to himself.

Although if he was truthful, his mind wandered as Mortimer and Maddison talked. And though Eryx could have allowed himself to feel bitter, feeling utterly ignored in the conversation, he didn't see the point. It wasn't exactly uncommon treatment, considering the circumstances.

Then Maddison stepped over to the window, and his eyes were drawn outside despite not feeling awake enough to stare into sunlight. But... oh boy. His draw dropped, brow furrowing the more he looked. Now, Eryx was no expert- oh wait, he was -and... mountains didn't just appear and float in the sky. Step one, his mind had to comprehend what he was seeing. Step two, he looked closer and noticed that the mountain was fully functioning, with running water and everything. Step three, he had to stare at the ground and grip the bar tightly, feeling woozy enough to faint.

Oh, but a madman sprinting inside was more than enough to draw him out of this stupor. With no powers gifted neither from some witchly god, nor from the bite of a dead monster, Eryx largely preferred to stay out of this encounter, leaning back in his seat and wringing his hands. He was more than aware of what Valkyren was capable of- though he couldn't exactly say he liked the witch. A little too selfish, a little too immature for his power- yeah. Eryx wasn't a fan.

As the exchange between the with and Mortimer seemed to head downhill, the human historian stepped off his seat and in-between the two. He laughed awkwardly and grabbed Edward's shoulders, pushing him back a few steps. Then, realizing this could be seen as a worse threat, he gave a sheepish smile and brushed off one of the with's shoulders. "How about we don't start a fight in the middle of the B&B? Maybe? Mortimer has a point; we don't know who all is in here. So either go work on that illusion, or take the discussion to somewhere less... public?"

God, he really hoped he wasn't about to get ice shoved through his body. That would be a thoroughly un-fun way to die. He glanced out the window again, wracking his mind for some sort of explanation. "We don't have enough information to truly understand what it could be. We don't know who all can actually see this, we don't know if it's physical. If it was fae, you'd think there would be an increase in fae related activity. Especially if the culmination was something as grand as this. There's been incidents in the past of rogue witches attempting to rip the walls between worlds. Some sort of theory that direct access to the source of their power would make them stronger. Or, or, a demon's summoning going wrong, and the portal is left open and remnants of another world pass through. Point is, this could be so many things. Could be bad, could be easy to solve. There's no way we could possibly make an informed decision as of this moment."

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[h2h0e]

Gratatanens shrugged. He'd slept through Pompeii, this wasn't anywhere as bad. Hearing a knock at the door, he opens it, pays the delivery man, and brings the pizza in before plopping it on the table in front of Valen.
"Pizza? The sausage and double cheese ones are mine, but I don't know when Ed and Lucy are getting back." He wraps a slice and takes a huge bite, chewing with great relish.
"Mmp, and I don't think him running counts as a loss, so you might as well sit down. There hasn't been this much crazy in years. Any interest in watching TV? I was about to rewatch Hellsing Ultimate when you arrived."
He takes another bite, then pauses in thought. Ed probably won't kill Maddie if he blames her at first, but there will be trouble if he does. Meh, none of his business unless Ed actually Bites the Dust. Right now there's pizza to eat and a guest to entertain himself with.

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"Um, sure..." Valen was very confused, as everything was unfolding in front of her. She sat down. "I'd much rather watch The Magicians, if that's ok."
(so sorry for the absence I have been very busy recently)

 

[Gravitational Force]

"Um, sure..." Valen was very confused, as everything was unfolding in front of her. She sat down. "I'd much rather watch The Magicians, if that's ok."
(so sorry for the absence I have been very busy recently)

Gratatanens passes Valen the pizza box. "The Magicians? Sure, I'd be fine rewatching it. It gets a surprising amount right about magic and such. I'm not spilling any secrets on the afterlife though, so don't ask."
He pauses. "Wait, I just realized you never said why you wanted to make a Pact with me."

 

[idalie]

Mortimer Briarwood​

"Your wrath doesn't make me any more scared, perhaps due to your lack of sincerity amongst your unstable psyche. One minute a teenage boy, the next a teenage boy trying to wear his father's boots. Did you ever grow up? Or are you permanently stuck as some mediocre villain to a children's cartoon? Trust me, I'm quivering with fear at how spontaneous you are." Mortimer's eyes flicked up and down his appearance, making an audible 'tsh' through his teeth. "Eternal ice of hell sounds like a Friday afternoon viewing for some grossly overrated horror film. Change it, would you? I'm embarrassed to even be hearing that said without you joking." His lightly curled fist rested against his forehead with a heavy sigh -- bordering on an exasperated groan. "Do you not have any formal bone in your body? You've lived possibly longer than I, and yet you fail miserably to exert any sort of etiquette beyond thoughts of gluttony. Yet I shan't forget your two-faced behaviour, for it's well known that any man as duplicitous as Janus, should be kept on a very close watch." Briarwood pulled the hand down to peer across the knuckles, irises vividly shaded red.

Then came the boy, Eryx. He spoke words of wisdom for his age, causing Mortimer to nod; arms crossed over his chest as they pulled away from concealing his features with gestures of disappointment. "Yes, well, the biggest factor is, humans and everything under the sun, can see a giant floating mountain in the godforsaken sky." The Vampire tilted his head. "I acknowledge I lack the study of magic to completely understand what could be happening and my only assistance can be to introduce hypothesis based upon limited fact. However, I'm not here to debate if this is fae magic, or some bloody Merlin Messiah who decided to lift a mountain. I don't even care if the hordes of hell start raining down. What I care about, is hiding it from the view of our non-magical counterparts. If the bloody librarian can see it, so can every damn person within a radius of us. Someone needs to do something, and we need to blame it on a scientific phenomenon, or even a practical joke -- I have no idea how we can pull it off, other than making house-calls and wiping memories of this very day. But whatever happens, that mountain is going to have consequences. Hm? Am I speaking Chinese, or do you have incredibly thick skulls?"

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[LostHaven]

Val’Kyren
Val’Kyren gazed at Eryx: he had slightly pushed him away from Mortimer, probably trying to prevent a fight from breaking out. However, he appeared to change his mind halfway, since he probably figured trying to break up a fight between him and a vampire was probably not a great idea. “Don’t worry, I don’t go around sticking ice into people for fun.” He laughed, gazing at Mortimer, who lowered his glasses and looked at Val’Kyren with red eyes.

“Your eyes have an unusual colour, we get it.” Edward remarked, rolling his eyes. The way Mortimer acted reminded Edward of himself- serious and no-nonsense. “You know, I used to be a total killjoy too.” Edward told Mortimer. “And if it weren’t for the flock of people who want my ass, I’d have disappeared already.” Stretching casually, Edward grinned. “Don’t worry, I’m cringing as well. I’m an edgelord cliche villain at best.” Smiling, Edward suggested: “Shall we take this somewhere more private? I may actually have something of value to add to this conversation. Plus, I’m sure hunters will be hunting down our asses because of this.”

(Sorry I’m typing on a phone so I’m probably going to do alot of dumb things)

 

[Shagranoz]

There was no way to hide it. The supernatural was out, and here to stay. Madison was in full damage control mode, as the mountain started to slowly fade. "Mortimer, I couldn't make an illusion like this. The whole coven couldn't make an illusion like this. And if there's something out there capable of teleporting and levitating a fucking mountain... we're all at its mercy. Whatever's going on, I'm not responsible."

The young witch turned to Val'Kyren, fear in her eyes. "I- I did see something this morning. A rip in the sky, consuming the whole world. You're the first person I've had an opportunity to talk to about this. Eryx is right on the money on this one. We don't know enough at this point to say what this is. I want to get everybody together, try to figure out what's going on and if we can do something about it."

 

[h2h0e]

Gratatanens passes Valen the pizza box. "The Magicians? Sure, I'd be fine rewatching it. It gets a surprising amount right about magic and such. I'm not spilling any secrets on the afterlife though, so don't ask."

Valen looked uncomfortable. she had made her decision a long time ago. she couldn't back out now. "I have a sister... Her name is Ever. She was very close to our parents, especially our dad. He died when we were young. I'd like to..." Valen took a shaky breath, knowing that it very well may be her last. "I'd like to trade my life for his."
Gravitational Force

 

[h2h0e]

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[Gravitational Force]

Valen looked uncomfortable. she had made her decision a long time ago. she couldn't back out now. "I have a sister... Her name is Ever. She was very close to our parents, especially our dad. He died when we were young. I'd like to..." Valen took a shaky breath, knowing that it very well may be her last. "I'd like to trade my life for his."
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"Nope." Gratatanens continues eating.
"I don't do that and even if I did your life is nowhere enough to pay that price. Shipping and handling, pain and suffering, there are so many extra costs tacked on that you'd be better off finding a Necromancer. I tried it once a few centuries back and ended up exacerbating the Black Death. Not really any skin off my back though, decreasing the surplus of humans is still a human-majority job. A demon could probably carry the soul back over cheaper, but you'd need a vessel to hold the soul and that rarely ends well."

 

[h2h0e]

Valen looked at him in confusion. "But... there has to be some..." She stared at the television in thought. "You could help me. Maybe."
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[Gravitational Force]

Valen looked at him in confusion. "But... there has to be some..." She stared at the television in thought. "You could help me. Maybe."
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Gratatanens snorts as he swallows another bite.
"I don't even know if you have the resources to pay for that free bit of information I gave you. You're better off finding someone to teach you how to do it instead of mucking about with deals. Most Demons aren't as laid-back as me and they'll take you for literally everything you have. Why not ask Ed? Better than getting killed by him and I'm sure Lucy wouldn't mind sharing a room."
She totally would mind, Gratatanens thinks to himself. It would serve her right for...wait how had she slighted him? Meh, tormenting someone was sometimes its own reward.