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[ghastleye]

[ enter one (1) startlingly (...supernaturally) attractive young man: long dark hair in a slightly crooked braid, very fine red clothing, silver jewelry.. though he's missing an eye, the other hidden behind a patch. and his skin is, well, completely bloodless. corpse-white, you might say. dead, someone else might agree.

and behind him, puttering around in the background at the stove, a certain well-meaning culinary disaster. hm. ]

If one has questions about powerful ghosts-- [ the corner of his mouth lifts, smile polite. ] --one might ask a ghost.. of some small strength. Yes? I won't claim that the ghosts here are precisely the same as my kind, but they seem like enough. [ he taps a black nail against his cheek, smile curling a little higher. ] I do suggest not throwing salt at them if you'd rather not be eaten out of sheer affront.

[ a pause, a shift, fingers trailing down his braid to rub absently over a small coral pearl wound into it, the action obviously contemplative. ] I.. may.. be able to detain one of these ghosts next it appears. If you agree which you'd like. I promise nothing. [ particularly if it would distress his highness in any way.

a brief glance back at xie lian, a wave of his hand to indicate him. ] My husband can verify most of what I say, should you not trust a Calamity's word. [ .. see, xie lian, he's being helpful. ]

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[ghastleye]

A victory against the wicked ghost king.

[lanclan]

I will take it. I wonder if Liebing, my xiao, would have any effect on you other than during an exorcism. Are you susceptible to the calming effects of spells?

[ghastleye]

I'm susceptible to very little. .. Which isn't to say that you won't discover something.

[lanclan]

It feels like a trickle of icy breath, calming your mind and body. I specialise in it, hence my interest in testing myself against your considerable skill.

If nothing comes from it, I should not feel insecure or despair, as I am content to be lesser than a friend.

[ghastleye]

It's ridiculous to use such a word: lesser. You're only a few years a man. I've been in the world more than eight centuries now. If nothing comes of it, it has nothing to do with your potential.

[lanclan]

If I live eight centuries and become an old man, I should hope to find you again and have a rematch.

[ghastleye]

Perhaps you'll ascend. I expect the heavenly realm could do worse.

[lanclan]

Hua Cheng flatters this humble cultivator.

[ghastleye]

You wouldn't feel that way if you saw the heavenly realm. [ hua cheng, be nice. ] His highness is the only proper god there. .. Still, he might do with some company, I suppose.

[lanclan]

If Xie Lian would welcome this one's company there, it would be freely given at his leisure.