Karmic Debt [Adam/lyza]

The past had a nasty way of lingering within the depths of a person's heart and mind. As it is the actions, events, and progressions which had taken place in a man or woman's history which molded them into the soul they are today. No matter how heroic or vile their deeds were, these seeds of one's former self were hard to detach from and often contorted, grew, and evolved into entirely different concepts and spirits with enough time.

So, in knowing that sentiment, the ex-terrorist known as Adam stood upon a cliffside overlooking a desert town. In it, there were people living their lives, maintaining the city, patrols going throughout it and all seemed normal for this small settlement of Eden Evolution supporters. All of the people who were gathered below the male's feet were supporters of his cause that were devoted to the evolution, progression, and belief of human's reclamation of the earth. They believed in the man's vision that this world could perhaps be taken back by mankind, that their people had a deep spiritual evolution ahead of them to be unlocked, and that the tides were changing in the midst of this hellish war.

It was all -- so much to take in.

Yes, Adam's blood eyes seemed to have a sense of melancholy in them as he pondered where to take this course with his faction. While it was true that he had amassed his own means of resources to secure this small threshold of power in the fallout of the Monsuta's destruction, it all seemed so -- insignificant -- to him. There had to be a deeper fire within himself that could ignite the world and it was his duty as a leader to see his people to greatness. To atone for his failures in the Monsuta, he wanted to do things a better way; but he just wasn't sure what route to go.

So, he stood alone contemplating and mulling over the reflections of both the past and future to determine how he should act. Not caring much for his surroundings as he seemed prepared for any and everything to happen at the drop of the life. That was just the type of lifestyle you lived when you had a record of crimes, murder, destruction, and war acts such as Adam. That karmic debt had not been fully paid.

"Ah, Adam ya' boy, you are in quite the pickle, eh?"

Adam could lose himself in his head as much as he could to the external world around him at times. So why would someone as keenly in tune with the earth itself not notice a new presence waltz into his small village? In fact, his bloody gaze couldn't help but fix itself on the voluptuous, red-headed figure in the distance. Such a tantalizing woman could hardly go unnoticed -- especially when he wasn't expecting any new people to arrive at this location.

Hence, in a hop, skip and a jump did the oak-haired male appear at the front of lyza's face with a gleeful smile smacked across his lips. The woman seemed familiar in a sense, but he was more than eager to always chitter-chatter with a beautiful female. So, it didn't take him long to introduce himself:

"Hola. My name is Adam Eve and it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, cutie-pie. What brings you all the way out here, tender eyes?"

Flirtatious as usual, the male had no sense of shame since he lived for the moment and enjoyed these playful interactions with people. And this fact was true about him regardless of whether the new people he had encountered had the potential to be friends, enemies or neutral folk alike. Though, regardless of that, something kept attracting him toward this tasty-chick and he couldn't quite put his finger on it. However, at this point in his life, he learned to trust his spiritual instincts and would just see how this all would play out with her response.

Hehehe, he scared the sexy little vixen. It was a childish joy of his to see that his scare tactics had managed to work on the woman. Of course, his attention was far more on the reason why she was here. Although there was a sneaking suspicion that this woman was lying to him because of her initial reaction, any person who lacked spiritual awareness could fall prey to such actions. Still, if she ended up here, there must be something she was looking to develop and progress within herself; as random encounters like these rarely ever ended-up just being casual encounters. So, he'd indulge:

"Oh, this charming little place? It's a place for Eden Evolution. We are a humble group of cute little humans who wanna progress humanity in a spiritual, physical, and mental way. Yeah, it sounds new age as fuck, but we believe humans should have a stronger place in a world filled with demi-god monsters, don't you agree?"

Not caring much for physical space between the two, Adam gave the woman a pat on the shoulder as her was a rather physical person. And, for him, getting to touch people allowed him to gauge where they were at mentally. Touch unveils a lot about a person to him and how receptive they are to the people around them. So, he was rather curious to observe her reactions to keep this new piece of hot-ass under watch. You could never be too careful~!

Of course, since there was surveillance cameras nearby, it didn't hurt to run the woman's face through a few databases. After all: he did have a mental connection to the different security systems in the area. So, just the standard background stuff would do: going through known records of active org members, criminals, notable people in society, and the whole nine yards. It was the 25th century, so it was pretty easy for him to utilize the resources from the remnants of the Monsuta to check to make sure this chick was on the up and up.

And -- that's when it hit him. This chick was with the Lux Orior. There was a brief record of her being on the roster of the Monsuta with a facial match. Sure, there wasn't much else information besides her name being "Lyza" that was publically known, but that was more than enough for him to prod her. So, while he wasn't too worried about it, he was amused that such a member of that organization would find themselves here since their leader hated the guts of the Monsuta. Hence, a coy smirk bled over his face and h poked her nose before asking her a quick question:

"And tell me: what is a Lux Orior member doing way out here? I thought that Shadin guy hated the Monsuta's guts. While I ain't the old bastard I used to be, I really haven't cleared my name in the proper channels. I really need to get around to that one of these days...."

Adam didn't' give one iota of a shit about whether or not she was here to investigate him, if she were here of her own will or just happened to stumble upon his precious home on a whim. No, he felt he saw things far beyond the dull interactions between factions and organizations. What his blood gaze observed was a human who was in search of something that was missing within herself. People do not just encounter him directly by chance and as another member of humanity he felt it was his duty to progress whatever it is this woman was searching for. So, he knew the route to take from here on forward.

"Honestly? I don't care why you are here. I feel the world has brought together because I'm a spirit capable of progressing others. And, when I look into your dead eyes, I can see something is missing."

There was a switch in his demeanor. While he was not aggressive, hostile, or filled with malice; there was a sense of somberness in his voice as he observed the woman's body tightening up and becoming stiffer from their encounter. How could such subtle alterations of the body escape the eye of a trained murderer? Adam saw this and knew there was something for her to be afraid even if he wasn't aware of what that thing might be.

"Maybe I'm insane, maybe I'm an idiot, but I want to draw something out from within you as there must be something you are here to prove. So tell me: what is it that you suffer with in life, Lyza? What are you trying to find by coming here?"

And, in one fell swoop, Ol' Adam had an energized red-colored knife casually materialize from his energy. It moved swiftly due to the close range they were at and he only wanted to pierce her face so that it may begin to bleed. Indeed, there was no murderous intent felt in his aura, but he was annoyed with her reaction so far.

"I can help you: just don't lie to my fucking face."

Power? Many creatures desired that. Yet, in the conquest of such a commonly sought out commodity, many truly lacked the drive to remain consistent enough to attain it. And, in saying that, Adam's head tilted to the side as his blood eyes observed the woman's cool, calm and collected demeanor If such statements were true and not the lies uttered earlier, he was going to have to act as the catalyst for such an event. And, since he was not interested in turning himself in, the human gave a devilish smirk for he knew how to handle this.

"Power? You don't even have the stones to tell me what you really want, yet you want to proclaim to the universe you want power? I'll test that belief and evolve it."

Adam wasted no time in forging more scarlet knives from his energy. In a matter of moments, dozens of these blades sought to pierce the woman's arms, legs, thighs, face and anything they could puncture through. Though, more than that, if any of these blades made contact with lyza? Boom. Pop goes the weasel. Mininature explosions would emerge all throughout her body until nothing but a plum of smoke would remain for one city block over.

In this time, our blood-eyed wacko known as Adam would jump up in the air, fold his arms and observe the situation from an aerial distance.

"Really: what are you scared of from telling me what you honestly want? It is a sign you are too chicken shit to pursue your goal if you can't be honest with the world around you."

Sure, he was playing hardball a bit, but some people needed to be prodded to develop themselves more. So, for now, he'd just let his emerald, honey, and crimson energies flow in the air around him and observe what response he'd get from the woman and how to proceed from here.