Chapter 106: ID Kayvaan
"Enough!" Elizabeth's voice was sharp, her psychic aura blazing as she raised her left hand. "You think you can distract me with philosophy? You're nothing but evil dressed in sweet words!"
ID Kayvaan raised a finger, still maintaining his unnervingly casual tone. "If you'd just listen, you'd see I'm not evil. I'm just… liberated. This isn't possession; it's coexistence. Two sides of the same coin. Dual personalities, if you will. The original Kayvaan is dormant, and I've simply taken over for now. Surely, attacking someone for having a 'dual personality' is a bit excessive, no?" He gestured toward her with exaggerated mockery. "Perhaps we could sit down, have a conversation—see if cooperation might be possible?"
Elizabeth's response was swift and uncompromising. She drew her chainsword in one fluid motion, its jagged teeth spinning to life with a mechanical roar. Psychic lightning surged in her left hand as her eyes burned with steely resolve. "Negotiations have failed, daemon," she spat. "Now die!"
The chainsword screamed through the air as Elizabeth charged. ID Kayvaan sighed, dodging the initial strike with ease. "You're not even trying to understand," he muttered, sidestepping another swing of the chainsword. "I thought inquisitor like you were supposed to value rational discourse. You're proving to be quite the disappointment."
Elizabeth ignored his words, slashing relentlessly, each swing backed by psychic energy. The tent's air crackled with tension, the floor trembling under the intensity of their confrontation.
ID Kayvaan's movements remained fluid, his dark aura pulsing faintly with each dodge. "You really don't get it, do you?" he said, his voice carrying a note of exasperation.
"You can't simply brute-force your way through this. But if that's the game you want to play, then I'll indulge you." ID Kayvaan raised his arm, his hand forming the shape of a pistol—index and middle fingers straight, ring and little fingers curled into his palm, and thumb raised. It looked like a child's game, pretending to shoot with their hand. "Bang," he said, his tone mocking. It seemed like nothing more than a silly gesture, a game of make-believe. But then, the unthinkable happened.
A dark projectile shot forth, a blur of black that left a faint trail in its wake. Elizabeth barely registered it before she felt a tremendous force slam into her abdomen. Despite the reinforced protection of her power armor, the impact sent her flying backward. Her body crashed through the stands, collapsing the structure into a heap of debris, where she lay buried under the rubble.
ID Kayvaan shrugged nonchalantly, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "I guess there's no chance of cooperation. Seems like you were never serious to begin with, Elizabeth. And you wonder why the Inquisition rejected you? With behavior like this, you're no better than a clueless nun."
With a flick of his hand, an invisible force yanked Elizabeth from the rubble. She was dragged through the air, suspended before ID Kayvaan like a puppet on strings. He studied her battered form with a look of disdain. "Blind and foolish," he muttered, shaking his head. "You realized I wasn't the same as before, yet you still charged in headfirst. You could've retreated, maybe even posed a real problem for me later. But no, you thought you could take me on alone. Ridiculous."
The air in the tent grew heavy as ID Kayvaan unleashed the full force of his power. A dark energy radiated from him, causing the entire structure to tremble violently. It wasn't just physical—it was a crushing, oppressive presence that bore down on the mind and soul. Elizabeth trembled uncontrollably under the weight of it, her usual resolve cracking. Nearby, Syladria, impaled and barely clinging to life, let out a whimper. Even the red-haired witches, hardened warriors in their own right, had collapsed to the ground, curling into fetal positions as the sheer intensity of the dark energy overwhelmed them.
Elizabeth's face turned ghostly pale, her breath hitching as despair took hold. She had thought Kayvaan might be possessed by a daemon—a common enough threat in the Inquisition's line of work. If that were the case, she could simply kill him and be done with it. But this? This was something else entirely. Kayvaan wasn't just possessed. He had become something far more powerful, something she couldn't hope to match. Her psychic attacks had been useless. Her bolt pistol hadn't even left a scratch. By the time she'd thought to use her chainsword, the battle was already lost.
Kayvaan sighed dramatically, his voice laced with mock pity. "Four beauties in one day? What a tragedy. Elizabeth, you're a psyker. Surely you can feel the difference between us. It's like comparing a firefly to the sun. You're just a little insect buzzing around, thinking you can make a difference. Have you finally realized how pointless your resistance is? I'm feeling patient today, but don't test my limits."
Elizabeth's mind raced as she tried to process the situation. Something about this moment felt eerily familiar. The despair, the overwhelming power of an unstoppable enemy—it was just like her first encounter with a daemon. Back then, she had faced a similar choice: to cower in fear or fight back. Her heart surged with newfound determination. Never before had she felt so certain that the God-Emperor was watching over her. She believed this was her chance to prove herself, to reclaim her honor. The despair melted away, replaced by fierce resolve. Without hesitation, Elizabeth spat at ID Kayvaan, her saliva hitting his face squarely. "Daemon! Die!" she snarled, her voice filled with venom.
ID Kayvaan froze, genuinely taken aback. For a moment, he seemed almost amused by her defiance. Slowly, he wiped the spit from his face with his hand, then licked it off with a deliberate, mocking gesture. Producing a black handkerchief from thin air, he dabbed at his mouth before speaking. "You've got spirit, I'll give you that. But if you're so eager to exchange fluids, let's see how you handle mine."
Before Elizabeth could react, ID Kayvaan grabbed her by the hair and pulled her into a brutal kiss. His lips crashed against hers, his other hand roaming over her body with no regard for her struggles. Elizabeth, the proud and formidable inquisitor, now looked like a defenseless lamb caught in a predator's grasp. Her desperate struggles and fierce resistance seemed only to heighten ID Kayvaan's twisted enjoyment. Her defiance, once a hallmark of her strength, now appeared powerless in the face of his overwhelming dominance.
Soon, Elizabeth noticed something strange—something deeply unsettling—within herself. A strange heat coursed through her body, and to her horror, she felt an unfamiliar, involuntary response to ID Kayvaan's touch. She, who had never wavered in her resolve, was now experiencing something that left her bewildered. But the shock quickly turned to shame.
ID Kayvaan wasn't just a man; his delicate, almost otherworldly beauty masked an unfathomable darkness. He had the kind of allure that could unravel even the strongest minds, a power that defied mortal comprehension. These gifts weren't his own; they were blessings—or curses—from Slaanesh, the Prince of Excess.
*In the next chapter I will just adress ID Kayvaan as ID