"Those fools will never see it coming..." (Iugulare's thoughts)

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Read up on this here in the comments Eye

Song that comes to mind, though unrelated...



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Trust...

It is such a dangerous thing...

They thought I was on the same page as them...

They actually believed that I cared about their stupid research...

Idiots...

How foolish were they to actually trust me to find another planet for them to study?

They knew I was not like them!

They knew what I was capable of!

Idiots...they fell right into my plan...

Their petty 'research' is a foolish attempt to find any kind of peace in this universe.

They do not realize the capabilities of our infection!

We are able to control others, to manipulate them against their will!

Don't they see how useful that would be?

Don't they get it? That we can control this universe rather than simply study it?

...I chose a terrible planet to infect...

Those stupid Twin Gods keep interfering.

And Quad...oh Quad...how I loathe you...

And yet...if you would only surrender yourself to me...I could give you what you want.

I would freely offer the 'normal' life you so desperately want.

Those lousy Twin Gods keep making you do what they want, but you know far too well that what you want is to relax and enjoy your peace.

I could arrange that. All the does, strength, and power you could ever hope for if you only bow to my paws rather than those gods' hooves.

If only this would work...I could have control of this entire galaxy easily if I could simply dominate this planet...

My homeworld will attempt to banish me when they find out what I am doing out here.

They have no idea what I am plotting.

Those fools will never see it coming...when I attack them with my army of infecteds!
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An underlying theme I wanted

An underlying theme I wanted to incorporate for the relationship Quad and Iugulare had was referencing the Temptation of Jesus. While I'm in no way trying to portray Quad as a Christ-like character, he could be perceived as one, where Iugulare would represent Satan trying to tempt him. I mention this temptation in the above words Iugulare thinks - she would give Quad everything he wanted if he only surrendered himself to her (though all she would really give him is a false reality while she overran the Endless Forest as well as Earth itself if Pent failed to defeat her as well). You could assume that Caw, Blixt, and Trunks fell for this temptation, though I never make that distinction.

Another reference for this theme is Leonidas and Xerxes, who in 300 are portrayed with a similar situation. Xerxes tempts Leonidas with riches and power if he and the spartans kneel before him.

I've always wanted to incorporate this with Quad and Iugulare, but just never had a good place to write it in. Maybe later, Iugulare will genuinely approach Quad and give him this tempting offer. So then Quad would have to make the choice to obey the Twin Gods and fight her to the end, or take her up on the deal, getting his own personal paradise while the rest of the world (and possibly universe) suffers.

Getting in to Iugulare's

Getting in to Iugulare's thoughts - amazing! I think you should write more from her POV. It's really interesting!
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I plan to do some more soon,

I plan to do some more soon, maybe her hunting tactics. Thanks for the comment Eye