There was anger boiling inside Adam, but a raging hurt, too, that threatened to overwhelm.
"He's not part of this, carp," he told Hiro, eyes never leaving his, the nickname rolling off as sweetly as ever. There was the strangest urge to protect Jack, and to protect himself. And to end this, somehow, even though it wasn't something he could do with any finality, even with rage in his veins. "He's a friend. He's not one of us."
Adam shifted toward the sword, hand sliding down the blade toward the hilt, blooding the blade further. His blade. His symbol. His legacy. His voice was very soft, very intimate, and he didn't even bother with a glance at Jack.
"You had no right to take what I told you and use it against me like that. To do that to me. Where is the heroism, carp? You didn't put me in there to keep the world safe. You have power I cannot match, cannot overcome, for all my ability. You could have frozen time again, teleported me to some desert, taken it straight to Peter, done a hundred different things. What you did? That was vengeance, pure and simple. Maybe you're entitled to it, as I was to mine, but don't you dare say you put me in there, that you twisted everything between us and did that to save the world." There was more hurt, and terror from the hours, screams still in his ears, and his eyes weren't quite sane from it. "Don't. You. Dare."
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Date: 2007-12-05 07:20 am (UTC)"He's not part of this, carp," he told Hiro, eyes never leaving his, the nickname rolling off as sweetly as ever. There was the strangest urge to protect Jack, and to protect himself. And to end this, somehow, even though it wasn't something he could do with any finality, even with rage in his veins. "He's a friend. He's not one of us."
Adam shifted toward the sword, hand sliding down the blade toward the hilt, blooding the blade further. His blade. His symbol. His legacy. His voice was very soft, very intimate, and he didn't even bother with a glance at Jack.
"You had no right to take what I told you and use it against me like that. To do that to me. Where is the heroism, carp? You didn't put me in there to keep the world safe. You have power I cannot match, cannot overcome, for all my ability. You could have frozen time again, teleported me to some desert, taken it straight to Peter, done a hundred different things. What you did? That was vengeance, pure and simple. Maybe you're entitled to it, as I was to mine, but don't you dare say you put me in there, that you twisted everything between us and did that to save the world." There was more hurt, and terror from the hours, screams still in his ears, and his eyes weren't quite sane from it. "Don't. You. Dare."