There was a ripple of anger in his voice as something in his expression turned sharper and deadlier. He had had trouble dealing with that snake because it had remembered him too much of his Ka Diabound, which had been about the only thing in the world he had still trusted and cared for when he had still been alive.

But Diabound was long gone now too.

Without him noticing his hackles had raised as a bang of raging mourning flashed through his mind. Gone and torn to pieces, just like te rest of his remaining humanity, did that guy really think he knew anything he was talking about?! Ha! That was as foolish as thinking that that little pea shooter was going to do him any good against him!

He lowered the scimitar with a little too much speed and force to make it look like anything but an empty strike into the air. "Good grief, you little shit! You think you can talk just because I had a sentimental moment?! Nothing is holding me down this time, neither from harming that trash nor from cutting you bone from bone!"