Why should I welcome
Your domination?
Nemesis' eyes were a deep, cold blue as she gazed upon the scene, watching as a stranger, a gentle looking tapir, settled down next to the tiny, insignificant fox they called a leader. She met the girl's eyes and understood, if only for a moment, what was happening. She had seen it so many times before, and as she looked among the gathered, she could feel the wrongness in the air.

Why should I listen
To explanations?
The flames on Nemesis' body came off in waves, burning skin as it licked up her body. She could feel her entire body blaze with heat, the crackling drowning out everything but the thunder of her heartbeat and Louie's own words. "I'm glad we are all here," His very first words brought bile to her lips, the words on the tip of her tongue, Where is Diamondfang? Her foot kicked at the dirt, side-eyeing the elephant who's very presence defied who she was and threatened her daughter's life.

I'm not pretending
To make it simple.
The quietness of the caves had given Nemesis a lot of time to think. She stood now, those thoughts boiling away in her guts, her massive tail swishing slowly from side to side, her ears flicking attentively. "Due to the recent absence of most creatures within Origin Cave, it only makes sense that we take this opportunity to rise above and claim our place as the dominant group." Anger boiled in her, Where is my Princess? Now was not the time for war. Now was not the time for fighting. Their own ranks had vanished-- even Fleur, had disappeared without a trace-- and Louie spoke of domination? Of causing more strife, bringing violence to their own home?

Try to be something
Experimental...
Of course he did. He had always been that way. Once, briefly, she had found respect for him-- when he had returned, when she thought that he had been reigned in. When she foolishly believed he had learned from the Dragon and the Numbat. It seemed the coward was keen to hide behind his task force again, throwing not only her but her daughter into the line of chaos yet again. She remembered last time. She could still feel the affects of Raheerah's violence along her flanks, where her skin was harder and thicker, where her tail was heavy, where her head had grown frills and horns to protect her neck.

You don't turn me off
I will never fail.
The idiot had returned in full force. "Recently I acquired some extensive mind manipulation magic which I believe could help in swaying some of the more opinionated." Recently, he said. Oh, he was such a fool to think he could conquer everyone's mind. He would never have her, nor her child, nor her precious Princess. He would have the weak, the helpless, the numbat and the tapir... But he had already forgotten that doing this only bred hate, and in the end, he would pay.

Things I loved before,
are now for sale,
"First, we will need more members. Not entirely sure how many more but more are needed. Other than that, you can begin to pillage and plunder all you like. I want our name to be common place." As though the Merrymen didn't already pillage and plunder-- but really, how could they now? They lacked the mastermind, brilliant, arrogant Fang. Without her, there would be no thieving. And who would join them? No one cared for the Merrymen, no, they never had. There was a reason why they were mocked, hated, outcast. Why Nemesis had to protect her last remaining child.

Keep yourself away
Far away from me!
Hasira's desire for power and war had killed her other children. She was sick of the death, of the dying. I want us to be feared." The Merrymen wouldn't be feared; the caves did not know fear. They only knew destruction. If they knew fear, hah, if they knew any hint of fear, Raheerah the great Fire would have ruled them. No, there would always be those who would rise. Louie only wanted blood. Slaughter. Pain.

I'll Forever stay
Your perfect enemy!
"Do I have any questions so far?"

No longer waiting
Remove illusions...
There was a slow, rolling, rumbling laughter from the massive trinoceros. Her heavy feet shook the earth as she approached Louie, flames scorching the earth under her. The air was thick with the revolting stench of burning flesh, and her dark eyes narrowed at Louie.

No more complaining
Forget confusion!
"I have a question," she began, her voice soft and gentle, almost playful. "Why are you so weak and pathetic? You've always hid behind Fang, and Magdalena, and your children and me, and now Gadanai? You cower, taking advantage of gembounds who are weak to fuel your disgusting fetish for dominance."

No more compassion,
Not sentimental...
Her eyes flashed to Penelope, a mothering glance to the tiny herbivore, knowing this was exactly what Hasira had hated. He had been right, for all that he was just as stupid as Louie. "And why should I follow you? You abandoned us, you risked our lives with Baratheon and then you vanished with him, leaving us with the threat of a war you were too afraid to fight!"

I am now something
Experimental!
Her head turned, glancing to Gadanai. "You don't deserve a place in my home, but even you should be able to see Louie isn't worth calling leader." Her gaze softened only slightly at Othello and Rimese, trying not to think of what had happened to Odyssey and Illiad-- two children she had adored despite their father-- "He abandons his children, his family; he won't care when any of us disappear. He isn't fit to rule anything, much less claim ultimate power. He's a pathetic worm, and I'm going to squash him like I should have done when..." Her eyes focused back on Louie, disgust rolling off of her tongue and rage pounding in her heart.

You don't turn me off
I will never fail!
"When you took advantage of my princess, you sick fuck!"

Things I loved before,
are now for sale!
It had been a long time coming. She lunged-- predictably, but with alarming speed-- at Louie with her horn, aiming to impale him. She had loved Louie's children, she had loved Magdalena and put her trust in Fang... But with them gone, she could see clearly. She understood.

Keep yourself away
Far away from me!
Nemesis would kill Louie before she'd let him take over the Caves.

I'll Forever stay
Your perfect enemy