MURDER MURDER & BLACK CONVERTIBLES | ascendants

[buckingham barnes]

Murder was a topic that Buckingham was far more familiar with than he'd like to admit. Buckingham had his fair share of murders, especially during his time as an Asset to Ximen and then a regular assassin after he abandoned his handler. While he was an asset, he followed all orders with no hesitation. Never once did he question a mission, or put his own input into it. Back then, he was nothing but a living weapon, and the people he was ordered to kill or test loyalty were merely targets. After he broke away from Ximen, and began to discover himself more and more, he continued to kill people- but this time around, it was for himself. He didn't think he'd ever be able to shake the person he was shaped to be, until a few months back when the regret and guilt of his murders became too hard to bare.

It was then Bucky decided he can't kill anymore- without a reason at least. If he's defending himself from danger or an enemy, then sure he kill. But if it's a complete innocent, a child, or doesn't have a reason behind it, then he won't do it. He left his violent based home, hoping to start a new life.

So far, it's been going pretty well. It took him a few months of traveling for him to find Sunhaven. In his travels, Bucky only came across one person who ended up in his claws- his former handler Ximen. Without a doubt, that was probably the only murder Bucky committed that was justified. After all the torture and suffering his handler put him through, he was finally at peace. He no longer had to fear that one day Ximen would make him his asset again, or use someone else in the same way.

He's finally at peace, yeah.

Buckingham was patrolling the territory when the Ascendants scent invaded his nostrils. Bucky knew they were allies with the Ascendants, but the former assassin never interacted with them before. He assumed they were here on ambassador business, it will be nice to finally meet them. With a flick of his tail, the fluffy maine coon made his way to where the Ascendants wait.

As Bucky padded in, his pricked ears managed to catch the few words that came out of Thea's mouth. "Do you think they'll be angry that we're asking, Bast?" Angry about what? The male frowned ever so slightly- well, he doesn't think this is an ambassador visit anymore. They certainly don't look pleased, he can't recall anything they've done that would have upset them. They wouldn't want to risk their alliance, after all. The Dawnguard was going to ask what they had to be angry about, but Quantum beat him to it. He didn’t bother to repeat the question, having no idea of the connection he has with the ‘murder’. He glanced over at his clanmates who arrived before him, Monroe and Quantum, wondering if they knew what they wanted.