[ The phrasing holds weight to Akua, who had utilized Demons since she was merely a girl. Something that she did not see as lesser, or unwanted. It was merely... different. A difference in perspective, perhaps. Demons were just that. They were eldritch, and unknowable. Inhuman and thus separate from others in their own way. ]
A demon is a demon, Hayame. In the same way that an Orc is an Orc, or a Jinba is a Jinba. We all have our own moralities to ascribe to, and it is not "stooping" or lowering yourself to defeat them. In my world, Orcs eat the flesh of their enemies, and Goblins kill the weakest of them to weed out the ones that would hold them back.
I am seeking redemption, yes, but that does not mean I will deny whom I am. I took it too far, when Liesse fell. I committed a crime that went too far. That does not mean my redemption is to deny whom I am.
I understand you in that you want it, but the shape of our redemptions are different. I will be never be anything but a Villain. I wear this proudly, for it is not just whom I am, it is my culture and my history. Villainy is as a part of me as is my Gift, and my Name. To deny it and give it up for redemption is no better than my path of guiding fellow villains in how to achieve their goals, without tipping over the worst of crimes.
[ And wasn't that the sticking point between them? Hayame would not want to be a villain, there was no redemption separate from that. There would be no redeeming herself and remaining the villain.
Akua, on the other hand, would always tread this path. It was hers, and it was different than anyone else's. It always would be. ]
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[ The phrasing holds weight to Akua, who had utilized Demons since she was merely a girl. Something that she did not see as lesser, or unwanted. It was merely... different. A difference in perspective, perhaps. Demons were just that. They were eldritch, and unknowable. Inhuman and thus separate from others in their own way. ]
A demon is a demon, Hayame. In the same way that an Orc is an Orc, or a Jinba is a Jinba. We all have our own moralities to ascribe to, and it is not "stooping" or lowering yourself to defeat them. In my world, Orcs eat the flesh of their enemies, and Goblins kill the weakest of them to weed out the ones that would hold them back.
I am seeking redemption, yes, but that does not mean I will deny whom I am. I took it too far, when Liesse fell. I committed a crime that went too far. That does not mean my redemption is to deny whom I am.
I understand you in that you want it, but the shape of our redemptions are different. I will be never be anything but a Villain. I wear this proudly, for it is not just whom I am, it is my culture and my history. Villainy is as a part of me as is my Gift, and my Name. To deny it and give it up for redemption is no better than my path of guiding fellow villains in how to achieve their goals, without tipping over the worst of crimes.
[ And wasn't that the sticking point between them? Hayame would not want to be a villain, there was no redemption separate from that. There would be no redeeming herself and remaining the villain.
Akua, on the other hand, would always tread this path. It was hers, and it was different than anyone else's. It always would be. ]