[ She said, with a laugh. ] Before, it was all about maintaining a level of balance. We have gods, but they are not the ones that directly touch the world, but instead the laws and rules that hold us in place. I've felt their attentions, the Weight of my choice, and the burden that it lays on ones soul.
[ It's all complicated, and she won't bore Sebastian too much with all of the details. There's a Lot, and it's all complications and not ones that are relevant here. ]
I can say, that the impulse to monologue has not struck me once since arriving.
[ A laugh flickered through communion, at that. ]
Which, while I do not think would be a prime opportunity to defeat me here, it is refreshing to simply have a conversation, instead of lay out the details of my plans. I think... a place like this is what my world was going to become. There were Villains trying to do what they thought was best, after all, and Heroes who would not have compromised an inch to save the life of an innocent. It was all very...
[ There's the sense of... fond derision. Akua, after all, once had fashioned herself to be in line as Dread Empress Magnificent. Once, she loved her world, and the Wonders she would have created. ]
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[ She said, with a laugh. ] Before, it was all about maintaining a level of balance. We have gods, but they are not the ones that directly touch the world, but instead the laws and rules that hold us in place. I've felt their attentions, the Weight of my choice, and the burden that it lays on ones soul.
[ It's all complicated, and she won't bore Sebastian too much with all of the details. There's a Lot, and it's all complications and not ones that are relevant here. ]
I can say, that the impulse to monologue has not struck me once since arriving.
[ A laugh flickered through communion, at that. ]
Which, while I do not think would be a prime opportunity to defeat me here, it is refreshing to simply have a conversation, instead of lay out the details of my plans. I think... a place like this is what my world was going to become. There were Villains trying to do what they thought was best, after all, and Heroes who would not have compromised an inch to save the life of an innocent. It was all very...
[ There's the sense of... fond derision. Akua, after all, once had fashioned herself to be in line as Dread Empress Magnificent. Once, she loved her world, and the Wonders she would have created. ]
Messy.