Why should you be the only one to get to choose...?
[It's a rhetorical question, half whispered. There is no good answer, nothing that would convince him that Octavian's path is correct in any sense. Nor does he think the suffering left in the ghost's wake will be worth whatever discovery or success he achieves. There are consequences to breaking the laws of nature after all, though he's only been witness to a few of them, and not in regards to overcoming death.
Beyond that—why him, and not her? How could that ever be fair?]
I will hesitate no longer. [Paralysis. As though accepting a proper rest, the embrace of emptiness, could be akin to a flaw. But for now he is here and alive despite everything, driven forward by anger and grief, and he will do what must be done until his time comes.
The figure lifts its yellow gaze to the swirl of energy hovering over and around them, observing them with interest.] Chaos.
no subject
[It's a rhetorical question, half whispered. There is no good answer, nothing that would convince him that Octavian's path is correct in any sense. Nor does he think the suffering left in the ghost's wake will be worth whatever discovery or success he achieves. There are consequences to breaking the laws of nature after all, though he's only been witness to a few of them, and not in regards to overcoming death.
Beyond that—why him, and not her? How could that ever be fair?]
I will hesitate no longer. [Paralysis. As though accepting a proper rest, the embrace of emptiness, could be akin to a flaw. But for now he is here and alive despite everything, driven forward by anger and grief, and he will do what must be done until his time comes.
The figure lifts its yellow gaze to the swirl of energy hovering over and around them, observing them with interest.] Chaos.
Are you ready at last?