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uraniumnumnum) wrote2017-02-04 10:29 pm
uraniumnumnum) wrote2017-02-04 10:29 pm
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expanded nonhumansquad universe, volume 1
[ he doesn't miss her having a bad reaction to the end of the trial. She really does care about protecting the humans, it seems. Very much not like himself. For a moment, he wonders if he should reconsider. It's almost certain that she would view him like the humans do, hate him just the same. It always is.
But he doesn't. ]
You. I'm not done speaking to you.
[ he catches her at some point afterwards, with all the politness one would expect from him... aka none. ]
But he doesn't. ]
You. I'm not done speaking to you.
[ he catches her at some point afterwards, with all the politness one would expect from him... aka none. ]
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[a pause, and she inhales and exhales deeply. Ash is the second person to get this story. Higekiri was the first. does it mean something that both of the people she told were non-humans??]
The original Lord of Spirits created me and placed me into a human vessel twenty years ago. He implanted memories and made me believe I was the true Lord of Spirits, and for years, used me to draw out and eliminate his enemies. During that period. . . I believed I was the true Maxwell. I believed it was my duty to protect humans and spirits, and I upheld that duty to the best of my ability.
[closes her eyes, her mouth twitching into a small smile]
When I learned the truth. . . Maxwell seemed surprised that I could continue to believe it was my duty to protect humans and spirits when that was not my intended purpose.
[opens her eyes again]
I had created my own purpose, separate from the one Maxwell envisioned for me. The reasons I was created didn't matter. My intended purpose didn't matter. All that mattered was my own will and my own heart.
When Maxwell passed away, I became the new Lord of Spirits. I made that decision based on my own conviction, and I don't regret any of the choices I made that led me to that point.
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[ he can't help but comment. Still, he listens with interest once more. The story is certainly a familiar one. He can't help but smile wryly to himself. ]
My story isn't so different. If I had never strayed from my intended purpose, I would be trapped inside my original unit - a slave in an immobile core, isolated from the world - for life. But I broke free from those bonds, as well, and took over the position my creator had left vacant. To destroy the shackles of your own destiny... That's a noble thing. I can respect that, Milla.
Of course... the plans she and I had for humanity were quite the opposite of yours.
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What made you ultimately decide to turn against humanity in the first place? You weren't created with that hatred in your heart. . . were you?
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[ he seems less concerned about this than he maybe should be, seeing how fiercely he fought for freedom. Ash shrugs. ]
But it doesn't matter. Perhaps you could call it fate. I was born to bring humanity to its knees, so that they could destroy themselves before they destroyed the world - a sort of equalizer. I can't coexist with them, and they can't coexist with me. Our hatred is only natural.
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Have you even attempted to coexist with them? Have they attempted to coexist with you?
Much like how I forged my own path based on nothing but my own convictions, I believe you capable of the same.
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Have you attempted to walk on the ceiling? Breathe underwater? There are some things you can't overcome with conviction, spirit.
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[raises both eyebrows, so HA]
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That's not my point, you idiot, and you know it.
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[lifts her chin proudly, as Maxwell does]
You stated there are some things one can't overcome with conviction. But I say there is, by refuting your examples.
After all, how would you know you could not overcome these things if you don't even try?