Editing Midnight RPG - Chapter 18.45.2
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Looking around the forest, Kyuad reaches down after a few moments and picks up a handful of loamy soil and leaves. "You are correct though. There is death and decay all around us. Every living thing dies eventually, and decays to be consumed by Aryth. This soil here is a testament to the rot that surrounds you. Every little speck of the dirt once had a life - either as a leaf or as meat on an insect, or as dung from a passing animal. And now it is dead. | Looking around the forest, Kyuad reaches down after a few moments and picks up a handful of loamy soil and leaves. "You are correct though. There is death and decay all around us. Every living thing dies eventually, and decays to be consumed by Aryth. This soil here is a testament to the rot that surrounds you. Every little speck of the dirt once had a life - either as a leaf or as meat on an insect, or as dung from a passing animal. And now it is dead. | ||
| β | "But does it not still live on? Does it not still have purpose and meaning?" Kyuad looks into Shadaar's eyes as he speaks, "This dirt that was once living flesh or vegetation has a new | + | "But does it not still live on? Does it not still have purpose and meaning?" Kyuad looks into Shadaar's eyes as he speaks, "This dirt that was once living flesh or vegetation has a new existance as the firmament and nourishment of others that live. Without death and decay, those that still live would stagnate, starve, and wither into death themselves. |
"You have a similar purpose in this world my friend. The way of all life is born out in your continued un-life, giving you a chance to have meaning still. What's more, the living things of this world depend on the un-life that you embody, otherwise the Universal Energy that flows through all things would never change." | "You have a similar purpose in this world my friend. The way of all life is born out in your continued un-life, giving you a chance to have meaning still. What's more, the living things of this world depend on the un-life that you embody, otherwise the Universal Energy that flows through all things would never change." | ||
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"For those of us who use the magic of Aryth and tap into the arcane energies that flow through the world, undead like you hold the Universal Energy in balance. But the Shadow needs his own. The dark god must supply his followers with a constant stream of curative magics in order to maintain his assault on those of us who resist. To this end, he must secure control over undead at every turn, or he will be blocked from control over the very energies of life. And the worst part is, he is far more hungry than those like myself could ever be, for in his power alone lies the ability to remove the disease of death itself. The amount of Universal Energy required for this is .... more than even I know. | "For those of us who use the magic of Aryth and tap into the arcane energies that flow through the world, undead like you hold the Universal Energy in balance. But the Shadow needs his own. The dark god must supply his followers with a constant stream of curative magics in order to maintain his assault on those of us who resist. To this end, he must secure control over undead at every turn, or he will be blocked from control over the very energies of life. And the worst part is, he is far more hungry than those like myself could ever be, for in his power alone lies the ability to remove the disease of death itself. The amount of Universal Energy required for this is .... more than even I know. | ||
| β | "But you! Though it feels like a curse, you are a blessing to this world. You are the decay that brings life to those of us willing to stand against the Shadow. And you stand with us. And you are more than just soil my friend, you are a thinking person, capable of moral | + | "But you! Though it feels like a curse, you are a blessing to this world. You are the decay that brings life to those of us willing to stand against the Shadow. And you stand with us. And you are more than just soil my friend, you are a thinking person, capable of moral jugement and compassion. You can direct your consumption and choose what to decay. Your very existance stands in defiance against all that the Shadow wishes to achieve. |
| β | "Take heart. This is all new and dark, compared to the warmth under which you were born. But know that despite all you may be forced to endure, your continued | + | "Take heart. This is all new and dark, compared to the warmth under which you were born. But know that despite all you may be forced to endure, your continued existance is necessary to those of us who oppose the Shadow, and to Aryth itself." Kyuad holds up Nisse, who looks just as regal and confident as any bird ever did. As he looks into her hawkish eyes he says softly, "Were it not so, I could never bring myself to ask Nisse to continue her service to me." |
