[It seems he will not be deterred from expressing his gratitude. ... She will not insult him by trying to refuse it again. If she were to feel in another's debt, she doubts there is anything they could say to dissuade her, either. So.
The Communion equivalent of bowing her head in acceptance. She has heard his thanks.
When it comes to souls, though... It is not as if Hayame herself relishes in the idea of it. It does seem more "wrong" to her than just killing a person. But here in this place, where killing a person did not actually kill them, when they would just revive again and again and fight to rob her and every other world of their future... What other choice was there than to put an actual end to them the only surefire method they were given? She would shatter them, and deal with the weight of it. Whatever it was... it could not be as heavy as the weight of every life on her planet.]
You speak sense. There are times for mercy. There are Zenites I would say are misguided, and who I would kill, but not shatter. Perhaps, some shards could simply be kept safe somewhere for a time, rather than replanted. Or they could be revived, but imprisoned. But Silco has made no secret on Communion of his lust for the destruction of all our worlds, and his hatred for Meridian's cause. He is decidedly not one of them.
[And yet despite, that stupid, emotional woman (goddess, supposedly)... What? She thought he was worth saving? That she could fix him? It makes her so angry just thinking about how close they'd been. If she had just shattered him, or even just returned that shard to Hayame's own hands if she did not have the guts to do it herself or could not bear the condemnation that might follow...
Hayame would not have minded becoming the "bad guy". (No, that's not true. She would have railed against it, she would have become bitter and enraged over the unfairness of being condemned for doing what she felt needed to be done. But she still would have done it, even if that was the cost required.)]
He is not possessed.
[That, she is pretty sure of.]
The information I have been given tells that he has a contract with the demon in Zenith that calls itself Sebastian Michaelis. When I first encountered it, it was "Gabriel Lactance". Another knew them as "Farense". In exchange for the demon's service towards some goal, I do not know exactly what, Silco has offered his soul. I cannot travel there easily, because the streets are narrow and the stairs unforgiving, but I hear that in Kowloon he has gathered a considerable amount of power and influence somehow. Perhaps that has something to do with it... ?
But either way... If he has already proved willing to offer it for a demon to devour, I certainly see no reason we should feel guilty for shattering it.
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The Communion equivalent of bowing her head in acceptance. She has heard his thanks.
When it comes to souls, though... It is not as if Hayame herself relishes in the idea of it. It does seem more "wrong" to her than just killing a person. But here in this place, where killing a person did not actually kill them, when they would just revive again and again and fight to rob her and every other world of their future... What other choice was there than to put an actual end to them the only surefire method they were given? She would shatter them, and deal with the weight of it. Whatever it was... it could not be as heavy as the weight of every life on her planet.]
You speak sense. There are times for mercy. There are Zenites I would say are misguided, and who I would kill, but not shatter. Perhaps, some shards could simply be kept safe somewhere for a time, rather than replanted. Or they could be revived, but imprisoned. But Silco has made no secret on Communion of his lust for the destruction of all our worlds, and his hatred for Meridian's cause. He is decidedly not one of them.
[And yet despite, that stupid, emotional woman (goddess, supposedly)... What? She thought he was worth saving? That she could fix him? It makes her so angry just thinking about how close they'd been. If she had just shattered him, or even just returned that shard to Hayame's own hands if she did not have the guts to do it herself or could not bear the condemnation that might follow...
Hayame would not have minded becoming the "bad guy". (No, that's not true. She would have railed against it, she would have become bitter and enraged over the unfairness of being condemned for doing what she felt needed to be done. But she still would have done it, even if that was the cost required.)]
He is not possessed.
[That, she is pretty sure of.]
The information I have been given tells that he has a contract with the demon in Zenith that calls itself Sebastian Michaelis. When I first encountered it, it was "Gabriel Lactance". Another knew them as "Farense". In exchange for the demon's service towards some goal, I do not know exactly what, Silco has offered his soul. I cannot travel there easily, because the streets are narrow and the stairs unforgiving, but I hear that in Kowloon he has gathered a considerable amount of power and influence somehow. Perhaps that has something to do with it... ?
But either way... If he has already proved willing to offer it for a demon to devour, I certainly see no reason we should feel guilty for shattering it.