Horrible indeed. [Fucking horrible, even.] A Revenant born from someone without magic might not be a concern, but- but someone with my abilities—
[He swallows, his mouth feeling dry.] It's- it's more than just glyphcrafting and gardening and healing. It would be a creature with my crafts, but none of the moral quandaries to restrain it -- a being so fueled by only the bitter dredges of the aura it once held, desperately causing harm to those around it so its own suffering feels pale in comparison. And then it will writhe in the guilt of what it has done, only to start the cycle anew. I—
[He manages to reel in his rambling, knowing he sounds delusional. His voice softens with fear.] I am better for now, but I have been so... close to the end that I know what it feels like. I know exactly -- intimately -- what will become of all that is left of me.
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Horrible indeed. [Fucking horrible, even.] A Revenant born from someone without magic might not be a concern, but- but someone with my abilities—
[He swallows, his mouth feeling dry.] It's- it's more than just glyphcrafting and gardening and healing. It would be a creature with my crafts, but none of the moral quandaries to restrain it -- a being so fueled by only the bitter dredges of the aura it once held, desperately causing harm to those around it so its own suffering feels pale in comparison. And then it will writhe in the guilt of what it has done, only to start the cycle anew. I—
[He manages to reel in his rambling, knowing he sounds delusional. His voice softens with fear.] I am better for now, but I have been so... close to the end that I know what it feels like. I know exactly -- intimately -- what will become of all that is left of me.