[ this also makes sense to them, a small nod to everything he says. there are no arguments, just them quietly drawing comparisons and listening to him talk. ]
Like the overarching universe. If the ley lines are the energy and memories of Teyvat, you would think they'd stretch that far as well.
But I understand. [ they are fine with him keeping secrets. everyone is entitled to those, and contracts are important enough. some things you are bound to for life no matter what circumstances change. ]
Of course it's a revenge story though. [ a little scoff. ] The Abyss sounds like the root of evil. But it wasn't just the fault of Teyvat, was it? [ a rhetorical question. ] Do you think there's a way to change their minds?
It's likely, but it's also possible that the lines in the Dark Sea have been eroded due to the energies and dangers there. Gods that fled or were expelled from Teyvat during the Archon War became corrupted, and there are monsters the likes of which haunt folktales.
[ there's a rueful look in response to the scoff, because - of course it is. his feelings regarding what happened to khaenri'ah are complicated, but he thinks of the countless innocent people of the nation that fell or found themselves changed and tortured. ]
Perhaps. Many that I've encountered have been unswayable, having succumbed to the darkness that has taken root in their hearts. But that can't be all of them - or others might have their own agenda.
It sounds very complicated, knowing there isn't a way to easily change their minds or save them from that darkness because it's become so entangled. [ what a mess. ] Is that a thing you do too, then? Fight back those monsters and try to find people who may still be swayed.
Where I can, yes, though I've not left Liyue in some few hundred years before now. Should I cross paths with them, I will do what I can - but sometimes they're so far gone that there's little else to do, when they pose such a threat to Teyvat as a whole.
In some ways, yes. They were once people, changed into monstrous beings, warped and contaminated by the Abyss, to such a way that surely they must be in physical pain just as much as mental anguish.
There are ways to treat Abyssal corrosion, but that is for those that have not been exposed to it for hundreds of years. For those that have not embraced it, and used it to harm innocent people and Teyvat itself.
But... they were once people. For all that they have done, since the fall of Khaenri'ah, I cannot forget their origins.
[ they seem to agree with that sentiment. you can't forget the origins, but you can't excuse the behavior either. ]
I think it's a difficult question, too. But I like your answer. I don't think it's fair to forget where they came from, even if that does make it harder to let them go and free them from themselves sometimes.
[ he gives them a wan, appreciative smile. this has been a good insight into the kind of person zuriel is. ]
The crimes of the guilty, just as much as the suffering of the innocent - sometimes, they echo into the future from the past, and become irrevocably entangled.
But where many forget, or have never known the knowledge, it is my willing duty to remember for them. Many things happened, during the Cataclysm, much that I can't even speak of lest I break my contract, but...
I don't disagree. Even if the guilty don't feel guilt, their actions will reflect those in the future. It may even urge them to try again, but... they weren't always this way.
I think it's very... noble, isn't quite the word I want, but close. It's admirable of you to remember. But then again I imagine someone like you couldn't forget even if you tried.
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Like the overarching universe. If the ley lines are the energy and memories of Teyvat, you would think they'd stretch that far as well.
But I understand. [ they are fine with him keeping secrets. everyone is entitled to those, and contracts are important enough. some things you are bound to for life no matter what circumstances change. ]
Of course it's a revenge story though. [ a little scoff. ] The Abyss sounds like the root of evil. But it wasn't just the fault of Teyvat, was it? [ a rhetorical question. ] Do you think there's a way to change their minds?
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[ there's a rueful look in response to the scoff, because - of course it is. his feelings regarding what happened to khaenri'ah are complicated, but he thinks of the countless innocent people of the nation that fell or found themselves changed and tortured. ]
Perhaps. Many that I've encountered have been unswayable, having succumbed to the darkness that has taken root in their hearts. But that can't be all of them - or others might have their own agenda.
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[ it is a mess. ]
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Do you think of it as a kindness then to release them when they're that far gone? [ instead of trying to reason with them, or save them. ]
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In some ways, yes. They were once people, changed into monstrous beings, warped and contaminated by the Abyss, to such a way that surely they must be in physical pain just as much as mental anguish.
There are ways to treat Abyssal corrosion, but that is for those that have not been exposed to it for hundreds of years. For those that have not embraced it, and used it to harm innocent people and Teyvat itself.
But... they were once people. For all that they have done, since the fall of Khaenri'ah, I cannot forget their origins.
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I think it's a difficult question, too. But I like your answer. I don't think it's fair to forget where they came from, even if that does make it harder to let them go and free them from themselves sometimes.
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The crimes of the guilty, just as much as the suffering of the innocent - sometimes, they echo into the future from the past, and become irrevocably entangled.
But where many forget, or have never known the knowledge, it is my willing duty to remember for them. Many things happened, during the Cataclysm, much that I can't even speak of lest I break my contract, but...
I will not forget it.
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I think it's very... noble, isn't quite the word I want, but close. It's admirable of you to remember. But then again I imagine someone like you couldn't forget even if you tried.