He betrayed us. Helped stamp out the best option we had, so that there'd be no choice but to follow him or be on your own. So whatever ends up happening-- however much firepower I can pack into it, that still won't be enough to give him what he really deserves.
[she leans against the wall of the train.]
At least he was stupid enough to leave our home to go fight his war. He's not in charge where it matters now.
A bid for power? What was he actually hoping to gain from that? He can't seriously think that would work the way he wanted to. People have free will and won't always fall into coercion like that.
Thing is, you don't get how we work. Nobody but us would. All of us Sarkaz, we've never been able to get away from our past... and he's totally fine with that. He's been giving them what they think they want.
Is that because it's complicated, or because you won't let people understand? [ they think this is a valid question. ] He sounds like someone who doesn't want to believe in tradition. What's the King doing to stop him?
[as for the sarkaz... her tail swishes, debating what to say.]
It's not complicated, but I mean it-- you just wouldn't. It'd be like... trying to explain what color my horns are if you only ever saw in black and white.
Ah. I get it. The words are all there, and they would make sense to you and in the right order, but without living the experience it wouldn't make sense to someone else. Something like that?
I can say we live with death all the time, but you've never even heard of the myriad souls, much less felt anything from them. Can't give you any frame of reference for that!
Let me just give you the fast version. Dusty-ass ancient ancestor, vengeful ghost, you know the drill... he was in an airship, but now he's stuck with me and I'm stuck listening to him complain.
A little of that, a little disappointment with our current generation... annnd all the other revenants in the Furnace are angry with him, so putting him in there was a no-go.
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[she leans against the wall of the train.]
At least he was stupid enough to leave our home to go fight his war. He's not in charge where it matters now.
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Does there have to be someone in charge?
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We always have a King. It's just not him.
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[as for the sarkaz... her tail swishes, debating what to say.]
It's not complicated, but I mean it-- you just wouldn't. It'd be like... trying to explain what color my horns are if you only ever saw in black and white.
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Ah. I get it. The words are all there, and they would make sense to you and in the right order, but without living the experience it wouldn't make sense to someone else. Something like that?
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People here probably treat it as something very weird, don't they.
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[thunking a fist lightly on her floaty cannon thing.]
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Yeah, I have to ask, what's the deal with this thing?
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Real pissy about this Heaven thing, by the way.
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[the revenant is probably losing his MIND right now not being able to answer for himself. god.]
The furnace runs our whole city. Without it, Kazdel would've been done for.
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Am I imagining it right as something under your city? Like an energy source.
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[ she did not say souls, but close enough. ]
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[that would be a yes.]
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