Second Mercy - Video; after Darkness

[returnsmagic]

[ The view shows the city after Dark, illuminated by its sparse, lukewarm lights that dotted the streets and the buildings. It seems like the recording device is floating in the air, thanks to this view. There is a heavy, repeating noise, like massive wings flapping in a steady, rhythmic beat.

The NV's owner is not seen, but he speaks, a heavy, clearly inhuman voice. ]

So much despair and bloodshed in these past nights. By evil or by evil's victims, it is hard to say.

In some ways I miss the evil of home, where it is clear where and how to fight. There the causalities, and they are either missed or celebrated in its demise. But here, the difference is not as so clear, even to me, who has lived for so long. A shame of my fault. As a son of Paladine, the god of justice and all that is good, I should have hold the wisdom to know the difference.

But I do not, it bothers me. So tell me this: how can you tell?

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sorry for the slowness, internet got messed up

[returnsmagic]

[ Aurican looks at the poor beast falling out of the sky. ]

They are to be pitied.

If it wasn't for the fact that this city is so flammable, and that they come back anyway, I can easily slay them all.

[kal_el]

They're more than that--they were human once. Living, breathing, and even if they've lost that shape, that's what most of them still are. I don't... If they can be left be, then I prefer it. I'd rather nobody was out fighting them, if it meant an equilibrium.

[ If people would just get inside before Darkness fell... ]

[returnsmagic]

They will still attack the innocent, whether or not they fight back. As tragic as the beasts are, it is not merciful to grant them the chance to do so.

[kal_el]

There's a difference between killing out of necessity and deliberately hunting them down.

[returnsmagic]

And I agree. If there was a way to contain their souls so they won't hurt anyone again, like I have done with the chromatic dragons, I would have taken the opportunity. Live and let live, or we might be forced to live and let die, as that human song goes.

It is frustrating to be in a world where I have no control, like I have back home.

[kal_el]

I'm sorry--even if I know the feeling. You can't try and control everything, save everyone. It doesn't work like that.