Hm... It does take plenty of resources and effort to make the ritual a success. Unless the upper... 'management' as you might call them is taken out, there's no guarantee they'll stop entirely.
But none of us are involved in the cult leadership, so I'm not sure what state they're in these days. It's kept secret, even from us. Sorry.
...Right. [ even from a single memory, he can understand that astarion probably knows these things quite intimately. ] Isn't it strange, how badly you can want revenge, and in the end, all it nets you is... an absence.
[ you lose that desire for vengeance, and that's about it. nothing gained. a little softly, ]
My advice is filling in the spaces instead. But I'm sure you don't need to hear that.
Oh, just a tiny one. Trying to ascend a vampire into a state that overcame the limitations one would expect from a vampire. Walking in the sun, eating regular food, not having to be invited anywhere.
It just came at the minute cost of 7000 sacrificed souls.
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it’d be fun. ]
If their god’s summoned and it failed, would they even be able to try again?
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Hm... It does take plenty of resources and effort to make the ritual a success. Unless the upper... 'management' as you might call them is taken out, there's no guarantee they'll stop entirely.
But none of us are involved in the cult leadership, so I'm not sure what state they're in these days. It's kept secret, even from us. Sorry.
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...Revenge isn't my priority right now, but I understand. [ a nice bonus. ]
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A pity. It’s refreshing. Good for your mental health or whatever.
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I wouldn't go that far... [ he is a Revenge Guy but ] Every time I've gotten even, it hasn't been very satisfying.
[ mental health is fucky that way. ]
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…
[ he laughs. ]
True, isn’t it? Freeing, but it doesn’t fill the spaces that are left empty by whatever you wanted revenge against.
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...Right. [ even from a single memory, he can understand that astarion probably knows these things quite intimately. ] Isn't it strange, how badly you can want revenge, and in the end, all it nets you is... an absence.
[ you lose that desire for vengeance, and that's about it. nothing gained. a little softly, ]
My advice is filling in the spaces instead. But I'm sure you don't need to hear that.
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Freedom is terrifying, truly. But it’s rather compelling too— well. When you get to indulge in it.
[ HE GOT FREE AND THEN IMMEDIATELY CAME HERE. ]
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It is. [ it is truly a scary thing. but also sorry that you died instantly, bud. ] ...How long have you been waiting for it? Your freedom.
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Two hundred years.
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200 years is a long time. ]
...And you couldn't die?
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I doubt I would've been allowed to die either way. I was necessary for Cazador's ritual, after all.
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...What sort of ritual was that?
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Oh, just a tiny one. Trying to ascend a vampire into a state that overcame the limitations one would expect from a vampire. Walking in the sun, eating regular food, not having to be invited anywhere.
It just came at the minute cost of 7000 sacrificed souls.
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...For some, no amount of lives is too many.
[ he looks a little discomfited by the number, which is more than his stoicism would allow usually anyway. ]
And if you leave here, you don't suppose he'll come trying to fetch you again?
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Oh. No, he's very, very dead.
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So all you need to do is defeat a cult and their god, and find out what to apply your freedom to. [ he does not say this like any of it will be easy ]
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You understand why I was so pissed off when I first go here, no?
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Yes, I understand.
[ double cults! ]
Sorry. You've had a rough go of things.
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[ fuck this cult. ]
I'm all for a little revenge though, luckily.
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[ even if it's not satisfying. even if it doesn't fill any voids. it's ugly, and it's something. ]
Let's see what sort of damage we can do.
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[ becks we can wrap up but throw me another audience if you wanna!! puts my paws on ]
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