I went to the throne room, accompanying a fellow shardbearer marked by the Black Shuck. I did not see the Prince, but I experienced the magnificence of the great God. We survived.
I did not. I did not speak to the Black Shuck myself, but was merely there by request of a friend from my home world. I supplicated silently before Him and presented an offering.
My friend was marked by the Black Shuck. He wished to appeal to Him in that regard, to save his life.
Then your lie is forgiven, for it was not a lie at all.
Do you understand His greatness now? If the Shuck had marked him he should have taken it as the blessing it would have been, even if the gift was death. The Shuck offers many things, in both life and death, and none can escape that.
Tell me, Kirei Kotomine. Are you unworthy of them all?
Did I mention the word God? I spoke only of your choice to worship, your choice to name that which you care for. It is you that laid the word God upon our feet.
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It is also a force of death. There is no denying that. Hear this, Kirei Kotomine; I do not shame you. Choose the path you will, and let what you walk be the guide that leads you to the end. Do not let any distract you from a cause that you choose.
I am not kind. I wished to know if you had died and your shard was left to claim.
[Uh-huh. He doesn't know if he's going to believe that, just yet.]
If ever it should come to pass that I have nothing better to devote it to [Unlikely, because the Void may always exist and he would feed his shard to the Void before anything--], you are welcome to it. My shard means little to me.
But I wonder, what might you do with a shard? What would you accomplish?
[ She does want the shards; for the Shuck, of course, as much as she had wanted it for herself not so long before. Standing down and preparing to hand the shards to her Lord was easier than seeking it for her own merit. ]
I will take it with pleasure, Kirei Kotomine. Is this what you would offer as the return for the favour that you gifted me, or do you seek another boon in exchange for this kindness?
I would use it for my own power, to free myself of a binding.
It is regrettable, but I must use my shard to fight for the Seelie cause. That end is not yet assured, so it must remain lodged in my chest. The better fate of an entire universe takes precedence over the needs of any single one of us.
I will hope you become free of this binding, and quickly.
Regrettable. I can see your devotion to the cause, even if you deny it. Your shard is bright with it. I care little for the universe, nor the Far Worlds; I care only for what is ahead, and what my Lord might desire of me.
You walk that path with pride. That is admirable, and not something you should allow to be tainted with shame or disgrace.
My right is my own, truly spoken, and I have chosen to give myself to the One that has always been mine, who has gifted me with more than any other. There is no turning from Him, no matter where this world goes.
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I went to the throne room, accompanying a fellow shardbearer marked by the Black Shuck. I did not see the Prince, but I experienced the magnificence of the great God. We survived.
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My friend was marked by the Black Shuck. He wished to appeal to Him in that regard, to save his life.
If I was him, I would have taken death.
I will always be unworthy of the gods. Lauralae.
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Do you understand His greatness now? If the Shuck had marked him he should have taken it as the blessing it would have been, even if the gift was death. The Shuck offers many things, in both life and death, and none can escape that.
Tell me, Kirei Kotomine. Are you unworthy of them all?
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There is only one great force I can face freely.
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[Of course. The one force they can all face freely-- or they will, whether they would like to, or not.]
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I do not think there is any shame in speaking about the Void, however.
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[Lauralae...]
But let us not get bogged down in the semantics.
Do you require my assistance, lady?
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[ Kirei.... ]
I wished only to venture to see if you had survived your journey.
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It is more than darkness. It is a force for renewal of the universe, and so much more. This I believe to be true.
That is kind of you. If ever you should call upon my debt to you, I am still here. I hope you are also well.
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I am not kind. I wished to know if you had died and your shard was left to claim.
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If I had not answered, then, I wonder what you would have done.
Does the Black Shuck have need of the shards of shardbearers, she who knows the Shuck?
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I know not what the Shuck desires. I know only what my desires are.
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[Uh-huh. He doesn't know if he's going to believe that, just yet.]
If ever it should come to pass that I have nothing better to devote it to [Unlikely, because the Void may always exist and he would feed his shard to the Void before anything--], you are welcome to it. My shard means little to me.
But I wonder, what might you do with a shard? What would you accomplish?
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[ She does want the shards; for the Shuck, of course, as much as she had wanted it for herself not so long before. Standing down and preparing to hand the shards to her Lord was easier than seeking it for her own merit. ]
I will take it with pleasure, Kirei Kotomine. Is this what you would offer as the return for the favour that you gifted me, or do you seek another boon in exchange for this kindness?
I would use it for my own power, to free myself of a binding.
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I will hope you become free of this binding, and quickly.
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Hope is meaningless. It is action that leads us.
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What is ahead is the conclusion, of this world and every other.
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It is my path.
I wouldn't expect you to agree with me. It is your right.
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My right is my own, truly spoken, and I have chosen to give myself to the One that has always been mine, who has gifted me with more than any other. There is no turning from Him, no matter where this world goes.
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