Then what does it matter who it is that you kill? Why is it better to kill seven in a war in another world for a slight chance, than to kill one here for a guarantee?
My own Master didn't know how she ended up in the War. The first enemy we killed was an eight-year-old boy who believed the War was just a game, and didn't understand he would truly be killed when he lost. But we could not hold back, as losing would have been the end for us. Our second was an old man whose only wish was to see his wife once more. Then the ghost of a child who didn't understand the War, who had died long ago but wished to play longer. Those who genuinely believed their wishes would save the world, those who wished to change the past, those who fought for love, those who fought with no intention to win, but to clear out enemies- To clear a path for another victor, and obediently kill themselves when the time came.
[She sounds actually rather mad about this.]
Could you do that? Could you kill them, as sure as if it was with your own sword?
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My own Master didn't know how she ended up in the War. The first enemy we killed was an eight-year-old boy who believed the War was just a game, and didn't understand he would truly be killed when he lost. But we could not hold back, as losing would have been the end for us. Our second was an old man whose only wish was to see his wife once more. Then the ghost of a child who didn't understand the War, who had died long ago but wished to play longer. Those who genuinely believed their wishes would save the world, those who wished to change the past, those who fought for love, those who fought with no intention to win, but to clear out enemies- To clear a path for another victor, and obediently kill themselves when the time came.
[She sounds actually rather mad about this.]
Could you do that? Could you kill them, as sure as if it was with your own sword?