[LUCETI] APPOINTMENTS

[winds_voice]

If you want to get hold of Eleytheria without writing out a post or log then this is the place to do it. This post can also be used to finish off conversations if you like.

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[mountain_sage]

...So it was the Malnosso who set off this Shift Bomb?

[winds_voice]

Yes...

[But that was not the only problem and it likely showed that something else about that incident had been playing on Eley's mind.]

Yet, those who went on the previous mission, such as myself, were the ones who decided the fate of the cultists and the Iron Eye. While I played no part in it, I feel... guilty that I did not try to stop them from going ahead with their decision. The fact that there are individuals here who would be so quick to kill such a large number of people unnerves me. How do I know who to trust?

[mountain_sage]

That...is a sad factor of war...the necessity of killing to protect yourself or those you care about. I would not condone senseless killing personally, but even I may forget myself if I saw people trying to harm Ewan or Lady Myrrh...

Different people have different attitudes about war. Some enjoy the thrill, while others try to avoid it at all costs. But if the opposing side insists on starting a war, then we would have no choice but to fight back.

I, for one, would prefer to avoid conflict. But I would not simply roll over and die if someone attacked me.

[winds_voice]

...then there are things that can drive a peaceful person to kill? Is there no such thing as a true pacifist?

[He has to wonder, because the Agkelons were designed to be peaceful and to know nothing else. Then again, even they had fallen into conflict with the dragons. How long then would it take before they began to attack people too? Had Eley really made a mistake taking them away from the world?]

I... understand the need to defend yourself at least. Though Spirits do not often become involved with humans, we do have a sense of self-preservation. After all, for us to be destroyed would spell disaster for the world.

[mountain_sage]

A true pacifist...I'm not entirely sure it would be possible. It may be...but...

[Even with all of his disciplines, Saleh knows he is far from perfect. He's already killed one man, and even though it was accidental, it makes him no better than an if the kill were intentional.]

Mankind is capable of great violence. Self-preservation is our nature, but many of us are driven by greed. That is why wars happen. Pathetic creatures with a hidden strength...that is all we are.

[winds_voice]

[It was a strong statement and unfortunately one that Eley could certainly agree with. Yet he was trying to stray away from fixating himself on that one idea of humanity. If he didn't, he would surely end up trying to destroy them as he did in the past...]

Yes... humans are weak and full of flaws. Yet they do still find strength despite this. While some will succumb to their desires, others will rise above them. The strong will always fight for the weak. It hurts me to think that such a battle will be never-ending, but... perhaps there is some reason for the balance of good and bad. Does it not allow you to appreciate that which is good much more?

[mountain_sage]

Very much so. We all face hardships, either caused by our own flaws, or the greed of others, or from other means. But without these hardships, we would never grow stronger.