CHAPTER 30 CAME OUT SWINGING
No hesitation this time, Kad.
Don''t watch this, Naika. Better to see me die than become everything I told you I wasn''t.
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He moves unlike any other we''ve fought before, got to wait for the right moment-
“Kad!”
Now!
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Don''t hold back, Kad, not like you did with-
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Show him.
Show him who you are.
Show him the monster you are!
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Send him, Kad, show...him...
Show him!
This is the way, Kad. Show him...show them ALL
Reunite them.
Show them! Show them, show them, show them, SHOW THEM!
Don''t.
“Kad, please don''t.”
Kad, don''t!
Take his life, Kad, free us of this torment!
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“I keep telling you.”
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What are you getting us into now, Kad?
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That''s our way out.
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So...refreshing...so much...better than that foul....creature''s!
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It-it''s too much! I can''t-I can''t-!
“Kad!”
Show them.
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“Kad!”
Kad?
Who is that?
What do you mean?
It''s us. It''s always been us.
Who are they?
They are no-one
Who are you?
I am all you need, Kad. I always have been.
We can''t trust anyone else, look where it''s lead you!
How many times must I say it?
I am here to protect you.
I make you strong.
They make you weak.
They will hold you back from your true potential.
Only I can show you the way.
You must trust me, Kad.
Because, I am all you hav-
“Muymum!”
“Cato, grab Kad!”
“Very well.”
“Follow me!”
“Capture them! Kill the Devourers!”
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This is going to hurt, isn''t it?
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“consume another''s life-force to sustain ourselves, you know this, I know, but there is more. With careful practise, instead of feeding on the energy, we can turn our bodies into conduits for the energy, Kad. Though, there is a right way to do it. It is a forgotten art, for we are forbidden to feed legally in Peridios, so energy cannot be spared, though mostly, it has been forbidden because of the risks that are inherent with it being performed incorrectly.”
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“know, I can''t stay in one place for long.”
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Show them. Show them who you are.
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You can''t stay here, Kad. They will never forgive you. Every-time they look at you, they will be reminded. They will be reminded of what you did, who you took away from them.
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Clack.
“You made it here. Your new home.” He said sullenly. “I can''t stay here, Naika. You know that.”
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“next for us, Cato.” Bimi said happily. “This place was always the goal. A new home.”
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“rustic, will help me become a space-ship.”
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“No<u>,</u> he won''t be.” Came an angry growl from behind them.
clomped over towards them, flanked by an entourage of Gentle Stream inhabitants, all focusing on Kad with angry stares. Kad clasped the scabbard tighter.
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“you-survived in the mountains.”
“my life but take my brother''s?”
“let your brother, and the rest of your people, kill him, then we would have been captured by those Calistico people anyway, and we would all be slaves.”
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“please, these are good people who have travelled far and endured more than you can imagine. Let them stay. They won''t hurt you like I did.”
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“Calipso guys, or whatever they were called. We wouldn''t have made it back here without any of them.”
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“learn from the mistakes, how we help others to heal from the damage we have made. Blame will only cause more damage to be dealt.”
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“near me. I don''t want to talk to him, or look at him. I can''t. I will only see Len.”
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We can''t stay here. We can''t stay here. We can''t stay here.
Leave, Kad! LEAVE!
click his tongue. The two stood there in the afternoon light, the gentle stretch of sun warmly them softly as clouds drifted by slowly, watching them in silence.
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“stop!” Ular Spider-Scar wailed.
Oh sweet Raca, what I wouldn''t do to turn back time, change things so we could be together again...
I just wanted to hurt those who hurt me, why must I always be the one in pain? Why?
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“hurt me...I''m sorry for what I did...so sorry-”
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“thou are talking...talking about...” She said in a desperate gambit.
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“me...it was Raca''s idea, he said it was the only we could be...then, it was that blasted Consumer! His tainted blood! It ruined everything!”
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“You?” She managed, disbelief rushing into her head faster than blood.
“all answer the call. Like thou, we all followed the beliefs are foreth-fathers bestowed upon we, and all of us, were hurt by it. All of us, wish to see it burn''th to the ground.”
“How?” Ular asked, desperate to understand.
“touched me, since I was a child, they hurt me every day, told me I was weak and miserable. Everyday I punished myself for what they did to me, told myself I was a sinner and they were right for punishing me!”
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“the voice.” Tievs said with a soft understanding.
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“took from us.”
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“another...?”
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“lesson.”
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“we will seek the true power of the spider totem, and those who hurt us will pay dearly.”
“Voss on high, yes!”
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