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The Fallout Games; Act III
Topic Started: Mar 12 2012, 06:02 PM (34,637 Views)
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[Safe House]

Connor frowned. Sarai had a point. He could likely do much more good as a healer than as a fighter… but he had gotten them into a dangerous spot… he needed to save them.

“I’m not going to die, Sarai. I won’t let that happen… but I have to do whatever it takes to get us back safe.”

[Camp McCarren]

Rica shrugged his shoulders.

“… I’ll talk to them and try to get them to take it slow, but after the Games… if red makes Melanie happy, then maybe she won’t end up a bitter alcoholic.”

Like her parents.

[Flashback]

Rica accepted the glass, but declined the cigarette. Of course, with his powers, smoking wouldn’t actually hurt him… but it was one vice he somehow did not have.

"Anything else I can get?"

“No.” Rica said, as he looked up at Kanna. Suddenly he paused, tilting his head to the side. She looked familiar. “… I know you. Weren’t you selected for the games? Found someone else to go in your place…”
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-Safe House-

“Alright then,” Edda said, “I'll do what I can to help you out. For now, we probably could use some basic supplies...”

Edda stretched a little, turning, then stopped by Chloe, “I figure Chloe and I can probably go out without any trouble. It's you two who might get caught. Chloe, want to come with me and pick up some basics we might need? I figure you know the area better then I do.”

-Hoover Dam-

Cess frowned, glaring at Nanami.

“Using fear and intimidation to get results?” Cess asked, his voice growing a little colder, “Is that what Old Man Sensei taught you? Or is it something you picked up from someone else?”

This was probably going to hurt, a lot.

“Like your father?”

-Camp McCarren-

Galv was still just cuddling with Melanie, keeping her close.

Not that he wouldn't be happy making out with her somewhere.
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[Safe House]

“Be careful.” Connor said to Edda. “Autumn’s men could know what you look like.”

[Hoover Dam]

Nanami’s face paled considerably, and then her eyes narrowed dangerously. She grabbed Cess by the scruff of his shirt and pulled him close, glaring at him. Rage smoldered behind her eyes.

“How dare you. I’m trying to end this battle quicker. I’m trying to get the Legion to flee, so that less of our allies will end up dead at their hands. And you’d compare me to him?” Nanami growled.

She pushed Cess away from her, and turned her back on him. “… If I was really like him, I’d kill you right now.”
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[Hoover Dam]

The argument between Nanami and Cess escalated higher and higher, and it seemed like someone would pop a vein if something wasn't done. And while they argued and paid attention to one another, Lavan just stood there, leaning on Caesar's power armor, his hand twitching every once in a while, eyes closed and tensed. Finally, he seemed to relax, and pulled out a home-wrapped cigarette from his vest, lighting the tip and taking a deep drag. Having finished that, he left it hanging from his mouth and moved, coming in between Nanami and Cess, wrapping his hand over NAnami's shoulder and yanking her in Cess's direction to wrap his other arm around Cess.

"Oi, oi, less fightin', more celebratin'! Seriously you two, this isn't the time to start a spontaneous war over Caesar's head, it's time to stand back, bask in the glory of victory, and enjoy the fireworks. Literally!"

His smile took a downturn as he continued however.

"Cess, you're cool with that thing about being nice and not pinning Caesar up on a wall like a fly, but Caesar was a relatively honorable bloke. Now I know what you're thinking, he was a slave-owning buttface who pinned the innocent up on crosses and set them on fire, but hear me out. He could have used many different things when facing against us: He could have even gone out and used that little tac-nuke launcher in his armory against us, and he would have probably won in a shot or two. He could have taken cover behind his frumentarii, he could have made a run for it from this place a long time ago since the fight wasn't going his way and our little uber-strike-team actually pulled off the impossible and broke through his ranks and his Legate. But he didn't. He faced us, in armor and with a weapon, but he faced us. And he died, not by screaming and begging for life, but because we set him on fire inside his suit."

He looked at the still-standing power armor, joint-fused and smoking, pondering for a moment his enemy's fate. He wasn't the greatest advocate of using cheap tactics like that, but Caesar used fear and intimidation to their greatest value and extent, so it was time somebody pulled a cheap trick on the bastard.

Still... Lavan could lament not hearing the warlord's last words. They would have made it very clear what the man was really like...

"... Besides, there's nothing left in that armor to put up. He's dusted. Ash. I vote we scatter it to the seas, like the old burials, give him honor in death like sporty opponents. Pinning him up on the gates of the NCR... Well, I doubt the NCR would actually appreciate that as much as you think it's a good idea, Nanami. That's where I agree with Cess, Nanami. An organization like Caesar's isn't going to vanish instantly, sure, but we're not Caesar. We won't resort to putting up bloody trophies up where everyone can see them to play the boogieman. And I personally think we need to respect the dead a little more than that. I'm not judging your tactic, girl, it's valid and something that could be done. It's heartless, ruthless, and damn effective. But our enemies would just grow angry seeing it, not scared. Especially those Frumentarii psychos."

His grin suddenly widened.

"But if we're talking intimidation and fear... Well, that can be done even WITHOUT needing to put up any dead bodies where all the jokers in the clan can see them! See that big-ass tent he came out of? That's the big head honcho's place! Now, what could be the greatest signal we can give to the winning side that big boss is down and the strike team succeeded?"

He took his arm off Cess's shoulder and dove into the pack on his back, pulling out something. Something relatively big, fatty-looking, with fins on the back. He draped the hand over Cess's shoulder again, grinning maniacally, holding in his hand a tactical nuclear warhead, used for the armored troop tac-nuke launchers that the Enclave were so fond of.

"I think the mushroom cloud from the commander's tent would do the trick, don't you think?"
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Let them Label me! Let them swear and curse at me as I tug humanity like a bucking bull into the darkness of the unknown, revealing its secrets to the sane and driving them MAD! In ages long past, I shall be looked upon as a tyrant and a savior! As a savant and as a fool! My work shall advance humanity long past its time, throw it into the unknown future and force it to grow strong or FALL! Years from now, when I will inevitably be removed, my work shall continue to progress, because these things cannot be denied! Governments will publicly criticize my work, but privately conduct research that advances it! I shall imprint myself into the annals of history, among the stars that shine as brightly as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Dmitri Mendeleev, Nikola Tesla, and countless others! My work will shine as brightly as any star, and I AM ITS CREATOR!!!
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"Sure, sounds like fun" Chloe said to Edda, standing up and heading to the door with him. As she left the girl turned back to Connor and Sarai. "You kids be good, don't go and get yourself killed while we're gone"

Sarai said noting, instead she gave a small nod and turned back to her glass of water.

When Chloe and Edda disappeared Sarai looked back to Connor for a moment.

"I'm sorry for getting mad" she mumbled.

[...]

"Ahhh it feels good to get out of that house" Chloe said, heading down the street with Edda. There weren't many people out which was probably good for them.

Camp McCarren

"Obviously you're new to the whole parenting thing so i'll give you a pass on that statement." Kanna told Rica, eyes narrowed "You're suposed to hate any boy who even looks at Melanie. Especially Red over there."

Galv really did make Melanie happier than she had ever been before. She wanted to marry this boy, she was already sure.

Flashback

Kanna stiffened, but gave a small nod. People barely ever recognized her, which she liked...She didn't want to be known as some poor girl who lost her husband and then was almost tossed right in the Games herself.

"Uhhh....Y-Yeah..." she answered quickly "That's me...My son's godfather went instead"

She quickly moved to pour herself a drink. No one tended to care if she was just as drunk as them.

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-Hoover Dam-

Cess glared at Nanami as she grabbed his collar, staring back at her.

He was about to say something when Lavan interfered, Cess frowning and stepping back.

“...Do whatever you want,” Cess said, turning to walk off, “Just remember... you don't want to stoop to your opponent's level. From there it's a one long race to the bottom.”

-Panem Streets-

“I'm more use to being out in the open myself,” Edda nodded to Chloe as they got outside, “Not to say a good building doesn't have some tactical advantages... I just prefer the outdoors.”

He glanced towards Chloe, “So I doubt we'll be able to get weapons around here, but what about things like camping stuff? Tents, lights, basic stuff like that. Would the capitol here sell that stuff, or do the people who live here think that kind of stuff is barbaric?”

-Camp McCarren-

Galv was smiling, glad that the battle was over, and that Melanie was safe.

He gave her a quick kiss, before he spoke.

“Hopefully all this will be over soon...” he said idly, “Then we can actually start our life together...”

Silly Galv... the final act has yet to begin...
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[Hoover Dam]

Lavan clicked his tongue in annoyance. WHY did these people just refuse to get along? Come on, they were VICTORIOUS! It was time to do some crazy stuff, let the enemy know they lost big-time, and then throw a giant-ass party back at home base! Maybe invite the NCR high command too, celebrate the successful battle and operation, and maybe actually get people to focus on LIVING instead of fighting!

But nooo, he couldn't even get Cess to reconcile.

Well... Not like this anyways.

So as Cess decided to slip out of Lavan's grip and try to walk away, Lavan didn't actually let him, letting go of Nanami and grabbing Cess by the back of his shirt.

"Ohhhhh, no you don't! You DON'T get away with walking away like a cool guy, unless the tent is exploding, and it's not doing that yet! And you DON'T get away while all angry at your own side. So get back here, shake hands, kiss and make up if you really have to, but I won't have our own side fighting one another like this, not when this is supposed to be a time to actually celebrate."

He let go of Cess, but kept his arm pointed at the boy, poking in his direction.

"Nanami's got her own reasons. Sure, we might not agree with them, but that doesn't mean a person simply CHANGES like that. She's got more than her own pile of smurf to worry about, and simply sought the most ruthless and efficient solution, and it WOULD WORK. Well, except if it was used against the Frumentarii, but it WOULD work. So don't you start being all hissy with it, and offer a damn solution if you don't like the problems caused by the proposed one."

He turned around, pointing dramatically at Nanami.

"And YOU don't give us any downers right now! Offer something you can honestly agree with, something your HEART can agree with, and we'll debate! And yes, I know you have one, so don't you start giving me any of those ice-cold heart excuses! If you wanna be negative, then chase those thoughts away! Right now, it's time to make things go boom, and walk away from the explosion like REAL cool people!"
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Let them Label me! Let them swear and curse at me as I tug humanity like a bucking bull into the darkness of the unknown, revealing its secrets to the sane and driving them MAD! In ages long past, I shall be looked upon as a tyrant and a savior! As a savant and as a fool! My work shall advance humanity long past its time, throw it into the unknown future and force it to grow strong or FALL! Years from now, when I will inevitably be removed, my work shall continue to progress, because these things cannot be denied! Governments will publicly criticize my work, but privately conduct research that advances it! I shall imprint myself into the annals of history, among the stars that shine as brightly as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Dmitri Mendeleev, Nikola Tesla, and countless others! My work will shine as brightly as any star, and I AM ITS CREATOR!!!
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-Hoover Dam-

“...If we become what we are fighting, what's the point?” Cess said carefully, “If we stoop to doing the same things our opponents do, no matter how effective the tactics might be, does that make us any better? At what point does it become acceptable to do whatever we have to? Where does that path end? We as a species almost died after the Flare hit this planet so long ago. If we don't be better then we were, we're just going to kill ourselves off trying to be on the top of the ruined remains.”

Cess shook his head, frowning, “Nanami is my friend. She's been through more then I could imagine anyone having to go through. I argue with her, force her to confront her actions, because I don't want to see her go down that path. Power can be attractive, and even if you use it for the best of reasons, if you don't have a check, it's easy to slide. You say “just once” and then next time it's easier to slide just a little further...

“We display Caesar's body as a trophy... we destroy his tent in a blaze of nuclear fury... Maybe next time we do the same to a second in command, or to a soldier to demoralize the enemy. Maybe next time we use a weapon like that on a building full of enemy soldiers... We've won, and people have died. It doesn't matter if they were the enemy, they were still people. If we consider the entire Enclave as the enemy, then we've already lost. We can't forget that they're people too. If we, against all odds, win, and we kill or exile everyone who works for the Enclave... then it's just the same thing, with a different boss... And I won't let that happen.”

Basically, Cess was letting Nanami know that if she really did become her father, he was willing to kill her himself.
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Lavan actually nodded in agreement as Cess spoke, listening to every word before he himself spoke. He knew how the boy felt, hell, Lavan himself sometimes had his doubts. But he couldn't let those doubts rule what he was, and he simply refused to let anything or anyone else slide into any sort of pit of negative feelings. Cess was right in many cases, if this happened to be a recurring thing, then maybe it wasn't worth doing.

But Lavan wanted to make his own point known too.

"I am NOT agreeing to display Caesar's body as a trophy. I want to scatter his ashes to the waves of the ocean, and make it known that he was defeated, here and now by us and the NCR. He was a worthy opponent. Maybe not as honorable as I would like. Maybe he was a cruel son of a monkey. But he still fought his hardest for an ideal, and I can respect him for that. So I want to give him a proper send-off. But I will NOT accept using his body as a pin-up of the warning sort."

He brought his hand up to his chin, looking rather thoughtful.

"On the other hand, I want to blow something up, and I want to let the Legion know they have lost. All, at once, without making ourselves this enormous target to be shot at by those Frumentarii psychos. So I came up with blowing up the big guy's tent in something big, flashy and destructive, something that will let ALL the forces know when and where the explosion was. If you have a better idea, I'd love to hear it."

He suddenly stepped forward and poked Cess in the chest.

"But DON'T walk away like that. Friends don't walk away from friends, they HELP. And your little "I wash my hands of this" walk away from me and asian girl here can put the entire friend thing into question. You spoke your peace. I agree with you, we can't slide to their level. But we gotta draw the slider line SOMEWHERE, because without a little ruthlessness and audacity, this entire battle would have been lost before it began. So give me alternatives instead of washing your hands of all this, yeah?"
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Let them Label me! Let them swear and curse at me as I tug humanity like a bucking bull into the darkness of the unknown, revealing its secrets to the sane and driving them MAD! In ages long past, I shall be looked upon as a tyrant and a savior! As a savant and as a fool! My work shall advance humanity long past its time, throw it into the unknown future and force it to grow strong or FALL! Years from now, when I will inevitably be removed, my work shall continue to progress, because these things cannot be denied! Governments will publicly criticize my work, but privately conduct research that advances it! I shall imprint myself into the annals of history, among the stars that shine as brightly as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Dmitri Mendeleev, Nikola Tesla, and countless others! My work will shine as brightly as any star, and I AM ITS CREATOR!!!
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Cess stared hard at Lavan.

“Nanami is my friend and ally. Anything she does reflects off of me, even if I walk away from it,” Cess said, “I was walking away because I had made my point, and I wouldn't be able to stop her right now if she chose to act on what she wanted to do. I said I thought it was wrong, and I said why I thought it was wrong. It's her choice whether she decides to listen to my advice or anyone else's. But if I can't stop something, I don't want to stick around and see it happen when I can't stop it.”
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Lavan sighed. What was WITH these people? Why couldn't they just have a little more confidence? They just beat down the Legion, killed Caesar. They managed to get this far. Their rebellion was going relatively well. So why couldn't they just get a bit more confident???

"As her ally, and most of all as her FRIEND, you're not only required to help her. No, if you KNOW what your friend is doing is wrong, then you STOP them. All I'm hearing is "when I can't stop it", "when things go wrong". It's like you've already decided that things will go wrong, and wash your hands of a better outcome! And that's the WRONG way of thinking!"

He started pacing suddenly.

"Not when! If! Not if! WON'T! Nanami over there doing something wrong? STOP her! Gallic making evil plots? STOP them! Something seem impossible? Do it anyways, despite the odds! And if nothing is working, there's ALWAYS a third option! You rebels are fighting, I can SEE it, you've got the fire! You have it ALL! But you all have so mired yourselves in previous failings that a lot of you are just waiting for the other shoe to drop!"

Lavan stopped pacing, flames suddenly licking around his hair.

"... I hate that look. I hate what Gallic has done to you guys, what he's done to anyone. I hate what the legion had been doing. I hate all the CRAP that's been happening. But you all have to realize that YES, you're all still ALIVE, and you ALL got this far! And reality's laughing, because YOU are victorious! And guess what? I WON'T let the other shoe drop! I WON'T let the plans in the works fail! And I sure as hell WON'T let a friend make a bad mistake! And I WON'T be giving up. Neither of you did. You've both got steel. Even the old geezer has steel. So warm it up, get rid of those rusty joints of yours, and STORM THE WORLD."

He suddenly grinned, flashing both Nanami and Cess a wide, wide grin. His previous fury forgotten, and flames settling in his hair, he was back to being as upbeat as he possibly could be.

"The world needs the exercise."
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~ Desty Nova, Karmatron Theory

Let them Label me! Let them swear and curse at me as I tug humanity like a bucking bull into the darkness of the unknown, revealing its secrets to the sane and driving them MAD! In ages long past, I shall be looked upon as a tyrant and a savior! As a savant and as a fool! My work shall advance humanity long past its time, throw it into the unknown future and force it to grow strong or FALL! Years from now, when I will inevitably be removed, my work shall continue to progress, because these things cannot be denied! Governments will publicly criticize my work, but privately conduct research that advances it! I shall imprint myself into the annals of history, among the stars that shine as brightly as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Dmitri Mendeleev, Nikola Tesla, and countless others! My work will shine as brightly as any star, and I AM ITS CREATOR!!!
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Cess sighed, running a hand through his hair as Lavan gave his speech.

“Maybe I'm just not as optimistic as you are then,” Cess said quietly, “I hope we can win. I sincerely believe we can win. I think about what can go wrong so I can work to try and prevent them. But in the end all I can do is warn Nanami about the dangers she might face, about the temptations that might come to her. These are her decisions to make. I can tell her what I think, and I hope she'll take my words into mind...”

Another sigh, “You weren't around at the beginning, Lavan. You weren't here when this started, when the Rebellion first began to rally around Nanami and Old Man Sensei. Maybe you'd still be as you were despite that, I don't know. But it's hard to grasp that hope when we've seen it lost before. And I'm not like you.”

His green eyes stared hard at Lavan's red ones, “I fight when I have to, I kill when I need to. But I don't revel in destruction, even if it's just blowing up a tent for a symbol. I don't want to go any further then I have to, push farther then is necessary...”

Cess took a deep breath, closing his eyes now, “I don't like the idea of celebrating victory. I don't like the idea that we can cheer the death of people. I acknowledge that killing can be a necessary action, but that doesn't mean it needs to be celebrated. Often it just means there's more work to do...”
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Enough.” Nanami growled with the tone of voice that would reduce men to their knees. She had simply stood there, watching the fires burning nearby and listening to the gunshots in the distance echo off the walls of the great dam.

Now, at last, she turned back around to face Cess and Lavan and her crimson eyes were narrowed in fury.

“Let me be perfectly clear. I wouldn’t advocate displaying Caesar’s body for fun. I wouldn’t do it to feel powerful, or to get some thrill. I would do it because fear is a powerful weapon. The Legion, The Enclave, Raiders, Slavers… they’re all a superstitious and cowardly lot.”

Nanami continued. “We do not have the manpower to defeat the Legion’s armies beyond Nevada. Perhaps the NCR does, but if the NCR runs around pursuing them, then they will not be able to aid us in defeating Gallic. And for that matter, even WITH the NCR’s support, we likely do not have the manpower to defeat the Enclave.”

Her eyes narrowed. “This isn’t a fair fight. It never has been. We’ve toiled in the dirt, we’ve struck from the shadows, we’ve used hit-and-run tactics and we have done everything we can to undermine the Enclave for a decade, and they’re still the most powerful army on the planet. And we still struggle to make sure we have enough food for every rebel mouth. So don’t act like we can fight them fair.”

“If I have to use fear and intimidate to even out the fight, then I’ll do it and I won’t think twice about it. Do you think I enjoy it? Do you think I enjoy killing? Do you think I take pleasure in trying to intimidate my enemies so thoroughly that they flee from the sight of me?”

Nanami shook her head. “I take no pleasure in anything I’ve done for the rebellion. I’ve killed a lot of people. I’ll kill a lot more. I will slaughter every last soldier who pledges their loyalty to the Enclave if that’s what it takes. I will run the streets red with their blood if I have to. Because I am no hero. I am not fighting for some grand, idealist vision or some optimistic bulls#it. I am fighting for revenge. Plain, old-fashioned, selfish revenge. But I won't kill civilians. Just Gallic's soldiers.”

Nanami clenched her fist. “I was forced to kill strangers when I was a child. The only reason I survived was because of that person… and in the end, I have to kill him too. Don’t look at me as a hero, Cess, because I’m not. And no matter what you or the Old Man say, I’m never going to be one. The Enclave made me a killer for their own amusement. I am a damn good killer, but that’s all I am.”

Now, Nanami looked up at the two of them. “… You’re worried that I’ll take things too far and end up becoming worse than Gallic… well, you don’t have to worry about that. My only purpose is to kill Gallic and topple the Enclave. I’m sure as hell not going to be the one who takes his place. The Old Man is the one who leads people, not me. He can sit in Gallic’s chair and decide what the future will be. I’ve never expected to survive this rebellion. I’ve never wanted to. I died ten years ago. I just can’t go to my grave until I send Gallic to his.”

Nanami shook her head. “… All I was trying to do today was make the Legion flee so that a few less NCR soldiers would die at their hands. I’d rather desecrate a dead man than wait a few hours for the NCR to kill all of the Legionnaires. But do things however you want. I need to go radio the Old Man and make sure the NCR intends to keep their bargain.”

[Safe House]

“Be safe.” Connor said to Chloe and Edda with a frown. When they disappeared, he looked over to Sarai.

"I'm sorry for getting mad"

Connor shook his head and walked over to her. He wrapped his arms around her. “I’m the one who’s sorry. I got us into this mess… and I won’t rest until we’re safe again.”

[Camp McCarren]

Rica shrugged his shoulders at Kanna’s typical, overprotective parent remark.

“Normally I’d absolutely agree with you… but they’re both my responsibility. I had to train them. Prepare them to step into hell… and do you know what Red said to me? He’d happily die for Melanie.”

Rica shook his head. “I can’t hate him. Not when I know that it was because they had each other that they survived the Games.”

[Flashback]

Rica took a long drank from his crazy concoction of mixed drinks. His face soured and he shook his head, but soon took a second swig. Then, at length, he looked over to Kanna.

“Sorry to hear that.” He said quietly. “What happened to him?”

Rica never watched the Games. Too many bad memories.
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Lavan listened to Nanami's entire tirade, the grin fading to a rather serious, contemplative expression. From the way she was speaking, Nanami has had the same convictions she now spouted for a long, long time and has somehow convinced herself that it was the only way it would happen. That revenge was the only way to go. That she was just a machine for killing and taking out Gallic.

It was all wrong. It all felt so wrong that probably for the first time in his life since his first kill, he felt nauseous to his soul. Here she stood in front of him, a woman with dead eyes and a conviction that she will amount to nothing but the death of others, a woman that sought nothing but the death of her enemies. It was as if all life was lost upon her.

He wondered, for a moment, how much of a monster Gallic could be to turn his very own daughter into this... Creature. It was connected to Nanami's loss, he knew, but what that loss was, he could not fathom. It was a deep wound, however, one that has festered, and turned her into... Well, this.

And he HAD to do something.

"... You have no idea how wrong that is. What you just said. You may think you believe it, you may have made yourself believe it... But it's wrong beyond anything I've ever heard before. You say you will go through any means to do what you "must". You say you'll destroy yourself and others if it means revenge. I... I'm not sure how to react to that. Because I can't see you like that. I can't see you... In Gallic's place."

He suddenly walked up to her, eyes boring into hers, silent until he got right into her face.

"Let me ask you a question, woman. One question, and you will answer me truthfully. Without falsity. Without lies. Have you... Ever... EVER... Dreamt of being a hero?"
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Now becomes the the past in an instant — and everyone will eventually die! Destiny triumphs over human knowledge and goes mad! That is the way of things! I spit upon this frail, crazed, world! I spit upon the Second Law of Thermodynamics!
~ Desty Nova, Karmatron Theory

Let them Label me! Let them swear and curse at me as I tug humanity like a bucking bull into the darkness of the unknown, revealing its secrets to the sane and driving them MAD! In ages long past, I shall be looked upon as a tyrant and a savior! As a savant and as a fool! My work shall advance humanity long past its time, throw it into the unknown future and force it to grow strong or FALL! Years from now, when I will inevitably be removed, my work shall continue to progress, because these things cannot be denied! Governments will publicly criticize my work, but privately conduct research that advances it! I shall imprint myself into the annals of history, among the stars that shine as brightly as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Dmitri Mendeleev, Nikola Tesla, and countless others! My work will shine as brightly as any star, and I AM ITS CREATOR!!!
~ Desty Nova, Morality


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Nanami was not a happy person.

Sometimes, in the dead of night when she was all alone in her bedroom and there were no distractions and she was too tired to train, she would think back to the days when happiness was an option for her.

She remembered her mother. Her mother had been a wonderful woman. She was kind, and strong, and she was always there for Nanami… but her mother had always shouldered a heavy burden. She always displayed sadness behind her eyes, and even as a child, Nanami had picked up on it.

In retrospect… perhaps that burden was Gallic. Perhaps that sadness came from the knowledge that Nanami’s fate would inevitably be tied in with her father’s.

And sometimes, when Nanami was tired of it all and contemplating taking her bow and trying to storm the Presidential Estate on her own, she would think of him… but the pain associated with those memories was too much for her to think about too often.

And now, Lavan was forcing her to.

"Let me ask you a question, woman. One question, and you will answer me truthfully. Without falsity. Without lies. Have you... Ever... EVER... Dreamt of being a hero?"

“… Yes. I did. A long time ago… but those dreams died. Gallic took them from me. And whatever feel-good nonsense you intend to blather won’t bring them back. Don’t try to change me. Razy. And don’t try to save me. My future is already decided. Just accept it… I have.”
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