but yeah - xie lian isn't too rattled by it either, because joonghyuk gets it. not ideal, not nice, but shit sucks. ]
...Mm. It appeared to us in the catacombs not as what it was, but rather - as a victim of [ there's just a slight pause here, a slight furrow in xie lian's brow. ] ... a victim of a disease, that had haunted my country.
I thought that he was infected - and had it not been for Yuri's quick actions and the help of one of the locals in the catacombs, the creature may well have killed me. [ an unusual moment of weakness, for xie lian - but the tragedy of the human face plague is too close, too soon, and it left its mark on him. his frown deepens, troubled. ]
They're creatures that are burnt beyond all measure - by the same great calamity that the locals here spoke of. We saw some of the creature's memory, and it was a miserable thing. Desperately seeking out angels, who they all believed were the ones to bring on the calamity in the first place.
... People who were turned into creatures that conjure illusions to harm others, thanks to the calamity. It is a powerful ability it can tap into an individual's fears. Be more careful next time.
[ To be honest, sounds normal to him, too. He doesn't like it, but he has gone through similar things. ]
I imagine it was hostile. Did the word "tyrant" ever come up?
[ he dips his head, taking the slight scolding with grace. ]
Tyrant... no, I don't think so, but there was a lot of fury against the angels. We came across a chamber when we were down there, covered in graffiti. "The earth bleeds when angels lie - clip their wings - the looking glass knows - tear them down - can't burn away the truth". Things along those lines.
[ like the white no face. even thinking of it sends a chill down his spine. ]
And...honestly, I am not sure. They all saw the Angels as calamitous, though, so - perhaps they were the ones who brought the great fire down upon the people who lived here before.
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[ He isn't disturbed by everything that is told to him. This sounds pretty normal. Not ideal. Not nice. But shit sucks. ]
In their true forms?
[ ??? ]
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but yeah - xie lian isn't too rattled by it either, because joonghyuk gets it. not ideal, not nice, but shit sucks. ]
...Mm. It appeared to us in the catacombs not as what it was, but rather - as a victim of [ there's just a slight pause here, a slight furrow in xie lian's brow. ] ... a victim of a disease, that had haunted my country.
I thought that he was infected - and had it not been for Yuri's quick actions and the help of one of the locals in the catacombs, the creature may well have killed me. [ an unusual moment of weakness, for xie lian - but the tragedy of the human face plague is too close, too soon, and it left its mark on him. his frown deepens, troubled. ]
They're creatures that are burnt beyond all measure - by the same great calamity that the locals here spoke of. We saw some of the creature's memory, and it was a miserable thing. Desperately seeking out angels, who they all believed were the ones to bring on the calamity in the first place.
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[ To be honest, sounds normal to him, too. He doesn't like it, but he has gone through similar things. ]
I imagine it was hostile. Did the word "tyrant" ever come up?
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[ he dips his head, taking the slight scolding with grace. ]
Tyrant... no, I don't think so, but there was a lot of fury against the angels. We came across a chamber when we were down there, covered in graffiti. "The earth bleeds when angels lie - clip their wings - the looking glass knows - tear them down - can't burn away the truth". Things along those lines.
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[ Hm. ]
What truths have we even found?
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[ like the white no face. even thinking of it sends a chill down his spine. ]
And...honestly, I am not sure. They all saw the Angels as calamitous, though, so - perhaps they were the ones who brought the great fire down upon the people who lived here before.