He did. But by then, things had escalated. Riful tortured another warrior into awakening. I had an alliance of sorts with Luciela, so she turned on Riful, but then she attacked Isley, and so I turned on her, and she--
[a pause. her hand freezes on top of the cat’s head.]
--she nearly killed Yachiru. And me. And then she and her sister became the Destroyer - the thing in the ruins. And that’s when the cats came out.
And I was so hurt. Much too hurt to heal it well, even for me. And then one of those rods hit me, and... I just. I really thought I’d die again.
[Another pause. She looks at the screen.]
But I didn’t. Instead I just. Let go.
[And then she looks down, away from the screen, and her voice gets... small.]
I let go, and nothing hurt anymore. And I wasn’t afraid of anything.
...I didn’t know. Everyone told me that I was dangerous. That if I lost control, I’d be--- I didn’t know. Nothing they said could ever have.... I didn’t know anything could be that strong.
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[a pause. her hand freezes on top of the cat’s head.]
--she nearly killed Yachiru. And me. And then she and her sister became the Destroyer - the thing in the ruins. And that’s when the cats came out.
And I was so hurt. Much too hurt to heal it well, even for me. And then one of those rods hit me, and... I just. I really thought I’d die again.
[Another pause. She looks at the screen.]
But I didn’t. Instead I just. Let go.
[And then she looks down, away from the screen, and her voice gets... small.]
I let go, and nothing hurt anymore. And I wasn’t afraid of anything.
...I didn’t know. Everyone told me that I was dangerous. That if I lost control, I’d be--- I didn’t know. Nothing they said could ever have.... I didn’t know anything could be that strong.