Post by Genesis on Sept 28, 2017 9:53:17 GMT -8
*It was true that the risks were great. Just that some of them, be it for their motivations, ideals, or way of life, wouldn't let it deter them from how they lived their lives. In his case it was not only that he wouldn't stop for his ideals, but that the price of defeat was the same as it always had been for him. So the risk for reward managed to even out for once compared to the stakes he usually ran when he pushed forward.*
"No second chances this time. But when you only have that one chance, doing with it what you feel is best without regrets is the only way to be. We lived lives full of them already, but no longer."
*His past regrets and lamentations weren't things he would forget. But they weren't all that defined him anymore. He had plenty of things and connections that did that. Be they through rivals, friends, or enemies alike. Be they through the ideal he continued to champion or the people that hated him for that ideal and his way of life. No matter how others perceived him, he was who he was. And who he was happened to be someone who wouldn't rest on his laurels for this confrontation. They might still be somewhat disoriented, but not enough where it would make them any easier to take apart.*
"Our first move will be the assault at their heart: the main castle network. We make for our attack right after concluding some minor business here."
*He pressed a few things on his left bracer as well, sending out a message of his own for the change in plans. After that there were two details to take care of right now. One was something he noticed a while ago but didn't really mind. It wasn't anything detrimental to him and not the worst that he had dealt with, so he could let it take care of itself. And the other was the twenty questions that he hadn't answered with Thorn yet. There was no point in leaving him hanging without answering what he could with him, especially since there would be no time to do so later. So the Overlord moved back to go and address him now.*
"I believe you had some questions for me as well, Thorn? What is it?"
"No second chances this time. But when you only have that one chance, doing with it what you feel is best without regrets is the only way to be. We lived lives full of them already, but no longer."
*His past regrets and lamentations weren't things he would forget. But they weren't all that defined him anymore. He had plenty of things and connections that did that. Be they through rivals, friends, or enemies alike. Be they through the ideal he continued to champion or the people that hated him for that ideal and his way of life. No matter how others perceived him, he was who he was. And who he was happened to be someone who wouldn't rest on his laurels for this confrontation. They might still be somewhat disoriented, but not enough where it would make them any easier to take apart.*
"Our first move will be the assault at their heart: the main castle network. We make for our attack right after concluding some minor business here."
*He pressed a few things on his left bracer as well, sending out a message of his own for the change in plans. After that there were two details to take care of right now. One was something he noticed a while ago but didn't really mind. It wasn't anything detrimental to him and not the worst that he had dealt with, so he could let it take care of itself. And the other was the twenty questions that he hadn't answered with Thorn yet. There was no point in leaving him hanging without answering what he could with him, especially since there would be no time to do so later. So the Overlord moved back to go and address him now.*
"I believe you had some questions for me as well, Thorn? What is it?"