[MINGLE] One-Man Show

[sixthiteration]

WHERE: Inari Shrine and elsewhere
WHEN: 25 January 2019 through ?
OPEN TO: All opted in characters
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[rebornpaladin]

"I don't understand the Apple fully," he whispered, leaning into Altair more, wishing there was any kind of real comfort he could offer, something tangible he could do or even say to ease any of the pain the memories brought.

"But the decision you made, what we saw - Would it have killed him?"

[eaglesonofnone]

He had no reason to lie. And that was why he said softly, "Yes. And he knew it would. He had experience with the Apple before. I do not know why I was immune to the Apple's effects, but for everyone else, the Apple extracted a price from the very force that kept them alive. It would drain them to the point of death for them to use it as--"

His words stopped abruptly, eyes closing in a wince as the memory came yet again. His hand gripping the apple tightly, golden beams cutting through the air as Swami choked on a cry. It was no small wonder that Maria had stopped him. Such vindictiveness...

"--As I did," he exhaled, "against Swami. I was the only one who never paid that price. I've always attributed that to the amount of death in my life, but there is no way to know."