[ dextera should be an easy target. his heart has always been vulnerable to suggestion, and the minute he arrived here in kenos, he was inclined to follow yima. it was only stubbornness—and a little fear—that brought him toward meridian in the end, and the warm safety of springstar helped him become more confident in his decision.
now, however, with all that snuffed out and the whole of them trapped underground to steadily go crazier and crazier, his firm sense of reason has given way to wild animal instinct.
he doesn’t want to die. that’s what keeps him fighting back, clinging to meridian energy even as zenith washes over him. ]
—what’s the point? I’m so tired. It hurts. Bring him back, please—
[ his words run through open communion, not intended for amos, just a reflection of success and the mindset of dextera under the influence of zenith. ]
—no! [ then, a burst of light, even as dextera himself collapses back against the wall in trying to retreat. this time, it’s with direction. ] Why do you want to kill the world? Why won’t you listen?
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now, however, with all that snuffed out and the whole of them trapped underground to steadily go crazier and crazier, his firm sense of reason has given way to wild animal instinct.
he doesn’t want to die. that’s what keeps him fighting back, clinging to meridian energy even as zenith washes over him. ]
—what’s the point? I’m so tired. It hurts. Bring him back, please—
[ his words run through open communion, not intended for amos, just a reflection of success and the mindset of dextera under the influence of zenith. ]
—no! [ then, a burst of light, even as dextera himself collapses back against the wall in trying to retreat. this time, it’s with direction. ] Why do you want to kill the world? Why won’t you listen?