Desolation - Skarnfel vs Aphros

[~Aoria-sama~]

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A third and middle child of Violet Equisol joins the topic of conversation.

Fayre Equisol.

Standing simply within Aphros square, for all to see and convey the messages to her siblings.

And all who dare oppose her Oracle.

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White Cane dug firmly into cobblestone, perhaps out of frustration-

dead eyes stare narrowed upon air.

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"Usupers."
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"Traitors."
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"Conspirators and Defectors."
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"My siblings, Equinox and Solstice."
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"You speak against our Oracle and her decisions. Do you forget that she carries and upholds the will of Athelios himself?"
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"I am ashamed of you both. The Ordinance is not subjective. It is not suggestion nor is it optional. The Ordinance is law. The Dogmata of the Devout."
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"To speak against the Oracle's command, is to become everything we fight against. Since you seem to have forgotten what it is to serve, let me remind you."
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"The Self, all mortals are expected to value their life and live them to the fullest."
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"The Question, A tenet based upon the exploration of existence and mortal life, but one often left to be upheld by a society’s scholars. Questions are to be explored. Not law, not demands. Questions."
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"The Civilization, though not a concern of the rare hermits and isolationists, is still something every participant within it must work to uphold. A collective of mortals is known to be capable of so much more than the individual, their capacity for good and evil becomes exponential relative to its size and progress. Therefore, even atrocities impossible for one to commit become simple for a civilization to passively enact. Even Helheim under the administration of Athelios fell into chaos, leaving the largest blemish on the cosmic balance since time began."
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"The World, while they inhabit it, it is everyone’s duty to stem the tide of chaos and infection in the world itself. Gatherings of evil that have gone too far need to be expunged, cosmic mistakes can not be allowed to infest and corrupt the living. We cannot acheive this if there are none of us left to uphold this order."
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"The Beyond, At the end of one’s mortal life, their soul will be drawn towards the realm that suits them most. So I need you to think really hard about where your decision to go against the Oracle, the will of Athelios himself, will take you in death."
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"I stand with our Oracle. We will survive under Athelios will and his will alone. I stand with Athelios and live by his tenants. Going against this is not only shameful, but an embarassment to the Equisol name."
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"You are no siblings of mine."
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"Atone, before its too late."