On the other side, your target or rival will assume that you did it because you coveted what they had or because you were simply a chaotic person who sought after war and bloodshed.' he replied. 'You can justify a deplorable action such as massacring innocents for the sake of survival or to maintain peace based on the story you tell yourself inside your mind. 'Whether you kill someone in the name of Greed or Revenge, both sides have one thing in common.' responded Atreus as he folded his arms.Ī chilling gust of wind passed by both the wolfkins and the brawler saint replied with a stern countenance. 'How?' asked Dorian as he gazed at the grand expanse of Aurelius city from the tall walls of their fortress. What is Evil in your perspective is Good in the eyes of those who are from the opposite side.īut it doesn't change the fact that both options are fundamentally similar.' spoke Atreus in a gloomy tone. People have always been this way.īoth Evil and Good have always been the different sides of the same coin. 'To think something like this has been happening ever since Heroes were summoned to kill the Demon God.' spoke Dorian with an incredulous voice.

That every single one of them was just a collateral chess piece that can be discarded for the so-called 'Peace' as long as it fit the narrative of the system controlling their lives. That all of their lives mattered little to the ones who were supposed to protect them. The normal citizens of the Nadur Empire who held Conan in high regard after the ceremony didn't know how the Matrix was brainwashing them while hiding the brutal truth. he would never be able to make a difference. Back when he experienced a similar situation, he too reacted the same way as Atreus but now, he had given up on resisting knowing that no matter what he did. 'What a fucking joke.' spoke Atreus with visible wrath on his face.ĭorian sighed but he too had no answer or any remark to make. How ironic it was to see the main perpetrator of the great tragedy being rewarded as the warrior who brought justice to the deceased. They followed the orders but what irked them the most was the glory, valor and fame received by Conan. Neither of them wanted the credit for it.Īs soldiers. No one knew that it was Atreus and Dorian who killed Hodag and avenged the dead. That a mythical rank monster species named Hodag suddenly emerged after decades of slumber and wantonly massacred an entire city nearby, causing the death of more than a million civilians including the soldiers and other forces stationed across the city.Īnd finally, it was a member of Hero's Party aka Conan Doykle who arrived at the scene as the first response and killed the monster by himself, avenging the innocent victims and putting their souls to rest.Īn empire-wide funeral ceremony was held in remembrance of the victims and broadcasted using thousands of projection artifacts.Īs a reward, Conan was then given the title of Sword of Retribution by the imperial authorities, commemorating him as a valiant warrior and engraving his name in the history of the empire.Ītreus and Dorian also saw this ceremony that was arranged for the public through their fortress. The incident at the border of Aztlan was officially revealed to the populace of the Nadur Empire. It was easier said than done when you judged it from a bystander's viewpoint.

Would he keep silence to avoid backlash or hold the culprit responsible? Kahn didn't know what would he do if one day, he was to be faced with a similar situation or had to make the same decision as the Empress. This was just a gradatim method of brainwashing one to get accustomed to such decisions in their journey of power and strength. would they be treated as sacrificial lambs?Ĭonan would have been put on a trial and then executed in front of the whole empire for messing with the powerful people. In another scenario, if all those million citizens had high standing in the society, affected the economy of the empire, held authority in any way, belonged to some powerful clans and tribes or some of them were Saints. Kahn was given another harsh reminder that the world he lived in was no better than Earth where weak people and masses governed by a government or an organization were just unimportant and insignificant.

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