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Post by "Zero" Americanski on Jul 25, 2004 3:15:42 GMT -5
I sniff. "Yes, Kolov is Count Dracula. None other. I was rejected by Lord Tepes because I disobeyed an order. I am just lucky that I wasn't recycled into food..." I turn away from him. "You don't know what it's like to be born without free will..."
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Post by Iltanesh on Jul 25, 2004 3:25:24 GMT -5
"Do not cry." I say. "No matter the trials you have faced, it is in the past. Remember it, honor or despise it, but move on. A woman of your stature should not dwell on these things, but look forward towards the future."
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Post by "Zero" Americanski on Jul 25, 2004 3:27:29 GMT -5
"I am not used to thinking for myself, so I don't have any plans for the future. My only desire is to protect those important to me."
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Post by Iltanesh on Jul 25, 2004 3:30:26 GMT -5
"Then you have already started on your way. If there is someone or something you feel is worth protecting, you have already begun to make your place in the world."
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Post by "Zero" Americanski on Jul 25, 2004 3:36:52 GMT -5
"Oh." I reply. "I never considered that. As I said I am used to recieving orders and carrying them out. Freedom is new to me." I sit down on a nearby bench and light a cigarette. "You have lived free your entire life. You chose to be a mercenery. I did not choose my path."
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Post by Iltanesh on Jul 25, 2004 3:38:25 GMT -5
"You did not choose your initial path, but you are free. You may now choose the path that is most suited to you, whether it be here or otherwise."
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Post by "Zero" Americanski on Jul 25, 2004 3:41:12 GMT -5
"I am a born killer. Peace is forigen to me, but it seems that most people prefer to avoid combat. That will never change for me. However I am sure that a fighter like myself will be useful to the Cause..." I say, even though I don't believe in the rebel's cause at all.
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Post by Iltanesh on Jul 25, 2004 3:45:30 GMT -5
"If you are a fighter, you must fight for what you believe is right. People call me a mercenary, and shun me because I supposedly fight for money. That is false, I fight for ideals and I fight to add to my family's income in the way I am best able. I choose a leader who appeals to my personal beliefs. If you cannot follow the cause you fight for, you are on the wrong side."
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Post by "Zero" Americanski on Jul 25, 2004 3:51:43 GMT -5
"What I believe is irrelevant. I work for those who helped me when I needed it. That's all." I state.
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Post by Iltanesh on Jul 25, 2004 3:53:30 GMT -5
"To repay a debt is important, but to follow one's beliefs is equally important. Once you have repayed your debt, you owe it to yourself to seek an alliegance that suits your beliefs. You are no longer a slave, you have the right to think for yourself."
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Post by "Zero" Americanski on Jul 25, 2004 3:56:10 GMT -5
"I owe Bassarov a life for helping me to create mine. I will never be free of that debt." I say with conviction and not a trace of sadness. It is obvious that I will only be happy in the service of others. "As I said my personal beliefs are unimportant, as they simply do not matter."
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Post by Iltanesh on Jul 25, 2004 3:57:48 GMT -5
"If your personal beliefs do not matter, how are you any more of a person now than you were while under Kolov's control? Your beliefs ALWAYS matter, because they are the core of what makes you who you are."
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Post by "Zero" Americanski on Jul 25, 2004 4:00:24 GMT -5
"I don't believe in freedom!" I snap. "I believed in Kolov, in his totaliarian rule of my people, and in constant battle. I was expelled from that life and wound up here. So like I said my beliefs don't matter because I am forever exiled from what I do believe in!"
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Post by Iltanesh on Jul 25, 2004 4:02:47 GMT -5
I smile faintly.
"Do you truly believe that? Do you truly wish to return to enslavement? Think long and hard about this matter. What do you truly wish for yourself?"
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Post by "Zero" Americanski on Jul 25, 2004 4:05:20 GMT -5
"I am not lying. I am not like you, I have no desire for freedom, no self-determination, only an inborn desire to serve. Why else do you think I never complained, and always treat nobles with respect, even when I hate them? So to answer your question, yes. I do."
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