[Voice (morning) / Action (evening)]
[Voice - Locked from Al, Winry, Gracia, and Elicia]
This might seem like a weird question, but I need to ask.
A lot of people - kids, even - act like they're fine with death and killing. The draft taught me that much. And around here dying doesn't even seem to matter because you just come back anyway. Is that what makes it- [Not okay, he can't ( Read more... )
This might seem like a weird question, but I need to ask.
A lot of people - kids, even - act like they're fine with death and killing. The draft taught me that much. And around here dying doesn't even seem to matter because you just come back anyway. Is that what makes it- [Not okay, he can't ( Read more... )
Not always. Situations do exist where the choice comes down to only those two options, although some may argue otherwise. But if you do see a third, then by all means, take it if you wish.
You misunderstand, however. It is frighteningly easy to take a life merely in the physical sense. Mortals and even gods can be eliminated with nothing more than the correct swing of a blade--or a proper prick of a needle. The aftermath of killing, however, is much more difficult to bear. The understanding that a person has erased a singular existence that is irreplacable in the entire universe. The laws of Heaven go so far as to mandate that gods cannot kill any being, because all life is precious. Understanding that and shedding blood despite changes a person without fail. And it takes strength to not be destroyed as part of that change, either by being overwhelmed with guilt, or losing oneself to bloodlust. But I cannot say that a person becomes stronger for killing, even if they are capable of doing so as they see necessary.
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It's a hard concept. Alchemy is life, and to take a life, extinguish it, is a crime, even if it isn't punished by Truth the way that creating life is. And it's something he's going to have to think about a hell of a lot more.]
...Part of what worries me is that people sometimes say that it gets easier, the more you do it. Like practicing any other talent or skill. I can't even imagine killing once, but to do it over and over...
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Do you know what happens if you cut into flesh, let the wound heal, and then cut into it again, repeating the process over and over?
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[That sounds kind of nasty and horrifying and who would do that.]
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Don't get caught up in the imagery. The idea is relevent.
You see, at first, the wound will ache and bleed. But as time goes on and the injuries continue to amount, the flesh will deaden and scar. To protect itself, the body forms callouses from its own tissues, and in time, that layer can become thick enough to prevent a person from even feeling the cut at all.
In that sense, killing does indeed become easier with time and repetition.
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[Or- unaffected? No, he can't believe that...]
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You, a god?
[Okay wow, this is his first meeting of a self-pronounced god, and the very concept of it is... bwuuuuuh.]
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[This conversation is still surreal.]
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That, along with the fact that I died, makes my formal name inconsequential at best.
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[Mind you he's never believed they were real, either.]
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But they can die, regardless.
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