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The deva's face darkened. "I am doing this to redeem the name of Good!"
he snarled. "While the generals of the Upper Planes cower behind their
golden gates and feed a brutal war that devours the innocent, I will bring
them into confrontation with what they fear most, and through that
confrontation, they will overcome their fear."
"Do you think that you can end the Blood War by taking it to the gates of
Paradise?" Fall-From-Grace stood straight, hands folded, "The evil in the
Lower Planes is nigh-infinite. The legions of the Baator and the Abyss reflect
this. Before you arm yourself with nothing but pompous arrogance, you
should remember the terrible power of infinite evil focused toward a single
goal. Do not give them an excuse to take the Blood War to the Upper Planes
or the multiverse will suffer.""
"You assume much of their chances, tanar'ri. An idea whose time has come
is stronger than any army. And what know you of military tactics,
temptress? Your skills lie in other pursuits." His eyes traveled over her body.
"Leave strategy to those of us who understand it."
"One can learn from all things, if one is perceptive enough, my lord," Grace
bowed her head, "One would do well to remember that a wise man takes
every opportunity to learn."
"You are a mystery to me, tanar'ri. This is, I am sure, precisely as you wish it
to be."
I shook my head, "Do you think to solve this problem by betraying your
homeland?"
"I shall speak of betrayal to you, human. Betrayal is an abandonment of the
war against evil. Betrayal is cowardice, selling weapons to your adversaries
out of fear that they might stop killing each other and turn upon you.
Betrayal is refusing to lead by example. Betrayal is letting the fiends run
rampant through the Planes until evil has corrupted all hearts. Ask not why I
scale Mount Celestia and seek to set fire to its comfort-laden slopes with
war. It is no betrayal."
"You would taint the essence of good with evil incarnate. That sounds like
betrayal."
"There are many definitions of betrayal. One must live long enough to
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