(Scars do not appear to be cause of death –shock ... - Bad Request

"Aye? Well let's see you get up on that stage and repeat that part of the
telling!"
The color drains from the tip of Epetrius's nose, but he hides his queasiness
with a thinning of his lips, "I have no need to do such and I certainly
wouldn't waste the audience's time even if they wished. The night's grown
long already. I have a meeting with the Third Instructor of the Tikilaikian
Academy in the morn. We should continue."
"Yes, as I have spoken through the words of the Guvner I should continue
my tale, but carefully. The Lady represents my fear of the unknown. I will
believe in Her so long as She is useful, but the moment I expand my
consciousness I must forget Her presence," a Signer proclaims proudly.
"Imagine the focus She must have!" a Sensate cries out in jubilation, "To
have access to all of the multiverse and the ability to taste all the colors of
the planes, to feel the aromas of infinite realities, to gaze upon the flavors of
all the wines of existence! No wonder She is so calm, so serene! She basks in
countless wonders and is in touch with truths beyond comprehension!"
Oh no, not this again. Once any idiot broaches the topic a hundred tongues
will wag, all to no avail or progress.
"Please! Her enemies are the Powers themselves. Can't you see that Her
power was found by casting off the false shackles of religion, and embracing
the true Dark behind it all?"
"No! The Lady is the ultimate force of law. She slays the unrighteous, cuts
away those who would offer false prayers to Justice, for Justice cannot be
prayed to... Justice must be executed. She knows that mercy isn't even for
the weak... it is for no one at all."
You just calmly dab a crust of bread on your plate, stirring it around to sop
up the congealing sauce left over. Every time a serving woman offers to take
it you wave her off to fetch more bread. You'll be nibbling for another few
hours, at least. Leave the fools to their useless pontification... you've got a
plate of red wine sauce in front of you to battle.
"She is the ultimate test... that final conquest that must be taken before a
God can transcend this existence!"
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