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[???] "Blood? Mm. Maybe a little. But it's more like synthetic fluid, I'd say for sure."
Hm? The man, he was still here. He had not taken a chance to run off when he had one. He watched the fight, from start to stop. He was relieved at being free of his attackers, I could tell from his eased heartrate and unstressed breathing. He puffed on his pipe as he came over and, with more guts than I'd have to do something like this, overturned the corpse of the Retainer who had took his own life. I noticed the eyes of the soldier still glowing, fading with a blink then after.
'...They were Immortal. By destroying their bodies like this, I'm making them experience suffering. They aren't dead.' I rationalized.
[???] "Mnmnn. Not quite. See, the Samurai are only chemically Immortal. They are not true Immortals."
What?
'...What do you mean?'
I had to know.
[???] "They've not Immortalized like you think they have. The Samurai are a warrior class. They can still fall in battle, and are expected to even. Their bodies are modified technologically and have had much of their mass replaced by synthetic parts. They're hardly organic. In other words, they may become chemically Immortal by expanding their natural lifespans like this. By all means, the Temple considers chemical Immortality a sin, but the Samurai are the exception as by winning wars, achieving victory in battles and coming back home with the glory of it, they can win true Immortality as a reward by the Trinity. In other words, theirs is an eternal struggle to be saved by grace by taking up the blade. A shame really, the Samurai culture used to be so unlike this before the Daitengu had his way with them."
Truly...? Is that their case?
[???] "They're transhumans, virtually. The perfect drones for Lord Sarakha, just how he likes them. By 'destroying' them, you did kill them. Their souls are now going to Thandir, I imagine. Or being pruned for failure."
'How do you know all of this...?'
The man's eyebrows twitched. He looked between my own irises and the body pooling synthetic fluid below.
[HALE] "Besides elementary observation, I happen to be quite versed in technology myself. Hale. Hale Felwitz. Weapons designer. Hosting my own indie company before a tariff from the Interior Ministry forbade me business in Shengeisa. I was on my way to Siegesia, before this mess happened. Bollocks, it all is."
[HALE] "And you are?"
'Muna. My name is Muna. I am a Qilin, and Goddess of Mentality.'
[HALE] "In Siegesia, we call those 'unicorns'. Anyway, don't let this all bother you. I am forever indebted for this. I see you do not mistake law for justice. And you know that might can make right. That is good. We need more people like you in this world of we're bloody doomed I tell you."
[MAJORDOMO] "I like the cut of this guy's jib. We should find out some stuff."
I should ask the man some things...
>Why did they do it?
>Where in Siegesia are you going?
>Weapons designer?
>Write in.
