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To WEAR THE MASK would mean to destroy the HVS, and colonize the system with your own people. The Hegemony's space would nearly DOUBLE in size, as well as gaining access to many new and rich worlds. The HAZAAR, however, would have to go. There is no way to relocate so many people, not that you would wish to spare the expense to do so, and there is no way to put them under Hegemonic control. What seems to be Wrix's cruelty and malice is, truly, the only efficient way to conquer the stars.
“To become UNSPEAKABLE as I have is both a blessing and a curse. It weighs on you heavily, but also sets you free. It releases that part within you, that darkness within every PRIMATE MAN, the all-consuming power and desire for control. It unleashes your vengeance and cruelty, almost child-like, demanding absolute obedience and victory in all ways. The power of the mask is such that it will guide you towards the outcome of total victory- no half measures. For each time and enemy strikes you, you will strike them back ten times as hard. You offer them mercy if they betray their fellows, and then laugh in their face as you toss the turncoat into the gas chamber with the rest. It is a great JOY to be able to live this. I do not tell you to wear the mask to give you pleasure, my Lord, but instead understand that it is not wrong, but instinct. To silence the giving, patient part of your mind, the part that allows civilization to form, and instead align the intelligence with the most innate animal HATRED. That is the true power of the MASK, unlocking what we call the UNSPEAKABLE within. I am sure, with this mask, you will be able to set forth the Hegemony onto the path to the brightest future possible. One day, Jaxtian children will swing from trees grown on Hazaari soil, with miles of bones buried beneath it. There is no greater protection of the future then this; a future where your enemies are no more!”
>NOTES
This is the final significant prompt and choice of this thread. After this choice will be a 40 year time skip to wrap up this arc and allow new characters and situations to progress. This timeskip will occur regardless of your choice. You are not missing anything important, and a recap of important events and character epilogues will be provided. There will be one further choice to be made if you choose the Genocide option, which will not significantly change the outcome of either possible decision, and involves more specifically what you wish to do with specific characters.
One-Post IDs and Write-Ins are not allowed for this prompt.
>Wear the Mask (Invades the HVS & Exterminates the Hazaar forever)
>Reject the Mask (Allows HVS independence & Allows the Hazaar to exist)
