"I do not wish to kill you, Achillean. But if you refuse to surrender..."
But what if Achillean did surrender? What if, on that fateful night atop Mt Velgrin, Achillean laid down his staff? 154 years is a long time to wait for plans to fall into pla...
Author's note: this chapter is a *little* different...
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"Ingressus?"
"..."
"Ingressus, is that you?"
"..."
"Please, talk to me, Ingressus..."
"Why should I?"
"Because-"
"Because what?"
"Ingressus, please don't be like that."
"Like what, Achillean?"
"Like-"
"Like a monster?"
"Ingressus?"
"A 'monster' that you would be willing to kill?"
"No, I-"
"Even if that 'monster' was just a child?"
"This is coming from the man who labelled Thalleous Sendaris a monster... You relate yourself to him? Even after all that he did to you and your family?"
"..."
"You are not like him!
"Is that so? Prove it."
"..."
"Hm... You cannot even distinguish myself from the murderous Sendaris champion... I wonder why..."
"It's not like that and you know it!"
"I KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE, ACHILLEAN! I KNOW ALL TOO WELL!"
"That has all changed! Why can't you see that?"
"Because I'm not here, Achillean. You had your chance."
"Come back to me, Ingressus. I want to make it right."
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"..."
"Ingressus, don't ignore me, please..."
"..."
"Ingressus, don't you dare ignore me!"
"..."
"DON'T YOU DARE TURN YOUR BACK ON ME AGAIN!"
"Or what? You'll kill me? Achillean, drop the act. You have been wanting to kill me since the beginning. Stop pretending that you see me any different to anyone else in this world."
