Nothing Ben did would work. Astolfo still bled, staring at Ben as thou IPgh he himself had stabbed him.
"How could you let me die, Ben?" He asked again, before the form shifted again.
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"How could you let me die?"
And again.
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"How could you let me die?"
And again.
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"How could you let me die?"
Over, and over, people Ben cared about took form, dying and blaming him for their demise. The same question was asked over and over again, to the point where it embedded itself inside Ben's head, not giving him even a moment of peace.
"Do you see now, boy? Do you understand? You have no control, no power over anything. The world is lost, not just to you, but to all you love. You have failed everyone you know. And when the last Great Spirit is purged from existance..."
The figure removed their mask, revealimg nothing but an endless black void.
"There will be nothing left...but your own failure."
The void shot out from the mask, consuming Will, Ben, and the room itself. Ben and Will were now free of their nets...but did that truly matter, surrounded by complete nothingness?
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Shan Yu turned to Guy, confusion momentarily written on his face.
"Revan himself...?" Realization hit him, and he nodded.
"Yes. Yes, of course." His eyes left Guy and looked downward as he began thinking out loud.
"Even with the nets and emblems, we aren't protected from everything The Order could throw at us. Those already captured...there's no telling what they may have up their sleeves...!" He covered his mouth, eyes widening.
"And I've gone and left all three of them unguarded..." He looked back to Guy, nodding towards the entrance of the prison.
"Quickly! Come with me. We need to make sure none of the prisoners have escaped. They're the key to the Great Spirit."
Ren and Frank would converge together, finding a few Huns prepping dozens of nets for whatever came next. They would also notice Schala a bit of a ways off, talking to a large group. One of them pointed towards Shan Yu, who was walking towards the building's entrance.
"We're keeping everyone nice and safe in there," she said. "The boss is protecting them, and won't tell us anymore than that. I think I just heard him mentiom they're 'tickets to the Great Spirit' or something? I dunno. They must be important; he doesn't strike me as the kind of guy to take prisoners."
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