[ there's some familiarity on her face at the words. ]
The alignments were the same way. [ ancient evil and ancient good only cared for themselves in the end. they cared for nothing else outside that. matters outside the current world would not mean anything to them. ]
... And you?
[ tell her this bracket lore OUT LOUD. she steps closer to his side, gaze observing, looking to meet his own. it's implied, but she wants to know what chandra thinks, feels, rather than these other gods she is unfamiliar with. a story hums softly. ]
It's impossible to protect everything, so it only makes sense to act towards what will preserve the greatest number of lives in the long run.
[said with the confidence of someone who doesn't waver in this belief, no matter how callous it may be or how much others criticize him.]
If leaving one universe to die would save a thousand others, then I wouldn't have an issue. [kill a million to save ten million down the line, etc.] But that's why I disagree with the reverse. Even if Visnu is correct and his insight brings about the most ideal future for the chosen universe, I can't see that it would ultimately preserve significantly more lives than all the destroyed junctions it's built upon.
[he scowls.]
Not to mention that "the best future" isn't even guaranteed to happen. If anything, at this point it's far more likely not to, in which case the price paid will be in vain.
[ her eyes close, taking his answer in. she does seem satisfied with his answer in the end. especially when it is one he strongly believes in.
but she wouldn't know how to answer that question herself. ]
I can see why you would disagree. [ the fate of killing multiple universes for the sake of one, she would not accept that so readily. she doesn't say it out loud, but her expression indicates she does agree with him on that.
but, she also does not know if she'd be able to kill one universe for the sake of others. if she had to... maybe she would. but the idea of destroying her own universe... it's quite a scary thought. she has too many attachments. too sentimental. ]
[chandra would be a little surprised if uriel could readily agree to sacrificing one universe for the many—it seems a bit too ruthless for her, as easy as that answer comes to him.]
The gods' duty is to do whatever will preserve the universe for the longest, no matter who it means harming or defying.
[some gods might disagree on the nuances of that, but ultimately, chandra stands by that.]
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The alignments were the same way. [ ancient evil and ancient good only cared for themselves in the end. they cared for nothing else outside that. matters outside the current world would not mean anything to them. ]
... And you?
[ tell her this bracket lore OUT LOUD. she steps closer to his side, gaze observing, looking to meet his own. it's implied, but she wants to know what chandra thinks, feels, rather than these other gods she is unfamiliar with. a story hums softly. ]
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[said with the confidence of someone who doesn't waver in this belief, no matter how callous it may be or how much others criticize him.]
If leaving one universe to die would save a thousand others, then I wouldn't have an issue. [kill a million to save ten million down the line, etc.] But that's why I disagree with the reverse. Even if Visnu is correct and his insight brings about the most ideal future for the chosen universe, I can't see that it would ultimately preserve significantly more lives than all the destroyed junctions it's built upon.
[he scowls.]
Not to mention that "the best future" isn't even guaranteed to happen. If anything, at this point it's far more likely not to, in which case the price paid will be in vain.
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[ her eyes close, taking his answer in. she does seem satisfied with his answer in the end. especially when it is one he strongly believes in.
but she wouldn't know how to answer that question herself. ]
I can see why you would disagree. [ the fate of killing multiple universes for the sake of one, she would not accept that so readily. she doesn't say it out loud, but her expression indicates she does agree with him on that.
but, she also does not know if she'd be able to kill one universe for the sake of others. if she had to... maybe she would. but the idea of destroying her own universe... it's quite a scary thought. she has too many attachments. too sentimental. ]
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The gods' duty is to do whatever will preserve the universe for the longest, no matter who it means harming or defying.
[some gods might disagree on the nuances of that, but ultimately, chandra stands by that.]