What is it that makes anyone special, Adam? [ The use of a first name is purposeful here. Intimate. ] What is it that sets one man aside from the rest?
[ The remains of the fire are pulled from the coals, drawn into the air and into Prestor's waiting hand, a blazing sphere that roils with an eerie intensity as if it were alive. And yet he wields it effortlessly, turning so Adam can see. ]
It is power. Power is why gods sit above us and we grovel down below. Power is why man placed the yoke upon their fellow man, why nobles drown themselves in luxury while there are those that starve on the streets. From the moment we are born until the moment we die, power drives us, determines our place in society, the air we breathe and the food we eat, whether we are the boot or the ant.
And power is what I possess.
[ Prestor snuffs out the flame with a clench of his fist, leaving the room dark. Cold. ]
Power enough to change this world into something worth living for. Isn't that the root of why you exist? Humanity [ a dangerous smile, that same hand extended towards Adam ] to extinguish inhumanity?
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[ The remains of the fire are pulled from the coals, drawn into the air and into Prestor's waiting hand, a blazing sphere that roils with an eerie intensity as if it were alive. And yet he wields it effortlessly, turning so Adam can see. ]
It is power. Power is why gods sit above us and we grovel down below. Power is why man placed the yoke upon their fellow man, why nobles drown themselves in luxury while there are those that starve on the streets. From the moment we are born until the moment we die, power drives us, determines our place in society, the air we breathe and the food we eat, whether we are the boot or the ant.
And power is what I possess.
[ Prestor snuffs out the flame with a clench of his fist, leaving the room dark. Cold. ]
Power enough to change this world into something worth living for. Isn't that the root of why you exist? Humanity [ a dangerous smile, that same hand extended towards Adam ] to extinguish inhumanity?