CH676

“So, you one hundred percent just awakened your evil inclination,” Thera said as they flew off, leaving the ruins of Eneth’s church along with the broken and bleeding priests as they went. “I honestly thought I was going to get a level of sacrilege just watching that.”

“Ugh, you’re right but that’s all I got,” Ben groaned now that they were far enough away. “I really thought that would do the job of getting me my sacrilege awakening. Man, the fact it didn’t sucks so much, what’s even the point of having evil inclination if it’s not going to boost that when I want it?”

The fact that didn’t do the job was honestly crushing. As cathartic as all of that had been for him on top of letting him test out his combat potential a bit more, he was running out of things he could potentially get away with to awaken it without ending up in prison.

I could always murder Felth and Olensia’s oracle. He sighed while a part of himself commented on the fact that he was seriously considering both as options. They’ve both tried to murder me before, it would be fine. I mean, it would probably cause Myriad some issues but I’m pretty sure I could get him out of it if I try. Hmm, should I go back and finish the job?

…No, not today. Murdering someone for power kind of feels like a slippery slope I shouldn’t be so eager to throw myself down. If I still haven’t come up with a solution when I’m down to only five or six months left until the wave then I’ll give in and do it as a treat to myself. Or maybe I should wait until I awaken deep connection. Eh, I’ll see whatever comes first and then decide.

“You look like you’re thinking something evil, you know that, right?”

“I know no such thing,” Ben told her. “And I’m just… Considering my options.”

“When you put it that way you also make it sound evil too.”

“Maybe. Would you still love me if I killed someone?”

“Well, you killed Ather not too long ago and I still do, so yes?”

“Hey, I trapped Ather in hell, whether or not he died in there is his business.”

“Okay, still probably yes but at the same time don’t go off murdering people willy-nilly please.”

“Yeah, that’s fine, we’ll just see what the next few months hold in store I guess.”

“Fine, now are you going to tell me whatever this is about?”

She could see there was something bothering him, both driving him and making him more desperate to grow and while the invasion was a perfectly good explanation for that, she didn’t know if that was all, with Ben only giving her a part of an answer.

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“It’s just everything I saw while stuck on the demon world,” He shrugged. “It just made me realize that if I want to make a difference I’ve gotta be stronger and getting to the third tier is a pretty quick path to that.”

It wasn’t the whole answer, he still didn’t know how to tell her his complicated feelings about the war they were living through, but it was enough for the moment as they went back to Stonewall to both do what they could with the time they had.