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โ โ .. oi , don't fall asleep on me yet .. we gotta' stay on the lookout , y'know .
โ โ [ lightly nudging her into staying awake . it is impossible to tell who's more exhausted than the other ]
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โ โ [ tenderly wiping the kimchi brine from her blades .. there is a noticeable effort not to doze off as she does so , but doesn't seem to be working that well for her ]
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๐จou look like a painting โ everything about you is colorful and vibrant. You are, without a doubt, the most beautiful thing my eyes have ever seen.
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๐ด turned to you, and for a moment, time stood still. The wind danced through your hair, the sun bathed you in gold . . . and in that instant, you were more than human. You were ethereal.
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โ โ it's done in a jiffy , doubt they even feel it .. hurts me more than it hurts 'em .. d'you think the tired thing's just an act .แฃ the rituals are really taxin .แ
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โ โ .. that is somethin only the Great One herself can answer .
โ โ i wouldn't hafta hurt em if they stayed down .. cant afford for spirits to roam round the mortal realms . these blades' the fastest way to rid foul spirits off the land .
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"Somethin' about redemption, then?"
Devil had a personal job themself- their flames were purgatorial- that of Tartrus mixed with the last angelic light they carried, any corrupted spirit they consumed would find themselves absolved. That, however, was between them and+
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โ โ [ without a warning nor a sound , her blade swings next to ( reader )'s body ; it is lodged into the ground next to them , sizzling against a vanishing , ghostly form ]
โ โ ye oughta' be more careful .แ 'ts full of spirits 'round here , whether ye see them or not ..
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โ โ mhm , sure , let me take the word of a lil' devil for granted ..
โ โ yer heaven n' mine are different , i s'pose . the One i serve ain't as hypocritical as whay ye describe , at least .. She takes the wicked by the hand , away from where they can bring harm .
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"I lived up there once. In *a* heaven, maybe. There's a lot of interpretations, but th' sphere I was in when I was... considered 'pure' was not exactly idyllic. Sure, th' mortal souls are happy, but it is ridiculous ta maintain fer those keepin' up th' whole perfect facade."