But either way, I knew that I was bested, and it was only a matter of time—hours at most—until the power left me entirely. In my agony, I reached out to Kor. From her I felt only revulsion and hate. It echoed not through the singers alone, but through all bonds that had been made in my name. Each and every Radiant was corrupted. My every promise was flawed. I had sought to save the world, but in so doing had ruined it and everything I stood for. I … I showed them. When Radiants touched me in that hollow of stone, I showed them. I showed them all. I … I knew it was a moment of madness, of
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