Her kinship with the Chaots was understood in basic science, not as she thought it would be. She fantasized that mystical, esoteric and primal philosophies explained her affinity with the Chaots. To have her spiritual realities replaced by simple biological mechanics tore at her deeply. But what dug deeper, tearing her apart, was a voice: If I die because of you, I will be honored. Hector had said this once. But she did not bring honor, only damnation. She had lost Hector, unsure if he lived or died. There was no honor in that. Even if indirectly, she had made Dio into something that no
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