‘You told me we only wished to remain in existence for the sake of it,’ he croaked. ‘You were very proud of that observation. That we would do anything to cling on. Just as you would.’ He opened his eyes again, and looked at it. ‘But you were wrong. There are things we will not do. Because we are alive still. Not revenants. Not ghouls whose time in this galaxy is long gone. Alive. You’ll never understand that, because for you, life has become just another force to twist and break. But it means something to us. We may be weak now, and corrupt, and ignorant, but we’re still here. And when your
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