The Destroyer of Worlds Quotes

“There’s a beauty in struggle,” Neela had once said. “As awful as it may sound at first. It’s the friction that creates fire. It creates bonds stronger than steel. It pushes people—it forces people—together. If life were so perfect, there would be no reason or purpose at all. If there was no conflict, there’d be no journey. Without a mountain, there’d be no climb. That’s the beauty of it. Azure, do you know what I mean?”
― Steven Seril, The Destroyer of Worlds: An Answer to Every Question

“I’ve got one less eye to see half as much cruelty.”
― Steven Seril, The Destroyer of Worlds: An Answer to Every Question

“You chased after money to pay your mortal debts as your moral debts grew." - Jesus from "The Destroyer of Worlds" by Steven Seril”
― Steven Seril, The Destroyer of Worlds: An Answer to Every Question

“An Angel told me that all of creation, further than the eye can see, can be thought of as a great tree. Its branches, twigs, and leaves have lives and directions of their own. They grow—winding, weaving, deviating, breaking, dying—as fate allows. Still, no matter their lives and directions, they all share the same trunk & the same roots, the same singular point of origin. Like the roots under the soil of the ground, we may not see them, but we know they’re there. Without roots, the tree would fall over in the wind or it would die from lack of nutrients.

The Angel said that there once existed a single universe at the root, a grandfather universe, which most sentient beings might call “Heaven.” It was a glorious place that burned with otherworldly flames that radiated from the angelic host and the God of gods so that it was never dark and never night.

A great disaster came upon Heaven: the very first rebellion, the very first war.”
― Steven Seril, The Destroyer of Worlds: An Answer to Every Question

“[Samael] had once told Be’elzebul in private: “Tell them just enough of the truth to gain their trust, and they will believe the small lie between the cracks.”
― Steven Seril, The Destroyer of Worlds: An Answer to Every Question

“The narrative is as important as the truth.”
― Steven Seril, The Destroyer of Worlds: An Answer to Every Question

“And tomorrow always came. Again and again and again. It marched on to infinity. It went on without end.”
― Steven Seril, The Destroyer of Worlds: An Answer to Every Question

“Do good, you hear me? There’s enough evil and cruelty and wickedness in the world. In the cosmos. It doesn’t need any more of that. No matter what happens, always love, always, always be kind, and always do good. Do good, my darling. Do good. And never lose your self.”
― Steven Seril, The Destroyer of Worlds: An Answer to Every Question

“Streams of brown, soapy water ran from him toward the drain. It circled there before falling in. He closed his eyes tightly so that the soap on his head wouldn’t burn them.

“Here’s a little brain exercise for you, Azure: I used to wonder where all the water goes,” said Neela, sitting on a stool outside the tub. “It doesn’t just disappear into nothingness. It needs to go somewhere. But we don’t have normal sewers like the ground districts do. So, what do you think happens to it?”

“I-I d-d-don’t know…”

“There are pipes beneath us we can’t see. Just because we can’t see the pipes doesn’t mean that the pipes aren’t there. They’re there, alright. They have to be. Winding and weaving. We see their effects, otherwise we’d be swimming in filth. Some come from our sinks. Some come from our tubs. Some come from our toilets. But they’re all connected somewhere. All that dirty water is filtered out and treated somewhere. Some giant collection pool.”
― Steven Seril, The Destroyer of Worlds: An Answer to Every Question

“We’re all Malkuthians. And you know what? We’re all Theropods too.”

“Wh-wh-what’s that?”

“You know… Theropods. We’ve all got sharp teeth, we all walk on two legs, we all have arms shorter than our legs. For the most part, we’ve got two eyes, two hands, and a tail. I mean, some of us have more fingers and some of us have a horn or two, but how different does that really make us? We’re all just people, that’s what I’m saying. There shouldn’t be all this division and categorization. It just leads to more hate. It leads to more dysfunction. People look at me and think I’m privileged. People look at you and think you’re untouchable. They look at the two of us together and they think it’s fire and ice. It’s not right.”
― Steven Seril, The Destroyer of Worlds: An Answer to Every Question

“It's politics. You are angry with politics. I understand that. Truly, I do. As powerful as I am, where I come from I am considered a third-tier being. The lords and the royals—some of whom know nothing of the horrors and hardships of war—reign over me. It angers me to no end, and yet I continue. I follow. I do what I must. I do what I have to. I follow the path laid out in front of me. I do my duty.”

“Then how are you any different from the slaves?”

“We are all slaves, whether we want to accept it or not. It's finding higher meaning in the process of servitude where we find relief.”
― Steven Seril, The Destroyer of Worlds: An Answer to Every Question

“I am a Malkuthian just like you, a proud Malkuthian. The enemy looks not only to take our lives but to erase our civilization, erase our history, erase the memory of our very existence. That means that all of those who’ve died in the past, everything we worked for, everything we fought for, everything we sacrificed for is at stake here and now. I tell you, we are hurting, we are bleeding, we are struggling, but so are the Dragons. They’ve come to our home. They’ve come to our yard to play. We’ve proven to them what a serious mistake that was. Their casualties are catastrophic. Their generals are dead. And what’s more: they fight for an inferior cause. They fight to conquer and kill. They fight for power. They fight because their leaders told them to. WE fight for each other. We fight because we believe that our civilization—as flawed as it may be—is something worth saving. It’s something worth holding on to. Hold on, Malkuthians. Fight, and fight, and fight until there’s nothing left. Show these darn Dragons just who exactly they’re messing with. We are Malkuthians, proud Malkuthians. We will not be extinguished.”
― Steven Seril, The Destroyer of Worlds: An Answer to Every Question

“Malkuthians… I’m bleeding. I bleed with you. Malkuthians, I’m hurting. I hurt with you. Malkuthians, I’m struggling. I struggle with you. It’s true, Hod has been destroyed. Malkuth is the last major stronghold still standing. With that said, the outcome of this battle will decide the future of our Union. This is the new Capital of our civilization.” - Autumn Antares from "The Destroyer of Worlds by Steven Seril”
― Steven Seril, The Destroyer of Worlds: An Answer to Every Question

“We’re all free…” said Azure, lowering his hand. “That’s precisely why we suffer. It’s the price we pay. And it’s a price worth paying.”
― Steven Seril, The Destroyer of Worlds: An Answer to Every Question

“When I can’t fight, I need you to fight harder. When I can’t be strong anymore, I need you to be stronger." - Neela from "The Destroyer of Worlds" by Steven Seril”
― Steven Seril, The Destroyer of Worlds: An Answer to Every Question