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KibellahA tired sigh escapes the Vizsier's chest. "A harrowing sacrament. A ruthless ritual... I am relieved that it is nearing the end. Everything is coming together just as He revealed to me. Perfection has been sculpted. The affliction I nurtured has been vanquished. The choice has been made... So whence all the sadness, my daughter?" The Vizsier shakes his head, suddenly looking very human. His shoulders droop, and he extends a hand toward Kibellah.
YOU"Sacrament? Are we being dragged into another ritual?"
Kibellah"A great ritual. Many decades ago, the Undying One revealed through a Tarot reading what must come to pass, and I heeded. The Bloodspun Web's path toward gaining its new Vizsier was then conceived. A path of discovery, devotion, dying, and resurrection in purity. Kibellah's predecessor stumbled on that path. So did the next one. I waited. I have lived long past my due time. The Undying One has been waiting for me for so long..."
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YOU"What do you mean, 'the affliction you nurtured'? Was it you who doomed Kibellah to her suffering?"
Kibellah"The Undying One laid the thread, and I served as guide. The meeting with you and your world, Domin. The hunt for Nemesite, her grim and ghastly doppelganger. The comprehension of her flock's pain... My assignments stirred anxiety in my daughter's soul. As they were meant to."
YOU"Sacrament? Are we being dragged into another ritual?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What do you mean, 'the affliction you nurtured'? Was it you who doomed Kibellah to her suffering?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are cruel, Vizsier."
Kibellah"Yes. It is difficult to be cruel to someone you love. Have you come to know that, Domin?"
Kibellah"I... forgive you for your cruelty, Mentor."
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YOU"What do you mean, 'the affliction you nurtured'? Was it you who doomed Kibellah to her suffering?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are cruel, Vizsier."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You snatched her from her family. Do not call her your daughter."
Kibellah"I was her family. I raised her and taught her. I gave her everything I had. Did I not, my daughter?"
Kibellah"You... were my family, Mentor. You and the Bloodspun Web. I will not defile myself with a lie."
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YOU"What do you mean, 'the affliction you nurtured'? Was it you who doomed Kibellah to her suffering?"continues where this line first appears above
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YOU"You snatched her from her family. Do not call her your daughter."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It seems your plan has failed. Kibellah did not carry out her last order."
Kibellah"It has not failed. The choice has been made. Certainly, the new Vizsier of the Bloodspun Web will bring more change than I imagined. The threads will be more intertwined. The pattern will be different. But... the service to Him will continue."
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YOU"What do you mean, 'the affliction you nurtured'? Was it you who doomed Kibellah to her suffering?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are cruel, Vizsier."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You snatched her from her family. Do not call her your daughter."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It seems your plan has failed. Kibellah did not carry out her last order."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What will happen now?"
Kibellah"Kibellah will be the new Vizsier. Her journey to the Undying One and the choice she made will be reflected in the Bloodspun Web's new pattern. As for me... I will go to Him, as I have long awaited."
KibellahThe confusion and alarm in Kibellah's face gives way to anger and horror. Her face distorts like a crumbling paper mask as the emotions wash over her. Too many emotions for one whose soul has gone dead. "I— I have not yet done all that you expect me to, have I?"
Kibellah"That is correct, my daughter. Can you feel it? The proper way this burden must be passed?"
KibellahAgony distorts Kibellah's features, but she clenches her fists and nods. "We must summon death to these halls. And glorify Him."
YOU"Is a simple transition of power not possible? Why must there be bloodshed?"
Kibellah"Because great things are not achieved in small ways. Because if you worship Him, your sacrifice to Him must be great as well."
Kibellah"Blood is our gift. The only thing that is truly ours. The only worthy way to worship and honour Him."
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YOU"Let that which must be done, be done."
Kibellah"Still, it is... unfair." Kibellah's face has become a death mask.
KibellahThe Vizsier's voice is full of sorrow and humility. "Yes. For I am stronger than you. And my high spinners stand with me, those who swore an oath to protect me and not outlive me. And He, too, stands with me. His face will emerge out of mine. And may those you chose when you set out along the threads of the Web, your comrades, your Domin — may they stand with you. Fight. Fight with no regret." A bitter sigh falls from the old man's lips. "Farewell, my daughter. Let us honour the Undying One."
Kibellah"Let us honour Him."
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YOU"Kibellah, you must not commit... patricide!"
Kibellah"Such was the Undying Emperor's will."
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YOU"Do not demand yet another sacrifice from her, Vizsier!"
Kibellah"Such was the Undying Emperor's will."
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YOU"Let that which must be done, be done."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Kibellah, you must not commit... patricide!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Do not demand yet another sacrifice from her, Vizsier!"continues where this line first appears above
KibellahKibellah's voice falters. She clenches her teeth, trying to keep herself from bursting into tears. "I don't want to kill you!"
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YOU"Let that which must be done, be done."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Kibellah, you must not commit... patricide!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Do not demand yet another sacrifice from her, Vizsier!"continues where this line first appears above
KibellahKibellah's face dissolves into a cruel and bitter smile. "And still you steal from me. Even my vengeance has become part of your ritual."
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YOU"Do not demand yet another sacrifice from her, Vizsier!"continues where this line first appears above
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Kibellah"Do not call it love, Mentor. I was loyal to you and I deserved... better."
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YOU"What do you mean, 'the affliction you nurtured'? Was it you who doomed Kibellah to her suffering?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are cruel, Vizsier."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You snatched her from her family. Do not call her your daughter."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It seems your plan has failed. Kibellah did not carry out her last order."continues where this line first appears above
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Kibellah"And the feelings that exist between you. Those supersede all else, perhaps. Could I have prevented them from springing up? Smothered them while they were still weak? I could have. But I chose not to."
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KibellahThe Vizsier whispers a prayer, his masked face turned toward the Undying One's image. Instead of his usual threadbare clothes, he is wearing elegant armour of bone and dark gold, marked with purity seals. He turns as he hears you approach. "Kibellah... I have been hearing your footsteps for a long time. In His whispers."
Kibellah"Domin'[Name], Lord/Lady of the Ark. It is good that you are here with her. It is right. The Undying One has blessed this union of light and shadow."
YOU"You greet us clad in armour. Are you preparing for battle?"
Kibellah"Today is a special day. I have only donned this armour once before, when I was Second Spinner. That day... I ceased to be second. But I have remembered the weight of this gold on my shoulders and chest through all the years since." Kibellah opens her mouth, but the Vizsier stops her with a gesture. "You will understand, my daughter. You will understand soon."
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YOU"We have learned how Kibellah came to be part of the Bloodspun Web. We have met her family."
KibellahThe Vizsier looks away for a brief moment and nods to empty space. "The Undying One's congregation sacrifices the blood of its blood. That is how spinners are brought into this temple. But only those who would serve Him of their own volition stay and spin the Bloodspun Web. As Kibellah did."
Kibellah"Your words are dishonest. The ritual of releasing the burden erased me. Made me hollow. What will of my own I had... you took from me. And filled me with yours instead."
KibellahThe Vizsier's voice becomes astonishingly gentle. "My daughter, do you believe you have only served Him because I set you on the thread of the Web? Do you believe you have no faith in Him? You know that is not true."
Kibellah"You... are right, Mentor. The path I walk is mine. And I thank you for setting me on it."
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YOU"We have learned how Kibellah came to be part of the Bloodspun Web. We have met her family."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Kibellah has been cured of her affliction."
Kibellah"This is true. No longer do I see anguish in her soul... Second Spinner, I am ready to receive your report. Have you accomplished the task the Undying One Himself set you?"
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Kibellah"Yes, Mentor. My mission has been accomplished. The Undying One revealed a name to me, and I found my mark."
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Kibellah"This is my final report, Mentor. I no longer wish to serve you."
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Kibellah"Everyone the name of Naaki Erebis ever meant anything to is dead. Naaki is no longer among the living."
Kibellah"This was difficult for you to do, my daughter. I understand, and I am sorry. But such was the Undying One's wish."
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Kibellah"Everyone the name of Naaki Erebis ever meant anything to has forgotten her... and themselves. Naaki is no longer among the living."
Kibellah"This was difficult for you to do, my daughter. I understand, and I am sorry. But such was the Undying One's wish."continues where this line first appears above
Kibellah"Naaki Erebis died the moment she realised the Undying One wanted her to come to Him. Her body was wrested away from death, but... That which was once Naaki is now dead."
Kibellah"I grieve for her. And I am proud of you, Second Spinner. Your faith is beyond doubt."
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Kibellah"The task remains undone. I refuse to complete it! Condemning a life to oblivion is wrong for those who worship death. No one will hurt my family! No one will hurt me! Let the Undying One punish me if He so wills!"
KibellahSilence falls for what feels like an eternity. At last, the Vizsier responds with the sadness of an all-forgiving father, "That... is one of the threads as well, my daughter. I understand you."
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KibellahKibellah grits her teeth hissing, "You used my trust to make me your tool! Of course I see no other destiny for myself now. But that does not mean it was preordained!"
YOU"You greet us clad in armour. Are you preparing for battle?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"We have learned how Kibellah came to be part of the Bloodspun Web. We have met her family."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Kibellah has been cured of her affliction."continues where this line first appears above
KibellahKibellah's brow furrows in anguish. "Perhaps I could have served Him differently... Now I will never know. You took that away from me."
YOU"You greet us clad in armour. Are you preparing for battle?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"We have learned how Kibellah came to be part of the Bloodspun Web. We have met her family."continues where this line first appears above
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