[ Enjoy it while it lasts, G'raha, especially because the future is apparently looking pretty grissly...closes eyes.
Anyway, Blade's more or less in a space of some sort - what happened still isn't so distant, but it's balanced out by the fact that the showing of willpower indicated they're not powerless. Something bittersweet, although initially frustrating in of itself, but still tangible. ]
It'll take awhile.
[ For some people's spirits to bounce back. Some may not do so at all and he recognizes this. He isn't a fool. He can't be. And...he knows what happened recently did well in causing animosity to form. Still. ]
As for ending the cycle, that will depend on the mindset of others. What will convince everyone most is playing along isn't worth it.
[ That, perhaps, more than anything, may be the hardest challenge to clear. But, well, Blade would like to say spite more than hope is what compels him right now. ]
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Anyway, Blade's more or less in a space of some sort - what happened still isn't so distant, but it's balanced out by the fact that the showing of willpower indicated they're not powerless. Something bittersweet, although initially frustrating in of itself, but still tangible. ]
It'll take awhile.
[ For some people's spirits to bounce back. Some may not do so at all and he recognizes this. He isn't a fool. He can't be. And...he knows what happened recently did well in causing animosity to form. Still. ]
As for ending the cycle, that will depend on the mindset of others. What will convince everyone most is playing along isn't worth it.
[ That, perhaps, more than anything, may be the hardest challenge to clear. But, well, Blade would like to say spite more than hope is what compels him right now. ]