The Hand That Mocked Them (Part 2)

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He backed into the corner under the bed, shaking his head rapidly. "I can't leave him, not like this, he's hurt. I'm supposed to stay and help!"
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"He's dead. He wouldn't do the same for you. He's left you to die before. Please, just come with me."
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"You killed him?" He shook his head again, holding the journal tightly. "You killed him--You couldn't have killed him. You wouldn't."
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"Hieronymus, please, we have to go."
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"I'm not leaving him," he insisted.
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"And I'm not leaving you so come here."
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He shut his eyes, sniffling. "I can't leave him, he made me. I owe him..."
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"You've given him more than he deserved. Now return his favor and leave him, please."
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"You don't understand," Hieronymus mumbled. "I...what will I do if I go?"
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"Just...just come with me. I'll get you a human body eventually, for now just come with me."
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"I can't have a human body...that's not real, it's not a possibility. I--I'll give you your journal back, just--I can't leave him, he's hurt."
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"You can leave him, and you should. And I can, I can figure out how."
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"How?" he demanded.
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"Either transmutation or transference, I'll be able to get around the homunculus laws if we just successfully wipe out the demon hoard."
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"Would a human be hurt?"
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik

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