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[handofdoom]

You pest! Stop following me!

[ Albel runs, aiming a kick at one of the heartless that keep following him. at the moment of his kick, they duck and crawl away before popping back up and staring at him ]

[ turning his attention to the communicator in his hand now, Albel seems to be really pissed off ]

Does anyone know how to get rid of these heartless? They were helpful once, but now they have decided to take it upon themselves to stalk me. I'm sick of dealing with it.

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[handofdoom]

It wasn't, but I made it that way.

[Video]

[mountain_sage]

I see...

[Except it doesn't make much sense.]

If you can fight, you can drive the Heartless away for a while.

[Video]

[handofdoom]

They only come back for more. They enjoy being driven off, I presume.

[Video]

[mountain_sage]

As the name implies, they are heartless. They feel no joy or fear. They simply follow their primal instinct to devour the hearts of their victims. The more darkness in your heart, the more strongly they will be drawn to you.

[Video]

[handofdoom]

[ he nodded then ] ...I didn't think that people were serious about the "darkness" and everything else.

[Video]

[mountain_sage]

It is a serious matter, as indicated by the recent incident in which an influx of people were doubting themselves, following the announcement from the man with a Heartless companion.

[Video]

[handofdoom]

Aren't you going to go after that man then?

[Video]

[mountain_sage]

No. I've no reason to. People have regained their senses, so going after him will accomplish nothing.

[Video]

[handofdoom]

Of course it will!

[Video]

[mountain_sage]

...Such as?

[Video]

[handofdoom]

Have you never heard the expression "an eye for an eye"?

Revenge needs to be taken on him.

[Video]

[mountain_sage]

What will that accomplish? Would he only seek revenge on you in return? It will only result in a vicious cycle that will never end.

[He knows this, because he's already caught in such a cycle with Hades.]

I say just let it go and be done with it. His own deeds will come back to haunt him eventually.

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[handofdoom]

At least until one or the other is defeated.

And what will you do once it happens again? Just let that go as well?! You're a fool.

[Video]

[mountain_sage]

That depends on the scale. I have my hands full dealing with another who has committed more vicious acts.

[Video]

[handofdoom]

And who is that?

[Video]

[mountain_sage]

Hades.

[The name alone should ring a bell, right?]

[Video]

[handofdoom]

Who?

[ he has never met him, fortunately >>; ]

[Video]

[mountain_sage]

...You haven't met him? You have been quite fortunate thus far.

Hades calls himself the Lord of the Dead, and he rules the Underworld. He is easily recognizable by the blue flame on his head.

[That would be the one unique physical feature that stands out for him.]

He has kidnapped an innocent person, using him to make a friend suffer. I aided in the rescue, so Hades sought revenge against me by temporarily sealing my magic.

And now he has enslaved a friend of mine. If he does not follow Hades' orders, he suffers great pain. He used my friend to attempt to take my sacred tome from me. So I must return to the Underworld and free my friend from this curse.

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[handofdoom]

It seems like he has a grudge against you.

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[mountain_sage]

That much is certainly true. But ultimately, he's out to get as many people as he can.