Limitless The Strongest Revenant

It was easy to just give up when things got hard. In fact, it was harder to find a reason to keep going. When the whole world was screaming at you to give up, what reason would allow you to keep fighting?

'Beloved...I feel it is best to allow Evelyn to make the decision. After all, Evelyn would be the one to live on as a monster, I think it is wrong for anyone but her to decide her fate.'

'Why bother? You want to waste all the effort to save her and then let her kill herself? This is not a game, Liv! Husband, Evelyn stabbed her own sister. She is gone. The only thing left is to end her.'

'My my... you both make a lot of sense, but both of your plans require to sacrifice something of lesser worth. For Liv, our lives are worth less than Evelyn's choice. Meanwhile, Jas thinks her choice is irrelevant because our lives triumph over everything. Dearest, what are you going to do? We could die trying to save her.

But to choose for Evelyn is something you would never do... What a dilemma...'

'What are you saying, Lilly? When have I said that Evelyn's life is more important than ours? I love our {Kindred} and the Sirens the most. Take that back!' our northerner growled in anger.

'Liv. Come to your senses. If our family was your priority, you should be ready to abandon her if saving her is impossible! What if Husband loses his {Vassals}, or worse, one of us? Is this whore worth our lives? What do we get out of her?

Delroy Baxter has a {Fate} to investigate the dead. We can get the information even if Evelyn is no longer of this world! Do not forget your place!'

'Jas, you know I would die for anyone in our family. Do not insult me with such words. I do not forget, but I am a shield maiden. My existence is to defend another. To abandon them to their fate is cruel. I would never wish that on anyone.

What if her spirit is trapped against her will? If it were us, our beloved would save us at any cost.'

'Then that is her fate! This world has never been kind! Your people are on the brink of extinction! How can you still think such foolishness! Husband would burn the world for us. But not for them.

That is our blessing. Evelyn should ask her {Kindred} to die for her, not some stranger! I refuse to lose any of you for such a useless cause!'

Jas seemed really emotional. Probably the aftereffect of using her soulgear. Considering our result after using {Variance} to attack Gaspar, then I could understand why. It means that out of thousands of probabilities, we could not win in any of them. That must have scared her. My Chocolate Wifey took on the burden of trying to change the future.

Since our conversations were over our {Kindred} link, no words were spoken. But Liv and Jas were already staring down at each other. Their bodies were tense, as if they wanted to beat the other into submission.

Before I could react, Lilly stepped between Liv and Jas and pushed them away from each other. Standing in the middle of conflicting points of view was a task given to those in power. It was at times like this that Lilly showed her aptitude as a ruler.

'Look, it is not that I do not understand what you both are trying to say. Liv, Dearest has already said that he values our input. But that does not mean that the path of honor we both follow is the only one. Chivalry is built on making the best of a situation. That is why knights still have swords. Explore hidden tales at My Virtual Library Empire

'If good intentions were all the world needed, there would be no knights. We are the {Kindred} of the Limitless. We hold ourselves to a higher standard, but that standard is not worth trading our lives for. If you die for Evelyn, do you think she has the slightest chance of living a happy life?

'No. Dearest, her would-be savior would be the first to slaughter not only her, but her entire bloodline. This is the burden you carry. Your life no longer belongs to you alone. As Sirens, we belong to the tyrannical Reaper Limitless. You would do well to remember that.'

Silenced by her words, Liv bit her lip in frustration. Lilly then looked at Jas as she continued her mediation.

'As for you, Jas, your king has already made his decision. The one we all follow has chosen to save Evelyn. Do you, as his wife, intend to disregard the will of the man you love? You are right. Our family must come first. However, saving Evelyn is symbolic.

Given your intellect, you should know the power of her story.

'If she is saved, she will become a proof of our man's power. If she dies, she will be Hellsend's first martyr. What happens to her is of little consequence. But our actions at that moment will shape the story that will be told.

'This, in large part, would earn the loyalty of thousands, perhaps millions, around the world. All of whom will fight by our side in the future. How could it not be something that would protect the family?

'The burden of {Variance} clouds your judgment. You should refrain from abusing it. Besides, this is not the first time Dearest's honor has been sullied by your carelessness. Be more careful.'

Jas held her tongue but scowled at Lilly. Still, my African lover did not talk back to Ishtar's harsh rebuke. With both sides silenced the three girls of my harem glared at each other in hostility.

Liv's personality was kind and gentle. She was never made for war. In truth, death and regret distorted her personality. That was why she chose to be a shield maiden, or a shielder for the gender-neutral term. While I do not place much value on honor, the idealists in my party did.

Forcing them all to my way of life was just wrong. What I said to Liv, Lilly and Bella earlier was no lie. I found their adherence to morality extremely beautiful. But while I acknowledge virtue, I was not willing to die or sacrifice my people for it.

Jas, on the other hand, knew the vile atrocities the world had to offer. And having lost her parents, Jas valued me and our family to an unhealthy degree. Forcing herself to endure the mental strain of {Variance} was proof of that. It was a good tool, but it played on her fears by showing her how we, the people she loved, kept dying.

Currently, Lilly was in the middle of the two. Lilly, much like Liv, wanted to be honorable because she believed in the Browning's former dogma. However, she also accepted that ideals and reality did not always go well together.

Saving a corpse was not one of the deeds she considered worthy. But supporting me, the man she loved, was. So she was willing to fight and bleed for my cause, regardless of how she felt about it. But despite these facts, she chose to focus on the things we could gain.

Stories had power. Hellsend was practically built due to these stories.

The 2nd Amendment in particular was very vocal about how protective I was of my people. Creating a rumor about what it means to be my people. The Wolves practically advertised themselves as the poster children for an alternate reality for helpless Saints. Just like then, Evelyn would be an addition to those stories.

It would be a powerful example of what my army was capable of. Tales of justice and courage were loved because they could bring out the best in people. And such narratives were incredibly powerful.

If we succeeded in either martyring them or saving them, it would be a legendary feat that would further cement my reputation. Which would help protect us both from internal and external threats.

Nyda and Leo, who could not hear our conversations, remained silent. I realized they were waiting for my reply. I offered my hand to pull them both up.