(It's here that Claude frowns, looking at his hand and imagining-- no, remembering-- what happened next.)
Something came from it. Something dark came from the lance, latching onto him, consuming him until he wasn't even human. Right in front of our eyes, he transformed into a Black Beast. He... it was terrible. There was no trace of who he'd been before. It was the most difficult battle I'd ever fought and when it was finally over, all that was left where the Beast had been was a body and the lance.
When we got back to the Church, they told us... it had happened because Miklan didn't have a Crest. He hadn't inherited the Goddess' blessing so he had no right to wield her sacred weapon.
(And he lowers his hand, setting it down at his side and whispers,)
But that isn't true.
I found a page in the library-- a drawing of the Immaculate One that had never been seen before. On its head was what looked like a Crest, just like the Black Beast I saw with my own eyes. And I learned a story about how Nemesis wasn't the only Hero that became corrupted. Actually, there are other Heroes and they'd all become Black Beasts with twisted souls... but how could that be? The Heroes were the original Crest bearers so why would their Relics change them?
I think the Immaculate One and the Black Beasts are the same. And since I fought Miklan, I've been seeing more and more beasts with Crest markings on them... The Crests are definitely connected to it. I'm not sure how but I think... the Church is hiding what these "blessings" might really be by controlling the narrative. If I'm going to have that sort of power... I need to understand it, too. Especially if we're going to fight a whole other war because of them.
(Because he is, in fact, descended from one of those blessed heroes and destined to rule.)
[Quietly digesting this as before, except this time Chiron does have a question he wishes to ask, and he brings his eyes up from Claude's hand to his face]
As an owner of a Crest, I assume this means you have the potential to turn into a Black Beast yourself.
Maybe not exactly like that but... yeah, I think there's definitely more to these Crests and Relics than we've been told. And I don't like that the Church seems to have known all along.
(It's just one of the many things they seem to be hiding.)
Most large organizations do. They corrupt themselves either for what they believe is the benefit of the group, for ego, or for power... often times all three.
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Something came from it. Something dark came from the lance, latching onto him, consuming him until he wasn't even human. Right in front of our eyes, he transformed into a Black Beast. He... it was terrible. There was no trace of who he'd been before. It was the most difficult battle I'd ever fought and when it was finally over, all that was left where the Beast had been was a body and the lance.
When we got back to the Church, they told us... it had happened because Miklan didn't have a Crest. He hadn't inherited the Goddess' blessing so he had no right to wield her sacred weapon.
(And he lowers his hand, setting it down at his side and whispers,)
But that isn't true.
I found a page in the library-- a drawing of the Immaculate One that had never been seen before. On its head was what looked like a Crest, just like the Black Beast I saw with my own eyes. And I learned a story about how Nemesis wasn't the only Hero that became corrupted. Actually, there are other Heroes and they'd all become Black Beasts with twisted souls... but how could that be? The Heroes were the original Crest bearers so why would their Relics change them?
I think the Immaculate One and the Black Beasts are the same. And since I fought Miklan, I've been seeing more and more beasts with Crest markings on them... The Crests are definitely connected to it. I'm not sure how but I think... the Church is hiding what these "blessings" might really be by controlling the narrative. If I'm going to have that sort of power... I need to understand it, too. Especially if we're going to fight a whole other war because of them.
(Because he is, in fact, descended from one of those blessed heroes and destined to rule.)
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As an owner of a Crest, I assume this means you have the potential to turn into a Black Beast yourself.
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(It's just one of the many things they seem to be hiding.)
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