𝕷𝖔𝖗𝖉 𝓖𝓱𝓲𝓻𝓪𝓱𝓲𝓶, 𝕊𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕕 𝕠𝕗 𝔻𝕖𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕖

❝ Everyone has a price placed on them . . .

. . . Would you care to learn what yours is? ❞

[ ❤️ and 🔁? ]

❝ Hmm... Spoken like an artist who has seen suffering and come out better for it. ❞

An idle hum comes from the sword-spirit as he adorns his glove once more.

❝ There's beauty in /most/ things, but not /all/, I would argue. ❞

❝ Speak of "the devil" and she appears, I suppose... ❞

❝ I find contentedness in it, that is what I was saying. As of this present moment though?

. . . No, I do not. The wretched Goddess Hylia has awoken again and I simply cannot find any joy outside of the usual torturing of sentient species to alleviate such feelings of illness. ❞

<<< reverence as a steak cooked to perfection! ❞

❝ All of this from but one batch of nuggets? ❞

To think that there was an art form in chicken nuggets of all things... What a strange world they live in.

❝ You make it sound as though something as likely fatty as this is some sort of culinary masterpiece, something to be regarded with the same >>>

❝ Even the simplest of things can have an art form to it, though making the shapes different? Childish, though I suppose I can see the appeal. ❞

A small nod and stroke of the chin.

❝ I believe fried pork might prove interesting myself. ❞

❝ Joy, she's /still/ here... Might as well get used to it, I suppose. ❞

<<< another one, dipping it in the sauce and popping that one in his mouth. The heat was good, nothing unbearable really.

❝ Like you said, it's got quite the kick to it. Arguably much better, not that the first one was bad by any means though. ❞

Ghirahim removed one of his gloves to pick up one of the nuggets before popping it in his mouth, unsauced. It was best to get a taste without additives first, he felt.

❝ Hmm... Quite alright, though I expected it to be a touch more crispy from what I felt. ❞

That was when he swallowed and took >>>

❝ It's not for lack of trying, I can tell you that much. ❞

Ghirahim chuckled dryly, imagining a future for humanity where Demise won rather than falling at the final hurdle.

❝ Regardless, I am truly free from their shackles and make my own decisions these days.~ ❞

❝ True enough, though I am fairly content with what I have been doing. Though it may sound like I'm miserable, I find my contentedness in history. It's not as though I haven't seen most of everything, mind you, but...

Their interpretations of the past are unique. ❞

❝ I'm certain they can handle it without interference, let alone yours.

It's often the smallest that are most cunning of them all.~ ❞

❝ Yes, because simply accepting what is set before them without a second thought is freedom... ❞

A small sigh escapes the sword-spirit's lips as he shakes his head.

❝ I do agree that they are quite annoying though, no complaints there. ❞

❝ Is there /ever/ any point in the barking of dogs such as they? I'd argue not, but I am open to differing views.~ ❞

Ghirahim feels as though certain topics were brought up or shied away from to slight him specifically, but what else is new?

❝ Can I truly even consider myself surprised at this point? I've literal /eons/ of existence to me, surely a situation like this has played out at least /once/... ❞

❝ Ones piloted by the filth many would dare to consider such drivel as something substantive, I'm afraid. ❞

❝ Always playing the saint, she is... ❞

Ghirahim scoffed, rolling his eyes as he began to idly twirl a throwing dagger just above his fingertip with magic.

❝ It doesn't take a genius to see that. I'm not quite in the mood to describe the entirety of my past, you aren't entirely wrong. Let's just say that I strayed from the path that was set for me after I realized that I had an actual choice.~ ❞

❝ Now just why would they ask questions or think for themselves when they seldom tolerate others doing the same~? ❞

❝ Rare though it is, there are times I question what would have happened had I remained loyal to Goddess Hylia.

These thoughts are often quickly dashed by knowing I'd not be free if I were still loyal. ❞

<<< any easier to stomach however. They could live freely, without a master holding their leashes as though they could be pulled or tightened at any moment. People do not /need/ gods, but the gods need /them/. ❞

❝ I understand it well, one might even say /too well/. ❞

Ghirahim's brows furrow as his face contorts into a look of disgust brought about by an old pain.

❝ The saying "every dog will have its day" is an understatement when it comes to their tenacity, yes... It doesn't make their subservience >>>

❝ May the skies you once lifted your most devoted towards one day burn red as they did at the peak of Demise's war campaign.~ ❞

❝ The blindly obedient vermin are away at last? Finally, I can exist in /relative/ peace for a moment.~ ❞

Cue the sly smirk.

❝ Yes yes, my very existence is damned, thank you. It doesn't take eating ones carrots to see that much. ❞

|⚔️| A sudden thought just came to me and I must share it now because reasons...

Louis Vuitton but you pronounce it "Lewis Vweeton" instead.

❝ Hence why I said "ignoring" first. Oh well, I suppose it's no matter. I'll simply have to get to the /root/ of the matter at some other point.~ ❞

❝ Ignoring my oh-so cleverly crafted pun, Majora? ❞

Cue a long, exaggerated faux-sigh.

❝ Once again, my comedic genius flies over the head of those "above" me... ❞

❝ A deadbeat plant dad? If this stranger to me is as bad as a father to their own spawn as your tone asserts, then perhaps the beets will be dead soon themselves.~ ❞