[ It's definitely something she should teach him, then. He, a weapon meant to destroy not only the enemies of the Company but also the entire Quad itself until his body broke or shut down - a fate that was only kept in check by chemicals that left him dangling on a knife-edge of restraint. Perhaps it's a testament to his strength that he's come this far, but even so he can only last so long. ]
Meeting people and helping them... that's a privilege I may no longer have.
[ When they met, he was there only to arrest. In all these years, he's only killed or maimed. Any justice that was served was done out of his sight, out of his interference. ]
I don't know what I will be forced to do. I... I don't want to have to hurt you.
[ He looks as if he's about to say more, his words halting - but then he seizes up completely and hunches into himself, his frame tense with pain. Lapis would also be able to perceive the sudden warning spike coming from his monitoring device - not the simple alarm signal that she had once saw, but something that edged straight into red alert. And then it's gone a second later, the parameter it was monitoring seemingly going back to normal. Julius hasn't moved, however - his expression frozen, as if he was seeing something she couldn't.
Which is, in some ways, true.
"My sweet Julius... truly, it seems you are standing before the Grim Reaper himself."
"I will not give in to death.... not until every last Àr҉a͏g͘a͜mi is purged from this world... How is it going, Rachel? Are we almost finished?"
"Indeed... the G̛ơd ͜Ar̨c ̛S͡o̢l̴d̀iers̸ have absorbed most of your knowledge and experience. They have been molded through your blood and commanded by your will... Soon they will surpass the capabilities of any God͢ ͞E͏atér҉. Your friends will not have to step foot on the battlefield again..."
The memory is over as suddenly as it began, and he's left in the same posture as before - now many degrees more unsure than before. ]
CRIES
Meeting people and helping them... that's a privilege I may no longer have.
[ When they met, he was there only to arrest. In all these years, he's only killed or maimed. Any justice that was served was done out of his sight, out of his interference. ]
I don't know what I will be forced to do. I... I don't want to have to hurt you.
[ He looks as if he's about to say more, his words halting - but then he seizes up completely and hunches into himself, his frame tense with pain. Lapis would also be able to perceive the sudden warning spike coming from his monitoring device - not the simple alarm signal that she had once saw, but something that edged straight into red alert. And then it's gone a second later, the parameter it was monitoring seemingly going back to normal. Julius hasn't moved, however - his expression frozen, as if he was seeing something she couldn't.
Which is, in some ways, true.
The memory is over as suddenly as it began, and he's left in the same posture as before - now many degrees more unsure than before. ]