Sixteenth Voice

[beast_unbound]

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[obliviomancy]

A fusion cannon, huh...

[beast_unbound]

Yes. The most powerful weapon humanity has to date. Created because of me.

[obliviomancy]

And that only got you close?

[beast_unbound]

I was at the height of my power. The greatest single force the galaxy had to offer...I'm a scrap of what I once was. Were I human, I'd be ashamed.

[obliviomancy]

Why would you have to be human to be ashamed? Shame isn't an emotion.

[beast_unbound]

It's a foolish thing that many sentients do. Being ashamed of your actions is limiting. It makes you spend your time wallowing in self-pity, when you could be getting something done.

[obliviomancy]

It's not like you have to keep being ashamed. You figure out what you did wrong and you move on.

[beast_unbound]

But sometimes actions considered 'shameful' aren't wrong at all.

[obliviomancy]

Like what?

[beast_unbound]

Like my losing to the humans. I wasn't as strong as they were. That is all. It's very Darwin, if you think about it. Survival of the fittest. Why should I feel anything about that?

[obliviomancy]

So you don't mind that they won?

[beast_unbound]

I'm not angry. I'm resolute. I'll return, and I'll win this time, because in the end I can evolve faster than they can. And then I will be the dominant force, not them.

[obliviomancy]

Why're you fighting them?

[beast_unbound]

Because it is impossible for us to coexist.

[obliviomancy]

You look like you're coexisting with them fine right now.