For ravenbell-- "Third Law"
The prompt was Muraki: Collateral damage. I'm not quite sure if my Muraki is in character, but I think it works. I'm almost never entirely happy with drabbles. Word count requirements are icky. Warning for major abuse of dashes.
Edit: I changed a few words, and now I feel better.
Third Law
Great Minds know that great causes require sacrifice. The world exists on give and take-- an equal and opposite reaction.
And what could be a greater cause than his-- to finally triumph over death?
It was not an easy task; loss was to be expected. But what was a little collateral damage compared to his quest? His test subjects-- Maria Wong, Tsubaki-hime, the children of the Queen Camellia-- were almost noble figures. Their sacrifice was paving the way for a new era.
Muraki was not a naive man. He doubted his experiments took any comfort in their contribution.
He didn't care.
Edit: I changed a few words, and now I feel better.
Third Law
Great Minds know that great causes require sacrifice. The world exists on give and take-- an equal and opposite reaction.
And what could be a greater cause than his-- to finally triumph over death?
It was not an easy task; loss was to be expected. But what was a little collateral damage compared to his quest? His test subjects-- Maria Wong, Tsubaki-hime, the children of the Queen Camellia-- were almost noble figures. Their sacrifice was paving the way for a new era.
Muraki was not a naive man. He doubted his experiments took any comfort in their contribution.
He didn't care.