[Rin listens, and he does so with an attentiveness he doesn't usually show. Xie Lian is important to him, after all. He deserves all the care and consideration Rin can give.
But as he listens, he starts to frown. How utterly unfair, for Xie Lian to lose so much for an ultimately good act. There is a lot of the story he is probably missing, he knows that, but his heart aches for Xie Lian. Especially when he hears that last bit.]
What absolute bullshit.
[He's mad at the Heavely Emporer, not Xie Lian. But his words are no less passionate.]
Shame? You're supposed to feel shame about that mark? Fuck that! There is nothing to be ashamed of here! You saw people suffering and said "no more, I have to do something".
You defied the gods and stood up for the unfortunate when nobody else would. That mark isn't one of shame, it's one of pride. It's proof that you're worthy of being a God, because anyone who wouldn't help those in need sure as hell isn't godlike.
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But as he listens, he starts to frown. How utterly unfair, for Xie Lian to lose so much for an ultimately good act. There is a lot of the story he is probably missing, he knows that, but his heart aches for Xie Lian. Especially when he hears that last bit.]
What absolute bullshit.
[He's mad at the Heavely Emporer, not Xie Lian. But his words are no less passionate.]
Shame? You're supposed to feel shame about that mark? Fuck that! There is nothing to be ashamed of here! You saw people suffering and said "no more, I have to do something".
You defied the gods and stood up for the unfortunate when nobody else would. That mark isn't one of shame, it's one of pride. It's proof that you're worthy of being a God, because anyone who wouldn't help those in need sure as hell isn't godlike.