Even From Earthquakes
Zubat tried a new tactic this time. It mainly centered around her not being so goddamn terrible. She didn’t do as well at it as I had hoped, but she got the job done.
Nico dismally says that he couldn’t beat me because he’s too weak. Great. Fan-fucking-tastic. Now, on top of everything else, he’s got an inferiority complex. I take pity on him and decide to spare his worthless life. We fall to talking and I ask him why he became a cultist.
“The flexible pillar,” he replies, “protects the tower.”
“Even from earthquakes?” I mockingly ask.
“Even from earthquakes.”
I’m impressed. He is clearly well versed in talking mystical bullshit. That, or he was an architect. I suggest that he goes back to this profession. He turns away. His silence speaks volumes to me. It’s all so clear now. Nico doesn’t want to be a cultist, but the elder’s powerful HM magic keeps him here. Once I learn the HM, I can free him (and all the other cultists) from the elder’s wicked bonds. And when they re-enter society I can blackmail them, threatening to reveal their former status as cultists unless they fork over huge wads of cash. Fear not, dear Nico, for help and eventual betrayal are on their way!
My zeal is so great that I take the stairs to the next level two at a time.
