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It became obvious that Red was the same commander each time, and was the adversary Kujen should worry about: aggressive, devious, and good at dragging the opponent about by the heels. “Well?” Kujen said. “We’re fighting Red, right?” Why did
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“Little boy with faith so thin,
Little girl so strong within,
I said I’d never leave you, and I’m sorry, but I lied.
If you're set to pay the price,
Learn the ways of sacrifice,
Leave this world to grieve you, take a breath, and step outside.
The broken doors are waiting, down the path you’ve always known.
My darling ones, be careful now, and don’t go out alone.”
― Parasite
Little girl so strong within,
I said I’d never leave you, and I’m sorry, but I lied.
If you're set to pay the price,
Learn the ways of sacrifice,
Leave this world to grieve you, take a breath, and step outside.
The broken doors are waiting, down the path you’ve always known.
My darling ones, be careful now, and don’t go out alone.”
― Parasite
“The Kel virtue had been loyalty. Formation instinct deprived them of the chance to choose to be loyal.”
― Ninefox Gambit
― Ninefox Gambit
“Making them want controls everything. That’s real power. Real horror, too, as it’s so good at removing agency, at turning personality into puppet.”
― Food and Horror: Essays on Ravenous Souls, Toothsome Monsters, and Vicious Cravings
― Food and Horror: Essays on Ravenous Souls, Toothsome Monsters, and Vicious Cravings
“The first recorded Kel formation was a suicide formation. She had learned that at academy sometime and forgotten it. Now she would never forget.”
― Ninefox Gambit
― Ninefox Gambit
“My parents, more successful in instilling manners than lack of greed, stood happily by, completely unaware that there was murder in my heart.”
― Food and Horror: Essays on Ravenous Souls, Toothsome Monsters, and Vicious Cravings
― Food and Horror: Essays on Ravenous Souls, Toothsome Monsters, and Vicious Cravings
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