[Serph turns Jayce's words over in his head, his gaze going into the distance as he thinks over it. Wholehearted belief in something... yes, that sounds right.
Why did he believe so strongly in the idea of Nirvana, even when the supposed promised land turned out to not be the paradise he thought it to be?
If he didn't believe... then there would be no place for monsters like himself. The suffering would never end; it could not end as long as they had their Atma. But that's a little too personal to get into with a stranger, so...
He speaks in a dispassionate tone, matter-of-fact, and without strong emotion in his response.]
I come from a violent world. In order to live, we killed. If we refused to follow this law, we would be killed and be reborn.
[And so continued the cycle of violence. Reaching Nirvana was meant to end that.]
I believe in Nirvana's existence... because I hope for a better life for my comrades.
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Why did he believe so strongly in the idea of Nirvana, even when the supposed promised land turned out to not be the paradise he thought it to be?
If he didn't believe... then there would be no place for monsters like himself. The suffering would never end; it could not end as long as they had their Atma. But that's a little too personal to get into with a stranger, so...
He speaks in a dispassionate tone, matter-of-fact, and without strong emotion in his response.]
I come from a violent world. In order to live, we killed. If we refused to follow this law, we would be killed and be reborn.
[And so continued the cycle of violence. Reaching Nirvana was meant to end that.]
I believe in Nirvana's existence... because I hope for a better life for my comrades.
[All he wants is an end to their pain.]