[A surprising confession, maybe, from a so-called tyrant. But he goes on to explain.]
I cannot agree with it, myself. I was born to rule over humanity with cold, distant eyes. The eyes of one who sees beyond, who exists beyond, who must set aside emotion and pursue the best course of action, no matter the cost. That is the sort of person I am, the sort I will always be.
[And there's nothing like apology in his tone for it. Gilgamesh was not a man prone to regrets. He was not a man who would look back at himself and ask, how could I do better? because he had already done his best by the virtue of who and what he was. That's what made this world so difficult; it challenged these beliefs at every turn.
It made him wonder, can I be better? even if he'd argue there was no room for improvement whatsoever.]
I met someone like you, who came into my life with similar intensity. He wept over animals; he cried about people. His heart was so big, I worried it might shatter at any moment. He valued life as much as you, and always cautioned me against undue violence. He was the balance to my temper.
[Simply:]
I loved him more than anything. I was his... and he was mine.
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[A surprising confession, maybe, from a so-called tyrant. But he goes on to explain.]
I cannot agree with it, myself. I was born to rule over humanity with cold, distant eyes. The eyes of one who sees beyond, who exists beyond, who must set aside emotion and pursue the best course of action, no matter the cost. That is the sort of person I am, the sort I will always be.
[And there's nothing like apology in his tone for it. Gilgamesh was not a man prone to regrets. He was not a man who would look back at himself and ask, how could I do better? because he had already done his best by the virtue of who and what he was. That's what made this world so difficult; it challenged these beliefs at every turn.
It made him wonder, can I be better? even if he'd argue there was no room for improvement whatsoever.]
I met someone like you, who came into my life with similar intensity. He wept over animals; he cried about people. His heart was so big, I worried it might shatter at any moment. He valued life as much as you, and always cautioned me against undue violence. He was the balance to my temper.
[Simply:]
I loved him more than anything. I was his... and he was mine.