Dilemma Of Devotion -ch.2 Ep 4.5- By Pulsehaven... ✭

“You mean you won’t.”

Kaelen opened his eyes.

Somewhere below, the first chant began. The Order was moving without him.

Mira sheathed the dagger. Slowly. Deliberately. Then she took his face in both hands. Dilemma of Devotion -Ch.2 Ep 4.5- By PulseHaven...

“You called it a nightmare.” She closed the distance. Now they were inches apart, her free hand pressed flat against his chest. His heartbeat thundered under her palm—fast, human, traitorous . “I remember. We were lying in the hayloft after the Solace Massacre. You said… you said you’d never let duty turn you into a monster.”

“The Vex Rite is not a point. It’s purification.” He stepped closer. She didn’t step back. “If we don’t complete it by dawn, the corruption spreads. You’ve seen what happens to the infected. Would you rather let them turn into—”

“I took vows to protect people, Kaelen. Not to burn half the city to prove a point.” “You mean you won’t

“I would rather save the ones who can still be saved!” Her voice broke the rain. “There are children in the upper wards. Children , Kael. The Rite doesn’t discriminate. It burns everyone inside the radius. You told me that yourself three years ago. You called it monstrous.”

His hands trembled as they rose to cover hers. “If I don’t do this…”

“I can’t.” His voice cracked on the second word. Mira sheathed the dagger

To be continued in Dilemma of Devotion – Ch.2, Ep. 5: “The Weight of Mercy”

“The Order requires total devotion,” he said, each word a rehearsed blade. “You knew this when you took your vows.”

By PulseHaven (Original Interlude)