Rites

The Weight of Duty

After conquest comes dominion, and dominion breeds duty [xiaochou.name] wished to see these burdens firsthand... Perhaps it would help [xiaochou.name] better grasp the ways of, and better serve you.

ID: 5000331

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Duration: 1 days

Waits For: 0 days

Marked as New Only on First Occurrence: 0

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Slot #1
Can the mirror-born ever understand human?

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Mad Rulers
Bolt the windows, lock the door… You revealed your trump card to [xiaochou.name]: the invincible ring stolen from the Sultan.

"Oh, now this is a rare trinket—always blinding me with its garish glow!" [xiaochou.name] toyed with the ring in its hand, savoring the irony. "Materializing power and obedience into magic? A curious notion… but it brings more burdens than it lifts. Does it truly not trouble you? Being a ruler among humans seems… exhausting. No wonder you call it a cursed ring." With a laugh, [xiaochou.name] tossed the now-dulled ring back to you. "You can’t wield it not because of some ‘rightful ruler’ nonsense—only those who truly believe ‘everything is by my hand alone’ can harness this thing, and concentrate the world’s might into one soul. Making the paranoid more paranoid, the doubtful more doubtful… Is this how humans forge their kings into madmen?"

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The Wheel of Conquest
You took [xiaochou.name] to meet Fardak—the prince held hostage in the capital. "Fair indeed," [xiaochou.name] remarked. "The conqueror gains power, and their duty is to be the first crushed underfoot when the next conqueror comes... If all your human rulers had such awareness, perhaps the world would be a finer place."

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Feeding the Beasts
You found Raed in the midst of a heated argument with a crowd of vagrants—pleading, warning, threatening... doing everything to stop them from doing something suicidal, like splitting from the main group, raiding nearby farms, or playing at adventurers.

She had to resort to a spiked club as a persuasive tool just to keep them in line. "Blame it on hunger—makes people think all sorts of nonsense! Ugh, finding food for these idiots is exhausting!" She barely had time to talk before throwing herself back into this dangerous and thankless task.

"Fail to feed your followers, and they’ll devour you in time... Is she just foolishly kind, or is even the Sultan the same?" [xiaochou.name] watched her go, then turned to you. You offered no answer.

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What’s Your Duty?
Of course, you have endless grievances to pour upon [xiaochou.name]! How tirelessly you toil in this game... to wound what can be wounded, to shatter the lines that matter not when broken... You ride the tide of chaos and ruin, steering clear of the masses! The realm could scarce find a finer, wiser soul for such a task!

Yet, [xiaochou.name] presses on: "Who decreed this duty upon you? Or tell me, what price do you pay for your recklessness?" To this, you answer with a cryptic smile—then play this game to its bitter end, creature of the mirror, and you shall witness the limits of mankind, I swear it!

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The Price Seen, the Gain Known
After the talk of conquest’s cost, [xiaochou.name] fell silent, and you, too, found yourself lingering on the words exchanged with it. Almost without thought, your manner toward servants and slaves softened; in councils with the high nobles, your considerations grew weightier. A subtle yet unmistakable change took hold... You felt yourself grow stronger.

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