10-05-2013, 04:04 AM
""What do you mean there's more to this power than death? What else is there?"
Tony turned back, surprised. It was the first time he had heard anything close to hope in the man's voice. It was faint, like a man in the desert dying of thirst, staring at a mirage, but it was there.
He seized the power once more with a renewed vigour, his eyes watery with the sting of bright lights assaulting his senses once again. "There is much more,"
he answered, sitting down next to the man.
"I don't exactly know where this power comes from, but it is more than just death. It is...neutral... I'm not sure how to explain it. You make the power do what you wish it to do. It is a tool, like any other, the person who holds it determines what to do with it."
Tony shook his head again, although this time it was in frustration. It was not something he could explain. It was far easier to show, but Jensen wasn't likely to simply experiment. "I will be honest. I don't know where it fits in with your God, I don't claim it is good. It can be used to kill, hurt and deceive. However, you can also use it to help. It is possible to heal."
His mind was foggy, but he remembered the miracle clearly. Someone...the name was lost in the haze, had been close to death, their foot gangrene and blood very nearly septic. "If you know how, I believe anything can be cured. I have already seen a...man brought back from the brink of death, when no medicine in the world could save him. Restored, as if he had never been sick!"
He looked Jensen in the eye, knowing his words may be harsh, but it was important. "Whatever you did, you did it because at the time you wanted to. Nothing can change that fact. However, men make mistakes, and you are just as human as the rest of us."
He smiled, trying to lighten the mood. "You have a choice to make, friend. You can condemn yourself as you have done, and remain a burden to the world until you die. Or you can bend the power to your will."
Tony knew he was rambling, but there was so much he wanted to say, the words tumbled from his mouth. "You are a good man, I can see that much. You are a man of God, don't abandon Him. You did not become a priest to save yourself, did you? You did it to save others. Perhaps you can atone - I don't know, that is something I cannot answer - but even if you cannot, you are better than this. You are still faithful, use it to help others!"
Edited by Tony Soloyov, Oct 5 2013, 05:54 AM.
Tony turned back, surprised. It was the first time he had heard anything close to hope in the man's voice. It was faint, like a man in the desert dying of thirst, staring at a mirage, but it was there.
He seized the power once more with a renewed vigour, his eyes watery with the sting of bright lights assaulting his senses once again. "There is much more,"
he answered, sitting down next to the man.
"I don't exactly know where this power comes from, but it is more than just death. It is...neutral... I'm not sure how to explain it. You make the power do what you wish it to do. It is a tool, like any other, the person who holds it determines what to do with it."
Tony shook his head again, although this time it was in frustration. It was not something he could explain. It was far easier to show, but Jensen wasn't likely to simply experiment. "I will be honest. I don't know where it fits in with your God, I don't claim it is good. It can be used to kill, hurt and deceive. However, you can also use it to help. It is possible to heal."
His mind was foggy, but he remembered the miracle clearly. Someone...the name was lost in the haze, had been close to death, their foot gangrene and blood very nearly septic. "If you know how, I believe anything can be cured. I have already seen a...man brought back from the brink of death, when no medicine in the world could save him. Restored, as if he had never been sick!"
He looked Jensen in the eye, knowing his words may be harsh, but it was important. "Whatever you did, you did it because at the time you wanted to. Nothing can change that fact. However, men make mistakes, and you are just as human as the rest of us."
He smiled, trying to lighten the mood. "You have a choice to make, friend. You can condemn yourself as you have done, and remain a burden to the world until you die. Or you can bend the power to your will."
Tony knew he was rambling, but there was so much he wanted to say, the words tumbled from his mouth. "You are a good man, I can see that much. You are a man of God, don't abandon Him. You did not become a priest to save yourself, did you? You did it to save others. Perhaps you can atone - I don't know, that is something I cannot answer - but even if you cannot, you are better than this. You are still faithful, use it to help others!"
Edited by Tony Soloyov, Oct 5 2013, 05:54 AM.