☀️ Arselia and Akonia

- Calm down,” she gently places her hand on Batman’s forearm. “It’s not five percent yet, but more like seven.”
- I apologize for the inconvenience. We just wanted to talk to the old abbot. My name is Aiyano, and you probably won’t believe me, but I don’t want to destroy or defile anything – quite the opposite. I don’t know much about the celestial beings and Akon, and I’m not here by choice, but I’m aware of my situation, so I hoped that by visiting the church with a pure heart, I might find some answer to the nature and reason for my current state, and perhaps I could find a way to contribute to the well-being of those around me, or at least to coexist – to prove my good intentions with actions. Would I voluntarily cross the threshold of this place if dark thoughts burdened my soul? No. Ironically, I have dedicated my life to eradicating otherworldly evil, and I can recognize a person of faith. If my presence is so repulsive to you, we will leave, but you seem like a decent person – can I hope for at least a little understanding? – she sadly and submissively lowers her head. – The last thing I want is to cause some unpleasant scene within the walls of this holy place.

- If you really wanted to care about the well-being of those around you, then… - Deciding that addressing Aiyano in the neuter gender was too grating, the abbot of the church of Arselia Mittena nevertheless sets aside his principles and continues, now using the feminine gender, in accordance with the abomination’s outward appearance. - You would hang yourself, drown yourself, lie down on the tracks in front of an approaching locomotive, throw yourself in front of a horse-drawn carriage, drink poison, cut your veins, jump from a hot air balloon, shoot yourself, set yourself on fire, or, at worst, jump on the dagger of your friend. Even if you don’t consider yourself evil, you still are.
- You wretch, how dare you! - This was probably the first time since their acquaintance that the face of the younger of the phantoms contorted into a grimace of anger and hatred. It was obvious that if it weren’t for Aiyano’s hand on his forearm, something irreparable would have happened.
- Is it any wonder that a cosmic abomination has found company in the form of a vile, good-for-nothing bandit? - Casting a look full of contempt at the man, he turns it to the woman. - You would. For someone like you, an alien invader, it’s easier to find a reason not to attack the defenders of this world! Even if you don’t have enough power yourself, you can always mislead with false politeness or incite this traitor to humanity. And the presence of intelligence in you, children of the cosmos, is not even necessary.