To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts 8

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Box: I don't know my parents. // Just like so many of the children in this city.

Box: I deceive,... // and steal,... // only to keep myself alive.

Box: I never thought about the purpose of my life. // My heart was dark and cold.

Box: That was, until I met "him"...

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Topher: Even as a pseudo-god soldier... // I couldn't cure it right away.

Title: Chapter 8 The Conviction of the Gargoyle (2)

Topher: White Church............... // After all this time... it's still a grubby place.

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Box: While I sat abandoned on the streets, I was invited into the church // by this odd clergyman. // He distributed food to the poor children // and read to them from the Holy Book.

Clergyman: "Thou shalt not steal", // ''Thou shalt preserve thy chastity.", // "Thou shalt not commit suicide.".

Box: My craving for food caused me to attended every day.

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Box: Before long // I started to enjoy my studies. // Learning to read and write. // The plan of our world. // The joy of being noticed. // The joy of reward. // And...

Clergyman: "Thou shalt administer true justice." // Topher,... you are a good kid.
Box: It lit the flame inside my heart.

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Box: But he left me.
Topher: Father,... // why can you stay here!?

Clergyman: The lord keeps watch over you wherever you go,

Clergyman: Topher...

Box: Onto me... // he bestowed God's justice.

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XXX: Did you find him!? // No,... he isn't here! // That little thief...!

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Clergyman: The lord keeps watch over you wherever you go, // Topher...

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Box: It was hard to live by God's rules in this city. // But I didn't know where else I could go.
Topher: AAAAAAAAH... // AAAAAAH...

Box: Soon the war started and this city turned into Hell.

Box: All kinds of necessities for survival ran out. // Even family members would fight each other over food.

Box: But it provided me a chance. // If I joined the army, I could flee this city. // No danger I would have to face // could be worse than this city.

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Box: I was a natural talent.// As a pseudo-god soldier... and in living on a battlefield...

Box: The ways of war suited me. // In that place I found Justice.

Box: Despite all the sins I committed, it was the purpose of my life. // ...that's what I thought.

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Topher: A cease-fire...? // Peace...?

Topher: Didn't we fight for justice? // Those bastards of the Southern Army are still out there!!

Topher: Are leaving them to their own course!?

Box: The war ended without administering // justice.

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Box: The appearance that once frightened my enemies on the battlefield, // also scared away the village people.

Box: So I fled back to the slums.

Box: It was the only place that accepted all sorts of people.

Box: I quietly lived in the church, away from the eyes of the people. // As I watched the city from above, countless small crimes were committed. // But justice was never delivered.

Box: I became cold again. // I wondered, how much good would it do if I could turn into a real stone statue...?

Box: Of course I could not kill myself. // That was against God's will.

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Box: Stealing is a sin. // But to survive, the poor had no other choice.

Box: If so, it was not up to me... // to judge.

Topher: You stole that, didn't you?

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Topher: Don't be scared... // I won't hurt you. // I would like to talk with you about justice.

Box: Like my former teacher, I would teach him about justice. // That despite the hard times, // in a brighter moment // he'd be able to thrown out his chest...

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Topher: Cain...?

Topher: My purpose is to administer true justice to this city. // Come as often as you want, my answer won't change.

Cain: ...so cold. // Well, you were always like that.

Cain: ... but we have a common enemy.

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Topher: What's this?
Cain: It can rob a pseudo-god soldier of his power. // If used correctly, it could even take his life...

Cain: A keepsake from Elaine.

Topher: ...why do you have this?
Cain: ...hehe, // let's meet again when you've administered your justice.

Topher: ............

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Hank: Guh...!

Hank: If I had any choice, I had rather stayed clear of that church, but... // since his wing's damaged, I may just have the upper hand.

Hank: Char... // Don't you dare follow me.
Char: ......!

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Hank: If I'm not back by dawn,... // follow Liza and get out of this city.

Kid: ............

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Kid: ...hey, // why didn't you shoot that gargoyle when it attacked you?
Char: ......eh?

Kid: ...are you // on his side.........?

Char: ............

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Topher: I'm glad you came...! // Captain Hank!

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Topher: Haha... // ...what do you think?

Topher: The echo of my voice makes it impossible for you to pinpoint my location.

Topher: Captain... This is not like you. // Entering enemy territory without a plan...!

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Hank: ......! // A stone statue......!?

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