The Loyal Spartan
The statement hung in the air, a chilling paradox that made my blood run cold.
“I feared the boy surviving another horrific battle would only push him further away from humanity emotionally,” he continued, his voice cracking with the weight of his confession. “Every terrible thing he survived, every monster he faced, every pain he endured... it didn’t break him. It hardened him. It was like he was forging himself into a weapon, and with every victory, he lost another piece of his soul. I was afraid he’d come back from this chimera hunt even more detached, even more ruthless, and one day, I’d look at him, and I wouldn’t see the boy I helped raise. I’d see the Destroyer.”
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