Such is the nature of war. Even then, there are those who are hardly in need of such a prize as an excuse to kill, though it does bolster incentives.
[ The more he hears from Yuri, the more he's convince they've been brought here to participate in a petty war game rather than to actually fight over something meaningful. The locals can dress it up with pretty words and deep philosophies, but this perpetual butting of heads over whatever an 'oracle' is seems like a waste of time and resources for all involved.
If only there were a way to unite everyone under a single banner. If only the fate of their worlds wasn't a constant point of argument... ]
My own world had existed on the brink of destruction not unlike what we dreamt of prior to waking here, and that alone should have been enough to unite kingdoms under a common goal and a common enemy. Yet all it did was make everyone grow desperate and greedy for what few precious resources remained.
[ The vision of all their former leaders had been so myopic –even his own father who had dutifully played into the hands of tradition. ]
I doubt I am the first one to consider a more diplomatic approach. Why had all previous efforts failed?
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Such is the nature of war. Even then, there are those who are hardly in need of such a prize as an excuse to kill, though it does bolster incentives.
[ The more he hears from Yuri, the more he's convince they've been brought here to participate in a petty war game rather than to actually fight over something meaningful. The locals can dress it up with pretty words and deep philosophies, but this perpetual butting of heads over whatever an 'oracle' is seems like a waste of time and resources for all involved.
If only there were a way to unite everyone under a single banner. If only the fate of their worlds wasn't a constant point of argument... ]
My own world had existed on the brink of destruction not unlike what we dreamt of prior to waking here, and that alone should have been enough to unite kingdoms under a common goal and a common enemy. Yet all it did was make everyone grow desperate and greedy for what few precious resources remained.
[ The vision of all their former leaders had been so myopic –even his own father who had dutifully played into the hands of tradition. ]
I doubt I am the first one to consider a more diplomatic approach. Why had all previous efforts failed?