P R I D E

“Will you come with me?”

“I wish he had let you all die.”

“I saw then how I had changed…”

“Name one hero who was happy.“

“I feel like I could eat the world raw.“

“He is half my soul, as the poets say.“

“It is not for them to say what I will do.“

“There is no law that gods must be fair.”

“Whichever you choose, you are wrong.“

“He is a weapon, a killer. Do not forget it.”

“I don’t think I’ve ever told you how I like it.“

“I know. They never let you be famous AND happy.“

“They are fools if they let my glory rise or fall on this.“

“Now I know how to make you follow me everywhere.“

“No man is worth more than another, wherever he is from.”

“You can use a spear as a walking stick, but that will not change its nature.“

“There are no bargains between lion and men. I will kill you and eat you raw.“

“When he died, all things soft and beautiful and bright would be buried with him.“

“Perhaps you should get some new stories, so I don’t fucking kill myself of boredom.“

“And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone.“

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“i feel like i could eat the world raw.”

[turns into a really pretty cow]

[Europa hops onto the cow]