How rare is it, for a soldier, a general on the battlefield, to live a long life? To retire off into glory?
[ he's pretty blase about this, actually, so sloth can continue to white man blinking gif. gu yun doesn't seem bothered, reaching out to absently brush his fingers over a flower petal as they float nearby. ] Men of my family don't live long. It's something of the family curse. I plan to be a firework - loud, bright, and beautiful, but not so long lasting.
To die on the battlefield for Great Liang is an inevitability. I intend to make something of the time I have while I'm living. [ for himself, and for his country. ]
It happens to plenty of heroes! A lot of them even try to go back sometimes by making deals!
[gu yun is being so heartfelt, but sloth always sounds so earnest and cheerful because this is the usual life.]
You would at least be in the place of glory, but--you're from a place like Shi Qingxuan, right? She said you guys do the whole reincarnation thing! Unless you're a ghost. That's kind of crazy to consider!
[ going back by making deals, anyway. quite a few of their little cadre have been dead before, haven't they... ]
And that's true, yes. Though, secretly - I thought perhaps when I die on the battlefield, my name and deeds would be so worthy, that I'd ascend off to godhood and be worshipped for my martial skills and endless charm. Fufu.
Everything's rather cyclical. I'm not particularly focused on it, though - I can't say I did much studying, nor that I'm usually so concerned with what comes after life. Not until I met people like you.
Oh, plenty of mortals are like that where I'm from, too. Um, the legendary name and deeds. They even try to become demigods, too.
[oh, mortals! very funny. they always want the divinity for the fame and immortality.]
Maybe everyone will be chanting your name through time! If not, um, well, you can just try again next time! That's the one good thing about rolling right into a new life with reincarnation. We don't really do any of that where I'm from.
When you're dead, you're dead! Unless someone comes to try to get your spirit back. But the master sure would be angry about that!
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[ he's pretty blase about this, actually, so sloth can continue to white man blinking gif. gu yun doesn't seem bothered, reaching out to absently brush his fingers over a flower petal as they float nearby. ] Men of my family don't live long. It's something of the family curse. I plan to be a firework - loud, bright, and beautiful, but not so long lasting.
To die on the battlefield for Great Liang is an inevitability. I intend to make something of the time I have while I'm living. [ for himself, and for his country. ]
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[gu yun is being so heartfelt, but sloth always sounds so earnest and cheerful because this is the usual life.]
You would at least be in the place of glory, but--you're from a place like Shi Qingxuan, right? She said you guys do the whole reincarnation thing! Unless you're a ghost. That's kind of crazy to consider!
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[ going back by making deals, anyway. quite a few of their little cadre have been dead before, haven't they... ]
And that's true, yes. Though, secretly - I thought perhaps when I die on the battlefield, my name and deeds would be so worthy, that I'd ascend off to godhood and be worshipped for my martial skills and endless charm. Fufu.
Everything's rather cyclical. I'm not particularly focused on it, though - I can't say I did much studying, nor that I'm usually so concerned with what comes after life. Not until I met people like you.
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[oh, mortals! very funny. they always want the divinity for the fame and immortality.]
Maybe everyone will be chanting your name through time! If not, um, well, you can just try again next time! That's the one good thing about rolling right into a new life with reincarnation. We don't really do any of that where I'm from.
When you're dead, you're dead! Unless someone comes to try to get your spirit back. But the master sure would be angry about that!