[Video] After Ted's log...

[kalmaleader]

Well. Earlier this month, I had my hatchday. Not that I did anything special for it. There wasn't anything to do, really. Not in this world.

In the next order of business, a small group and I have defeated a pair of undead wyverns. That particular situation was of a personal interest to me, because it struck closer to home than I'd like to admit. Something very similar is happening in my own world, but on a much larger scale. I refuse to allow anything like that to happen here.

And since whoever reanimated those creatures has yet to be found, it's safe to assume that we can expect to see more of them at some point. We must tackle the problem at its source. Raising the bodies of the deceased to be used as tools is one thing I will not stand for. No body or soul should be torn from death to be bound to someone else's will. For any reason. They've lived their lives. Let them rest in peace.

[The dragon lets out a deep sigh, calming himself before his rage rises.]

That's all I wanted to say.

Comments

[whiteas]

I'm going to go ahead and assume you're anti-necromancy then.

[ She liked you Qubine. Being used for the wrong purposes is one thing but it's not automatically evil just because they were dead. In fact it's actually safer than fighting with living people and saves lives, but she might be bias. ]

[kalmaleader]

...Considering that necromancy was used to turn my sons and the other dead dragons of my clan into vicious undead puppets, you'll forgive me if I do have particularly strong feelings on the subject.

[So Qubine might have a bit of a bias himself, but there is that other reason he explained in his initial announcement that has nothing to do with his own experience.]

[whiteas]

And fire can be used to commit arson, and swords can be used to stab innocent people. Something existing doesn't immediately mean it's going to be used for evil just because you've had a bad experience.

[kalmaleader]

[He sighs. He's heard that argument before, and he's tired of it.]

Disregarding my own experience, it's a simple matter of respect. Dead bodies are not meant to be used as swords, or fire, or any other kind of weapon. It's incredibly disrespectful to the beings who once lived in those bodies. Just because they're dead doesn't give anyone else a right to own them.

[whiteas]

Fire doesn't exist to commit arson but it still happens, and it can just as easily be used to keep someone warm or provide light. Don't just ignore the part of the argument that doesn't suit you. Dead bodies aren't meant to do anything but decay because there's nothing in them anymore. It's not disrespectful to the dead, it's disrespectful to you. Don't try and claim it's about their feelings. If I kill something it will come to my side and fight for me whether I choose it to or not if I'm scared and unable to control my abilities. While I can do it on purpose and am in control of it now, the fact remains that it's an ability that's created from my soul, and you're sitting her telling me that the way I was born is inherently evil so you'll have to excuse me if I disagree with your short-sighted "disrespect." The dead can't be permanently killed again and they can be used to protect people who still have a chance at life. I hardly see how something like saving lives could be evil just because someone else chose to use the ability in a bad way.

[kalmaleader]

[What a shame, Weiss. He was liking you, too, up until this point.]

I never said it was evil. I said it was disrespectful, both to us, and to the deceased. So you're telling me that you'd have no issue if your enemies killed you and then used you to fight for them?

[She'd better consider herself fortunate that Qubine doesn't know about Battler, because he wouldn't hesitate to use him as an example.]

Fire is one of nature's elements. It can easily destroy us, yes, but we cannot survive without it either. Necromancy is a craft that we're more than capable of doing without. After all, my clan did not become strong by using the dead to fight our battles for us.

[whiteas]

All of my abilities would be linked to my soul, and again- if it's someone who's using it for a good cause, yes. That would be fine. My whole point is that not everyone who uses it is using it for bad unless you've just decided to ignore my entire point.

It's not a craft [ there's nothing being made, it's just reusing what's already there ] and just because your clan doesn't do something doesn't mean it's unacceptable.

[kalmaleader]

I get your point. [Albeit begrudgingly.] You've made it quite clear that my experience doesn't mean a thing to you or anyone else. However, as much as I hate it, it's not my right to decide how anyone uses their abilities either. There is also Everglade. [Full of walking dead things, but they are a special case. Many of them seem to have wills of their own.]

As long as the dead doesn't cause chaos, I won't let it concern me. But rest assured, once I return to Sornieth, I intend to free my sons and the rest of the fallen from the curse of being Erebus's undead puppets. It's the least I can do for them after they've lived and died for the sake of their clan.

...Is that a fair compromise?

[whiteas]

I'm not really sure it's a compromise since what you do in Sornieth doesn't affect me at all and I'd always be in favor of fighting for freedom and protecting people. But I appreciate you conceding that the practice isn't bad by nature and you have no right to dictate how people use the abilities that are a part of them.

[kalmaleader]

It's true, what happens in Sornieth shouldn't concern you. But for a moment, it almost sounded like you were implying that because necromancy can be used for good, that I'm wrong to despise it when I have more than enough reason to. But that might have been me getting worked up. Honestly, there's nothing that's going to make me like it. I hope you can respect that much at least. However, if you truly feel that you could use it for good, then by all means, do it.

[Just don't mind him if he throws up in a dark corner somewhere if he sees it.]

[whiteas]

No, you're wrong to make public posts talking about how it should never happen and essentially publicly shaming anyone who uses it.

[kalmaleader]

[He still doesn't think it should ever happen, but he doesn't want to get back into it. This is about as much of a peaceful resolution as they're going to get. To that end, he'll have to go along with it.]

...Right.