Fais face à la dure réalité by @AmiralAesir (Amiral Aesir)

• Poor sis, you look like a butterfly which has its wings blown off...said the grand admiral Daji.

Bothan sure would have loved to curse at her, but she couldn't do a single thing, her pain overwhelmed her way too much

• It's over. The humanity have been crushed, the Earth is burning and you have failed. Now, come back to me, be by my side and help me to rule our Empire.
• Go to Hell...
• We already are in Hell. Can't you smell it? Can't you smell the ashes? Can't you feel those souls condamned to haunt that burning place, that ruined cathedral, that symbol of ther pitiful and useless faith? If gods exist, they deserted them a while ago when they dare to attack us...
• They need someone to believe in...
• Do you speak about yourself? asked Daji
• I'm not a goddess.
• Of course you're not. You're a war criminal, like I am. But you're lying, even to yourself. What are you expecting for your fight? To beg mercy for your sins? Believe me, even if you finally recreate the humanity, they will never accept you, they will curse you for all those crimes you did during our vendetta.
• It wasn't a vendetta, Daji!
• You're so right, it was just a strike back. The Dogma betrayed us, and attacked us. We just stroke back and anihilated them, without mercy.
• Don't be so cynical!
• I'm not cynical, just realistic. If the Dogma just betrayed us and hadn't attacked us with that will to anihilate our culture, nothing of that drama would have happened. But no, they fought with all their wills but failed. They paid for their arrogances.
• It wasn't necessary to crush them all!
• Bothan, I've already said that a dozen times during our fight. It was them or us. The choice wasn't that difficult for me.
• What about our promise to protect every life?!

Daji seemed to hesitate a bit.

• Is this why you decided to betray your own nation, Bothan? Some things have to be sacrified, for the sake of the Life.
• You're an assassin.
• I am. You are too. Just face the truth Bothan. You won't earn mercy if you continue your fight, just eternal suffering. But if you're that determined, just grabbed that blade and let's put an end to that discussion.

Kitsune Bothan & Daji © Amiral Aesir

Lined the 10th April 2009. Watercolored the 13th April 2009.