Normally, protecting my family and exacting my revenge are the same. By killing anyone foolish enough to touch them, I make sure my family won't get hurt more. But now...
An ex-nakama of mine killed a brother for the sake of power. His division commander, another brother, attempted to hunt him down for revenge. Ace lost and Blackbeard gave him over to the marines so that he could get in good graces with them and steal something for them -- more for power. Why Ace died as well... Teach, Blackbeard now, came to laugh at us for failing to save him and then killed my father.
[Lights up the cigarette and leans against a wall, his eyes dark and brooding.] Nothing would satisfy me more than kill Blackbeard at any cost. My own life, anything... except I can't sacrifice the lives of the rest of my family. Ace died to protect his little brother, Pops died to buy us our freedom, I had my orders from them to get my family to safety.
It's... conflicting. I'm not sure which is duty, or what is personal. Which is fear, and which is what I must do nonetheless. I guess I try not to label it anymore. I know what I will do which is protect my family, I have to. I'm just not always sure of the how anymore.
[And just like that he takes a deep huff of smoke and turns to walk back inside, though Japan is welcome to stop him.]
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Normally, protecting my family and exacting my revenge are the same. By killing anyone foolish enough to touch them, I make sure my family won't get hurt more. But now...
An ex-nakama of mine killed a brother for the sake of power. His division commander, another brother, attempted to hunt him down for revenge. Ace lost and Blackbeard gave him over to the marines so that he could get in good graces with them and steal something for them -- more for power. Why Ace died as well... Teach, Blackbeard now, came to laugh at us for failing to save him and then killed my father.
[Lights up the cigarette and leans against a wall, his eyes dark and brooding.] Nothing would satisfy me more than kill Blackbeard at any cost. My own life, anything... except I can't sacrifice the lives of the rest of my family. Ace died to protect his little brother, Pops died to buy us our freedom, I had my orders from them to get my family to safety.
It's... conflicting. I'm not sure which is duty, or what is personal. Which is fear, and which is what I must do nonetheless. I guess I try not to label it anymore. I know what I will do which is protect my family, I have to. I'm just not always sure of the how anymore.
[And just like that he takes a deep huff of smoke and turns to walk back inside, though Japan is welcome to stop him.]