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Posted: 28 May
From: Anonymous

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I have a question for the shinki among us.

How important to you is your connection to your god?

If you could go without a name, and not worry about your safety or a place to stay, would you prefer to?


[All comments from Hakkai will be anonymous unless otherwise marked.]

Comments

[darkduelist]

Maybe. We have to try.

[reformedsinner]

Yes.

I hope that more of them are safe than aren't.

[toremainbehind]

Will my answer help you and the person you're helping in any way?

[reformedsinner]

Probably not, but I'm curious.

[toremainbehind]

Then truth be told, I'd rather be without a god if I could, but I don't hate my situation of being tied to one either.

[reformedsinner]

I see. That's a very reasonable way to approach it.

Having the connection to a god isn't particularly important to you, then?

[toremainbehind]

It depends on how you want to look at it. Having the connection is important, but I don't want to become dependent on it.

[reformedsinner]

Dependent? Do you mean emotionally, or in some other way?

[That's... honestly not a bad point at all.

Hakkai's certainly been a little too emotionally reliant on his own gods. It's ill-advised.]

[toremainbehind]

Emotionally, mostly.

I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but it can become dangerous to become too dependent on your god.

[Especially if, one day, the god would end up disappearing.]

[reformedsinner]

When they could disappear at any moment. I can't claim you're wrong.

[toremainbehind]

We've had people disappear and new ones arrive, so sometimes it's best to be safe than sorry.

Of course, it's just an opinion of mine.

[reformedsinner]

No, it's very sensible.

Isn't it a pitiable way to live, though, too? To avoid having any strong attachment to someone simply because they can be lost?

[toremainbehind]

Whether it's pitiable or not would depend on the person living it out, is it not? But I won't discourage anyone if they want to form those attachments.

[reformedsinner]

It's hard for me to say whether it's worth it or not.

To be fair, of course, anyone that one comes to care for could be lost at any moment. Assuming that they are mortal.

[toremainbehind]

Why do you say mortal?

[moonfang]

I'd rather be free. I don't mind being tied to a god, but if I had it my way, I'd be alone.

but since we can't take out the stupid ayakashi on our own, I guess it's moot.

Anon; text

[volksdaemon]

If there's a problem with your god, maybe severed bonds can be repaired?

[Helpful!Schuldig is working on this with his own, too.[

[reformedsinner]

You can always fight other things on your own.

Those corpses, for instance.

It's only the ayakashi that shinki and gods need one another's help for.

[reformedsinner]

I'm afraid that they can't be. It's not a matter of a conflict.

Really, though, I'm asking in order to help someone else with a decision they're making. My perspective is only one perspective, after all.

[moonfang]

Yeah! That was fun. I loved gettin to do my own thing, without any god around telling me what to do.

But they're not really that common. That's the first time we've had anything like them.

[reformedsinner]

Because anyone who is mortal can die.

[toremainbehind]

That's one way of putting it, I suppose.

[Thinking this anon isn't human/mortal by the way he worded those, but:]

Nonetheless, I do hope your efforts had managed to provide some insight for you and the person you're helping.

[reformedsinner]

That's true. I'm sure, if you tried, you'd find things to fight, though.

Or you could just live a peaceful life.

[reformedsinner]

I've certainly gotten a variety of answers. I hope it will help.

Thank you. I do appreciate it.

[moonfang]

Peace? Not my style. I'm built for violence. It's what makes me happy!