summary: I used to think the line between good and evil was seared into existence, dividing the world into two: either you were one of the good or one of the bad. But reality is full of grays. One day we walk the path of light; the next, darkness proves inevitable. I wish I could remain faithful to the ideals I believed were the pillars of my being, always searching for justice even when I didn’t know if it existed. But when I left my home, I delved into a spiral of self-destruction and death that left me with few options other than embracing temptation. Perhaps that darkness was always within me, and I simply stopped pretending. Perhaps. notes: i started writing this story a year into our CoS campaign. two years later, i finished it, just as we finished our game. it's been a hell of a ride, but i'm proud of what came out of it! please bare in mind that there are major spoilers to the plotline of the original campaign. we did a lot of things very differently, but read at your own risk! there's a playlist that goes with this. sometimes you will see a "play" icon at the beginning of some paragraphs, which means there's a specific song to that scene. i encourage you to read as you listen to it because many of the scenes were written with the lyrics and music in mind! read on AO3
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