I think that to be ordered to be broken would require that you did something very drastic. A lot of swords have tried to change history, but it's a consequence of them having to face the past. They tend to eventually realize they can't and it works out.
[ shinobu isn't one to want to change what's already happened because she couldn't fathom pretending how she never lost her parents even though she desperately wishes her parents never died. it's a part of what makes her her, and as tragic and heartrending as it is, she'd probably never try to change the past of her world. she rejected having a normal life long ago.
but still, something about hearing how the swords and their missions function... ]
That's a little sad, isn't it? To make something happen again and again even if it's not something you want.
But if you change the past enough, what happens is that something called an abandoned world is eventually created. Imagine it-- a place where all the people in it are now lost, cut off from time.
Mm. I cannot promise that will always be the case... but there are many beautiful things out there in the world, and I remember every one that I come across.
Generally, we are meant to preserve history. If someone finds out who we are, a lot of the time it's because some interference with our enemy is what made it eventually happen. They try to change history in different ways, but the most common ones are to kill a prominent figure too early or to make them live past when they were meant to die.
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[ she taps her own chest, right over where he was impaled. ]
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That is from an old master. I did not follow an order.
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So you were punished by - a sword through the heart?
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I think that to be ordered to be broken would require that you did something very drastic. A lot of swords have tried to change history, but it's a consequence of them having to face the past. They tend to eventually realize they can't and it works out.
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but still, something about hearing how the swords and their missions function... ]
That's a little sad, isn't it? To make something happen again and again even if it's not something you want.
... It sounds tiring.
[ it's not very surprising. ]
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But if you change the past enough, what happens is that something called an abandoned world is eventually created. Imagine it-- a place where all the people in it are now lost, cut off from time.
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I only think having to see the same thing over and over again is heavy.
[ even only in her nightmares, it was hard to manage. ]
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But... it also means you get to see the things that make you happy as well.
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[ she doesn't think a sword's life is ideal. ]
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When a sword meets their master, a lot of the time, they get this sort of... shiny look in their eye. It's rather sweet.
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[ she hopes their masters cherished them. ]
... You aren't allowed to tell them who you are, though, are you?
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... there are times where it gets revealed though. Or they figure it out. [ ... ] Admittedly, that's usually when things turn into a gigantic mess.
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Does it usually end well?
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Generally, we are meant to preserve history. If someone finds out who we are, a lot of the time it's because some interference with our enemy is what made it eventually happen. They try to change history in different ways, but the most common ones are to kill a prominent figure too early or to make them live past when they were meant to die.
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My, that truly would have changed so much. Was he tempted?
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[ she wonders if that's what happened to tsuru, too. ]
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He was really cool.
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