The Double 2

No longer a double and no longer a copy—I feel myself as one whole.

The path is difficult; it’s full of obstacles and problems. I won’t abandon or betray my own—if I have to, I’ll gnaw the throat of my enemy. To attain the highest magic isn’t easy, but even harder is to hold onto it and use it properly. You can’t try— you must handle it, and that’s not up for discussion. The emperor’s mission must be fulfilled, even if everyone is against it. Unexpected twists, betrayals, and intrigues; life at the edge of survival. Tough negotiations and battles, when it seems—just barely—you’ve lost. And again forward with the stubborn persistence of a battering ram, where each spell or another is its wedge. And the price of a mistake will bring death to friends and loved ones. Nothing—don’t take me so easily. If they want, they’ll wash themselves in blood. I give my word—and I won’t take it back, whatever status I end up in…