Tomia wrote:Roy
Bael
Once the pair were alone he sighed. "This has been bugging me for a little bit. It really only came to a head in the Reckoning's raid at the tournament. I could have stopped Killswitch easily. I literally had him in my hands, but he got out and wound up causing a lot more damage to the stadium. Almost would have hurt me pretty bad if it wasn't for Renata. So the first question is... How badly are we willing to hurt these people to stop them? For the tournament example, the only thing he accomplished was smashing up the arena a bit. Whatever, I'm sure that place has insurance. but what if he hurt or killed someone? The guy's a self proclaimed assassin... I literally could have snapped his in half. If he kills more people, I... I feel like their blood is on my hands." He paused, realizing that he was droning on.
"My point is, should I have done something to put a stop to him right away? We beat him, but we could have done so much quicker. Should we have used more? Are we responsible for the harm he causes because we neglected in doing something more permanent?" He asked. "I'm a little squeamish, don't like seeing blood, but I'd rather see mine or a criminal's than someone innocent. It was easier in the tournament when I fought Mountain, I knew that he wasn't going to try and kill me or someone else if I didn't stop him, and I'm sure he felt likewise."
"Just..." He sighed again before continuing. "Another thing is. It's no secret that my powers can be a little... Destructive. Back at the bank I used the parking lot to make a tunnel so the hostages could escape and not get shot. I'm assuming that was the right thing to do. I know that the bank owner is probably pretty mad at me, but he can't really give me crap for saving over a dozen people, but... I don't know. There's so much about this whole thing that I'm not sure about. It's not that I don't want to help people. Doing this is a win-win for me, but I want to do it properly. I know we're not supposed to kill people if it's possible to avoid..." He sighed and leaned against the van. Thanks to the sun, it was still pretty warm, and he visibly relaxed a bit.
"Hypothetical. Let's say I did what I thought about doing to Killswitch: I had him in a bear hug and could have broken his back and stopped him right then and there. Let's pretend I did. What would you or Naja say or do? Obviously I saved people since there's no guarantee he wouldn't have hurt or killed someone. But what if he did? Would breaking his back outweigh the potential harm or lives he would have taken? I have to make that choice and... Roy, it's difficult. It really is. Do I cause potentially irreparable harm to someone evil to save the lives of several others?"