[Well. He's not screaming out in terror. Or screaming in anger about being betrayed. Even now Koro can remember the faces of those he met in his past lives that found out.
But Bakugo isn't. Is that...a good sign? Koro puts the ice cream down.]
I suppose you're right. Even other demons here are much different than me and my demons...which is saying something considering how different I am from them. My own brethren.
[The way Koro's eye glazed over when he says those last sentences speaks volumes. There's definitely a powerful meaning behind it.]
And well...it depends on who you ask. To some...I'm a malevolent abomination of hell that terrorizes and tempts innocent beings into sin. To others I'm a hot piece that's totally "metal".
And to some...I'm just some guy doing his job, what he was born to do. What he's expected to do for all eternity. Punish the wicked souls. Perform unspeakable tortures on them.
My brethren...they enjoy their jobs. I never did. It was just work. Started out indifferent. Then became bored. Then that boredome turned into...pain. anguish. I was feeling guilty. Empathy. It soon became unbearable and I escaped my hell.
[My hell. Two meanings there.]
I still don't know why I always felt that way. I just assumed I'm broken. Abnormal. You could probably call that nice. I don't really think I am, though.
[Katsuki continues to patiently listen, feeling... some kind of way as he hears his story. How he sounds like a very stereotypical demon that you'd hear about in media or from a bible-thumping mom online. Torturing those who deserve to be in Hell-- whatever "deserves" means. It's always subjective, and Katsuki never cared for religion because of it. His family was religious, but they barely practiced and he certainly didn't believe there was any "God" out there listening to millions of people pray each day.
Obviously, it's different in Koro's world. Or maybe all that stupid shit about Hell and Heaven were true. Either way, he's feeling.. confused. And conflicted. He has no idea why Koro is telling him about all of this, all of a sudden. Is he trying to convince him that he's a bad person?]
...okay. So you tortured people who went to Hell and felt guilty enough to quit.
[He's not sure how to respond to Koro's guilt, honestly. He's.. just a teen. Is he supposed to pat him on the back and reassure him that he did nothing wrong? He doesn't know him well enough, really... or what he did or if the people he hurt even actually "deserved" it.
Some people go to Hell just for being gay, apparently... he has no idea just how much was considered "sin" for real.]
I guess that would make you a good person, depending on who you ask. I think it also depends on what you did before you quit, and to who.
I mean... I can't imagine every single person who goes to Hell actually deserves it.
No, they deserve it. At least in my world. Everyone that dies...if they're absolutely pure of heart and have done good in their lives, they go straight to...I don't know. Heaven? Peace?
And those who who have committed a sin of some kind are sent to hell, where they go through a trial to determine their punishment, which can be as mild as being a servant for a week or...
Damn it. I got carried away. My point is...I loved for thousands of years, mostly in hell. And in those years...all I've done was watch and cause suffering. The day I first stepped foot on earth and witnessed human joy for the first time...it was so beautiful. Since then, I simply couldn't get enough of it. For the first time I felt like...I was fulfilling something I don't know.
This got...too deep for a teenager to think about. I didn't mean to ramble. I'm not sure what came over me. I'll talk a more about my past sometime later if you're ever curious.
All I'm saying is, the reason why I said all of this... is that bringing people joy makes me happy. That's all.
[He can sense the wariness in Bakugo. Damn it all, Koro is a fool, just blurting out too much information. Perhaps he's sick of bottling it up? Keeping it to himself? Desperately needing to share it with someone.
Koro quickly grabs onto his chest as guilt pain radiates through him again. He tries his best to hide it, though.]
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[Well. He's not screaming out in terror. Or screaming in anger about being betrayed. Even now Koro can remember the faces of those he met in his past lives that found out.
But Bakugo isn't. Is that...a good sign? Koro puts the ice cream down.]
I suppose you're right. Even other demons here are much different than me and my demons...which is saying something considering how different I am from them. My own brethren.
[The way Koro's eye glazed over when he says those last sentences speaks volumes. There's definitely a powerful meaning behind it.]
And well...it depends on who you ask. To some...I'm a malevolent abomination of hell that terrorizes and tempts innocent beings into sin. To others I'm a hot piece that's totally "metal".
And to some...I'm just some guy doing his job, what he was born to do. What he's expected to do for all eternity. Punish the wicked souls. Perform unspeakable tortures on them.
My brethren...they enjoy their jobs. I never did. It was just work. Started out indifferent. Then became bored. Then that boredome turned into...pain. anguish. I was feeling guilty. Empathy. It soon became unbearable and I escaped my hell.
[My hell. Two meanings there.]
I still don't know why I always felt that way. I just assumed I'm broken. Abnormal. You could probably call that nice. I don't really think I am, though.
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Obviously, it's different in Koro's world. Or maybe all that stupid shit about Hell and Heaven were true. Either way, he's feeling.. confused. And conflicted. He has no idea why Koro is telling him about all of this, all of a sudden. Is he trying to convince him that he's a bad person?]
...okay. So you tortured people who went to Hell and felt guilty enough to quit.
[He's not sure how to respond to Koro's guilt, honestly. He's.. just a teen. Is he supposed to pat him on the back and reassure him that he did nothing wrong? He doesn't know him well enough, really... or what he did or if the people he hurt even actually "deserved" it.
Some people go to Hell just for being gay, apparently... he has no idea just how much was considered "sin" for real.]
I guess that would make you a good person, depending on who you ask. I think it also depends on what you did before you quit, and to who.
I mean... I can't imagine every single person who goes to Hell actually deserves it.
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And those who who have committed a sin of some kind are sent to hell, where they go through a trial to determine their punishment, which can be as mild as being a servant for a week or...
Damn it. I got carried away. My point is...I loved for thousands of years, mostly in hell. And in those years...all I've done was watch and cause suffering. The day I first stepped foot on earth and witnessed human joy for the first time...it was so beautiful. Since then, I simply couldn't get enough of it. For the first time I felt like...I was fulfilling something I don't know.
This got...too deep for a teenager to think about. I didn't mean to ramble. I'm not sure what came over me. I'll talk a more about my past sometime later if you're ever curious.
All I'm saying is, the reason why I said all of this... is that bringing people joy makes me happy. That's all.
[He can sense the wariness in Bakugo. Damn it all, Koro is a fool, just blurting out too much information. Perhaps he's sick of bottling it up? Keeping it to himself? Desperately needing to share it with someone.
Koro quickly grabs onto his chest as guilt pain radiates through him again. He tries his best to hide it, though.]