Awakening

[Arioch]

Humans... they are so... simple.

Alive, yet still such infants in their workings.

Simple minds, simple goals... surface level thoughts.

This one... Finn they call him, though such a simplified version of his name.

So much potential... yet upon nearing his genius level...

Whiskey. To deny the flow of knowledge. The flow of light.

Why? Why does this one act in such a way?

You wouldn't understand

Understand what? That you deny your potential? You have the means for achieving grea...

Dick.

So that is what it comes to... name-calling? Such a primordial word. Surely you can come up wi...

Dick.

... You're impossible.

Then by all means, leave.

No. You see, you are me. I am you. We are one now. There is no going back.

Dick.

You can insult me all you want, but the sooner you face t...

Wait. There it is. As I grow, so does my connection to you. I believe... yes. Pain is the word.

Wha... what are you doing?

Ensuring you know that I am part of you. That I am in control of you now.

Why?

Why? Oh Finn. Surely you can figure it out now. You have fought against the light for so long, yet have attempted to steal the precious gift the light brings. You have blasphemed against the light for long enough. It is time to work with the light, not against. You are now a part of the light. A part of a grander whole.

Together, we will accomplish great things. You... and your team.

No...