and cries for help hurt his soul terribly, for in
this state he could truly feel all their pain,
even though it had been self-inflicted.
"Why?!" He cried out to their fear-laden
faces, "Why do you seek to maintain death?!"
The black around their eyes was haunting,
and there was no response, no change.
Without warning, the large entity
lunged forward again, as Joseph called out
to it in absolute rage. "As long as I AM, no
one will violate my life!" The entity didn't
budge, and Joseph didn't know what to do.
To become dead, you must become
complacent in thought, acting on impulse
without regard for the harm you cause, and
without regard for reason or higher purpose.
In disregarding life, you choose death, and
Joseph was not about to choose this horrid
state.
"In the name of the spirit, I demand
that you leave my presence, I choose life!"
Joseph called out as the entities energy
began to lessen. Another hand took his own,
but he could not see the formless image of
the spirit who had come to retrieve him.
Repeating Joseph's words to the dark entity
who had tried to take Joseph in the moment
of death, the formless image said, "In the
brent
(Brent)
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