Quote Originally Posted by linayar View Post
I still don't see where any of that was said in the story.
There comes a point to where when I read point blank black and white text provided in the story, and a different person says the text does not say what it says, I'm left at a loss for how to respond. If we can't agree on the basic premise of what the Sundering did - their bodies did not exist as they once were, they "existed" as maimed 1/14 pieces, same with their souls - the Ancients in their original identities, bodies, and souls do not exist anymore - their memories were stated to be wiped, and of course their lifespans were smashed into a tiny tiny fragment of what they once were - it feels like there's no common ground for discussion, unfortunately.

I mean, yes. You're on a similar page as the story, which did threw everything it could at the way it portrayed the situation to soften Venat's actions, which were explicitly intended to - and did - annihilate an entire race of people from the face of the planet. I am happy for you that you are not struggling with the moral dissonance, that the familiar coding and abstraction techniques to obscure the violence and identity violation Venat inflicted worked for you, and you can fully enjoy the story. Hey, that's great.