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[enblightened]

I have made my warning to a handful of you before, but there are many that I've yet to meet. And so, this is primarily to those who do not know me.

I am something to be wary of. 'Tis not meant as a threat, but a matter of what I am. Call it what you shall, be it a curse or condition, but the brand on my head is not for display only. Many would call me an abomination where I am from, and it is not far from the truth.

I fight back the instincts of a demon inside of me. I hold it back by whatever means I am able, with my will and the bonds I take with me. With years of practice, I am typically able to hold it back, but there can never be a promise of my willpower. If there comes a time in which this beast emerges and I transform, I do not expect mercy on my behalf.

I understand that there are some with a similar situation as myself, or that you have experienced enough horrors to be prepared for it. Making demands of a person is impossible, I know that, but I want to be clear that I am a thing to be careful with.

...Thank you for listening. Be well, friends and strangers alike.

Comments

[enblightened]

As it seems. I've encountered another sorceress here some days ago. I have no doubt you have many others to learn from.

It's... a complicated thing. I cannot entirely begrudge those afraid of me. My captors, on the other hand, I've no lost love for.

[imaglyphwitch]

There's a few of them, aren't there? I don't think I've even met them all!

I'd agree with you there, but you still deserve a degree of help and understanding. After all, you have to live with the demon being in you, and that's a pretty hard burden to bear.

[enblightened]

For many, they thought that it was due to sin. For others, I was a lost cause. If anything, I'm simply fortunate to have so many who welcome me here despite it all.

[imaglyphwitch]

It would be awful for people to do otherwise? No one can know another person's story if they don't ask it, right? To just assume things because of a mark, or because the conclusion is you're somehow just evil on your own, that's just dehumanizing.

You should be judged on who you are as a person, not for your branding or because of a thing you can't control. In my world, people who judge that way tend to really be the ones that make things worse for others.