[The current of pain isn't gone, exactly; just ebbed and pushed away, to the back of his mind, replaced by curiosity. There's nothing that appeals to him more than power, unless it's control.]
[And then there's the fact that - maybe some part of him would feel more content about the temporary consumption of his soul if it helped someone. If it was a worthy, if nonconsensual, sacrifice.]
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[The current of pain isn't gone, exactly; just ebbed and pushed away, to the back of his mind, replaced by curiosity. There's nothing that appeals to him more than power, unless it's control.]
[And then there's the fact that - maybe some part of him would feel more content about the temporary consumption of his soul if it helped someone. If it was a worthy, if nonconsensual, sacrifice.]