Quote:"It is important to recognize that the black light has meaning because of the spectrum of life."What- no.A segment from a Dreaming of Sunshine/DC x-over:
No. He must be imagining that stupid little brat's earnest voice. She didn't even have lungs anymore. No, no, no-
"Your role is one of great importance, but death by itself has no meaning. Death is relevant in the context of life, and it is from this perspective that black is one of the colors of the Glow. You should not consider yourself separate," the Life Entity continued her lecture unperturbed as the spear fizzled away uselessly within her chest. As it shrank away, he could clearly see that the Life Entity was unharmed, her clothes not so much as torn.
No, no, no, no, NO!
"We... do not claim to understand why you have trouble with accepting your place in the universe as of late," the Life Entity said, clearly disappointed, before perking up. "But we will have plenty of time to talk through your problems once your interference in the physical world is over. We have faith in your ability to overcome your flaws and become a death elemental to be proud of." She smiled at him, hopefully.
Nekron gurgled as he felt his hold on William's form slipping. "H-how?" He managed to gasp out. "Why won't you... just... die!"
"Die?" The Life Entity looked puzzled. "We are an existence of life, of living. The black light is as much a part of life as the other colors. We do not understand why you believe dying would effect us in a meaningful fashion." She cocked her head to one side and nodded. "We shall illuminate your ignorance. The white light is an existence that forever arises. Even if all life in the universe ceased, as some day it will, and all the stars went out, as someday they will, and the universe as an existence ended, as it has before and will again, new existences will come from the emptiness as is the nature of things. In time, new life will arise, as will sentience. And so, killing life is a fundamentally and metaphysically pointless act."
http://www.fanfiction.net/topic/180237 ... r-Plotting#
I'll try posting a link to the fic once the author posts the finished version.
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