[ He rolls his eyes to the heavens and crosses his arms, continuing to glare upwards as he retorts. ]
Oh, I'm sorry. I neglected to mention that every single living creature resulted from a cataclysmic event that tore their souls apart and jettisoned them across thirteen metaphysical reflections of my star. So yes, they are quite literally less capable than me individually. By several magnitudes. When you're faced with a ripped up piece of paper, you don't proceed to call the scraps 'pages', do you?
In fact they are more than capable of impressive feats if they cooperate - but they rarely do. I know this because I have walked with them every step of their known history. Their memories are short, their lives shorter, and no amount of peace can slake their greedy bellies. But give them a common foe and suddenly nothing can stand in their way.
[ He lowers his gaze and flashes a bitter, sarcastic smile. ]
Oh, but what would I know? I'm simply an old mage who has helmed a myriad of empires as well as whispered in the ears of kings and despots and revolutionaries for thousands of years. What could I possibly know of Man's failings or His potential?
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Oh, I'm sorry. I neglected to mention that every single living creature resulted from a cataclysmic event that tore their souls apart and jettisoned them across thirteen metaphysical reflections of my star. So yes, they are quite literally less capable than me individually. By several magnitudes. When you're faced with a ripped up piece of paper, you don't proceed to call the scraps 'pages', do you?
In fact they are more than capable of impressive feats if they cooperate - but they rarely do. I know this because I have walked with them every step of their known history. Their memories are short, their lives shorter, and no amount of peace can slake their greedy bellies. But give them a common foe and suddenly nothing can stand in their way.
[ He lowers his gaze and flashes a bitter, sarcastic smile. ]
Oh, but what would I know? I'm simply an old mage who has helmed a myriad of empires as well as whispered in the ears of kings and despots and revolutionaries for thousands of years. What could I possibly know of Man's failings or His potential?