[ All power has a cost. He had wanted to hope that Viktor's explanation of his world and the arcane could be different, but whatever mistake Viktor makes in his future exacts that toll despite his best efforts.
He lets Viktor hold onto him for as long as he needs, not wanting to interrupt with questions even if he has them - what was different? Viktor's plan was always to avoid returning to a future where he failed. And after a time, Kyle had accepted that he would help him.
There are some things he doesn't want to wrestle with either, though it's inevitable as Viktor continues. Viktor wouldn't use the Hexcore once it took a life. He doesn't say anything immediately, needing to just hold him like this, almost afraid to ask: ]
Did he?
[ Destroy it?
Knowing what he does, if he were in Jayce's position, he doesn't think that he could. This is different than the hypotheticals they discussed when they first met, of what they would or wouldn't risk to reach that person who mattered most. If the Hexcore was Viktor's last hope to survive, Kyle isn't sure it would matter to him if it killed a room full of people. ]
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He lets Viktor hold onto him for as long as he needs, not wanting to interrupt with questions even if he has them - what was different? Viktor's plan was always to avoid returning to a future where he failed. And after a time, Kyle had accepted that he would help him.
There are some things he doesn't want to wrestle with either, though it's inevitable as Viktor continues. Viktor wouldn't use the Hexcore once it took a life. He doesn't say anything immediately, needing to just hold him like this, almost afraid to ask: ]
Did he?
[ Destroy it?
Knowing what he does, if he were in Jayce's position, he doesn't think that he could. This is different than the hypotheticals they discussed when they first met, of what they would or wouldn't risk to reach that person who mattered most. If the Hexcore was Viktor's last hope to survive, Kyle isn't sure it would matter to him if it killed a room full of people. ]