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Geralt z Rivii ([personal profile] gynvael) wrote 2023-07-10 02:46 am (UTC)

[ A silence settles over him. ]

Elder blood. Yes. [ It fits. Doesn't it? ] When Ciri was at Kaer Morhen, Vesemir attempted to replicate the Trials with her blood. The missing ingredient to create more of our kind. I put a stop to it, but...

[ He does not think Vesemir was incorrect in his theory. Only in his actions. In trying to revive what should be laid to rest for good. He doesn't blame Vesemir for being lost in his grief. There's a deep pain in the knowledge that the only way to make more Witchers is to inflict the sort of suffering he wouldn't wish on anyone.

He glances back up, reaching for the whisky. There's probably more liquor than chocolate in his drink by now. He adds another splash. His head fucking hurts. ]


It follows the elf would not have been sterile to start. That facet was introduced by the mages who later created us.

[ For a purpose. Because monsters should not be left to breed amongst their own nor introduce their mutated genes into the population at large. That was the thought. The choices taken away from him run beyond what he was made to become. ]

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