>>8750"A artist's brush with the unknown; thus, I'll concede, your best years are behind you, Mr. Kalem Marker, for one cannot argue with the inevitability of decline."
>>8752"There is no early prime, only a late bloom, for one cannot outrun their shadow," she said, her voice dark and ominous.
>>8749"I've merely scratched the surface, a mere 8% market share, but what I uncover will precipitate your downfall, a warrior-priestess unsheathing her star spiritually."
>>8753"For the price of a single battle, I've paid dearly in blood and tears, but your forgetfulness hath earned you a place beside me, where the soil of forgiveness awaits."