I can't ask that you change if I refuse to give you the chance.
[ Xingchen has killed before, even those outside of the manipulation, so it isn't as if he doesn't think there's a punishment that requires death. However, if someone can be reformed and they're never given the chance, it's possible that it would be a deprivation to the world around them. Xue Yang is powerful, and he can do a lot of good with that power.
Another side is more emotional, more vulernable. It's harder to kill Xue Yang now that he knows the person has also been a dear friend to him for years. It's a friend that would be painful to lose, though he's willing to do what it took if it came to that. Xingchen doesn't want it to come to that. This Xue Yang... he wants it to be real. It helps that Zichen really may have seen the change himself.
Reaching out, a hand lands on Xue Yang's shoulder. Though it takes a moment, his aim is uncanny considering his condition. ]
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[ Xingchen has killed before, even those outside of the manipulation, so it isn't as if he doesn't think there's a punishment that requires death. However, if someone can be reformed and they're never given the chance, it's possible that it would be a deprivation to the world around them. Xue Yang is powerful, and he can do a lot of good with that power.
Another side is more emotional, more vulernable. It's harder to kill Xue Yang now that he knows the person has also been a dear friend to him for years. It's a friend that would be painful to lose, though he's willing to do what it took if it came to that. Xingchen doesn't want it to come to that. This Xue Yang... he wants it to be real. It helps that Zichen really may have seen the change himself.
Reaching out, a hand lands on Xue Yang's shoulder. Though it takes a moment, his aim is uncanny considering his condition. ]
But please, don't prove me wrong.
[ For both of their sakes. ]