第四十章 (Chapter Forty)
(Original Song by Sam Tinnesz. I picked this song because it describes Wei Wuxian in so many ways)
He circles me. He creates a mirror made of shadow in front of me. He pushes me forward.
"When you look at yourself what do you see?"
I put my hand to the mirror.
"Do you hold the light or is darkness underneath?"
He grabs my hand and shows me his hand.
"In your hands, there's a touch that can heal. But in those same hands, is the power to kill."
He comes close to my face. His mouth is near my ear.
"Are you a man or a monster? Are you a man or a monster? Are you a man or a monster? When you look at yourself, are you a man. Or a monster?"
I grip my ears. Shut up. Please shut up.
"It's so hard to tell which side you're on. One day is hell, the next day is the dawn. The lines are blurred, you keep rubbing your eyes. The tables turn, now it's time to survive."
He pushes me down. I look at myself in the shadow mirror. I see him behind me. I see him.
"Are you a man or a monster? Are you a man or a monster? Are you a man or a monster?
When you look at yourself, are you a man. Or a monster?"
The shadows scream that question over and over again. I grip my head. Lan Zhan tries to enter but the shadows stop him. I can't focus. I can't focus on anything. Future me lifts my head up. He points to Jiang Cheng and Yanli. Then the shadow mirror turns into Lotus Pier covered in blood like how we found it.
"You can't take back the damage you've done. Oh, you can hide, but you can't run. No, you can't take back the damage you've done. Afraid of what you might become. A man or a monster."
"Shut up! Shut up!" I cry.
Tears began to slide down my face. He lifts me up. He wraps his arms around me in a not-so sweet hug.
"Are you a man or a monster? Are you a man or a monster? Are you a man or a monster? When you look at yourself, are you a man or a monster?" He whispers in my ear.
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