( The ritual is necessary - Hell alone had proven that, but there were so many examples before Hell, before Five nearly got himself trapped in Hell for eternity and before he could try to hurt Emilia. Whether Five has chosen to be compelled or not, Wrath will do the ritual, because it is necessary, because Five is a liability to himself and to the entire group so long as that shard remains inside of him.
But Five should have known better. This would have come better from him. This would have meant something else coming from him. Five is one of the few that is privy to any additional information about Wrath, one of the few that Wrath has opened up to. He is angry. Did any of these questions about the ritual come up from Five before he went to ask? It will be an uncomfortable process, but he does not imagine it to be something to run from - certainly not after having the visual of his brother chained, killed, and turned into a demon, not after mistaking a tentacled beast on a roof for that very same brother.
This is a betrayal, a deep one.
He rests his hand against the cup - does not let his anger show though he does take a long sip from the tea. )
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But Five should have known better. This would have come better from him. This would have meant something else coming from him. Five is one of the few that is privy to any additional information about Wrath, one of the few that Wrath has opened up to. He is angry. Did any of these questions about the ritual come up from Five before he went to ask? It will be an uncomfortable process, but he does not imagine it to be something to run from - certainly not after having the visual of his brother chained, killed, and turned into a demon, not after mistaking a tentacled beast on a roof for that very same brother.
This is a betrayal, a deep one.
He rests his hand against the cup - does not let his anger show though he does take a long sip from the tea. )
What makes you believe brute force is involved?