Revenge: it's a dream of flames fueled by scorched remains that are lit to a torch and brought back upon the one who burned you.
The hero, the waker of his own soul, is himself but the convenient means of his own dissolution.
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
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The hero, the waker of his own soul, is himself but the convenient means of his own dissolution.
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