Chapter 739: The Jailer Only Wants Everyone to Be Happy. Is He Wrong?
Diakum and Zovaal had not actually known each other for very long.
Though they had engaged in plenty of "long-distance clashes" before, they had only truly met during those few days in The Maw. Yet without question, their relationship was a subtle kind of "friendship between enemies."
The Jailer believed Diakum understood his desire, while the Vigilant believed Zovaal was a "good person."
He was a perfectionist who could not tolerate terrible flaws, and an idealist who wished to "shape perfection." He had once served the "perfection" promised by the First Ones, but the moment he realized that so-called perfection was merely an illusion, he chose rebellion.
That was, in truth, a very "selfish" act.
As the Eternal Arbiter, Zovaal's dereliction of duty and rebellion had inflicted an immensely vicious and far-reaching impact upon the cycle of life and death.
Yet it was also a very "selfless" act.
Because he truly was not fighting for his own interests. Even now, everything he had done had been for one reason: "to mend the flaws of all living things and shape perfection."
He was resolute and had almost never wavered. Even after his siblings stripped him of all his power, dignity, and freedom, he had never bowed his head through the endless years of imprisonment in The Maw.
He possessed every virtue of a "great villain"!
Unwavering will, clear goals, a heart devoted to the greater good, powerful execution, skill at uniting and cooperating with others, and never giving up after a setback. Other than his inability to smile, Zovaal was practically a perfect great villain.
However, even though Diakum admired such a soul, beneath this Grand Blueprint temple of the creators, this duel was utterly unavoidable.
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