"Well, that is rather unfortunate on your part. War is the kind of skill that relies on deep understanding of others, on working with them, or at least on them. Sure, parlor tricks work on the weaker minds but if you don't seek to play only the weaker, if you want to move the stronger, you might have to be flexible and learn how to learn other minds, working with them or under them often provides a great motivation and opportunity to learn..." Lucifer's look became speculative a she carefully regarded his Chosen agents. They may not be ready for some revelations just yet, but could be ready for others, if barely.
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"How does one become an arch angel or a demon lord after all, do you think? By being born into the role, sometimes, by being made originally or altered to suit?a particular purpose of a higher being, as I ought to know. But there is also another path, of becoming more powerful, by being the best at what you do, the one who understands all the ins and outs. War is...well, at its highest levels it can be incredibly satisfying, impressively efficient, and yet you have not reached such levels yet. That is why you need me, and I, in turn, could?use both of you.
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I could supply you with?minions, weapons, and opportunities, and hope that one day?either or both of you would be smart enough to take them. Witches could be helpful to you in more than one regard actually, they could guard the tree part of the time, they could seek out some defensive relics, they could occasionally?obey your orders and thus boost your ego, but they could also teach you how to work with others, the one skill you openly and too proudly profess to lack.
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There is a faster route to success, if you would consent to being implanted with something, but something tells me you would reject the idea even though a daughter of Hell should be more trusting of its protector," Lucifer mournfully chided Halbrek?while including the black winged angel in his statement. "So, since I am a little pressed for time and agents, I will let you decide, which path you prefer, the quicker or the slower one..." Lucifer happily concluded, always enjoying humans, angels?or demons either making choices too thoughtfully or too hastily, but always to his advantage.
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