Saturday, October 2, 2010

The Highest Ideal for a Warrior

[Realizing that the assassin has come too close to be stopped and that his death is imminent, the King of Qin stands up and stares at the scroll behind him]

"I have just come to a realization! This scroll by Broken Sword contains no secrets of his swordsmanship. What this reveals is his highest ideal. In the first state, man and sword become one and each other. Here, even a blade of grass can be used as a lethal weapon. In the next stage, the sword resides not in the hand but in the heart. Even without a weapon, the warrior can slay his enemy from a hundred paces. But the ultimate ideal is when the sword disappears altogether. The warrior embraces all around him. The desire to kill no longer exists. Only peace remains."

-King of Qin, Hero

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