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Sacrifice demands the surrender of things we cherish above all else. Only out of the agony of those losses can a new resolution be born... An undying devotion to a cause greater than one's self... And a moral duty to see a journey through... to its absolute completion.
Emily Thorne
'You understand that once you start, you have begun a one-way trip,' Takeda said quietly. 'There is no going back.'
'I understand.'
'Are you sure this is what you want, Amanda Clarke?'
Emily's eyes shot up to stare at him. 'My name is Emily Thorne. I left Amanda Clarke behind a long time ago.'
A small smile appeared on his face. 'I still see her weakness in you.'
Emily felt the anger surging through her. Without thinking, she lunged at him. He grabbed a hold of her wrists and easily threw her to the ground. The breath was winded out of her. She gasped, a grimace of pain appearing on her face. He crouched beside her.
'You are stupid. You let your anger dictate your actions. You cannot let that happen, if you want to make the Graysons pay for what they did.'
He let go and Emily gasped again. Holding her side, she stood and looked at the back of her newly-appointed mentor. Every breath brought a dull pain to her lungs.
'Give me a chance,' she said with difficulty. 'Give me a chance and I'll do better. I'll learn, I'll listen, if you teach me.'
Takeda stopped and turned to look at her in curiosity. 'Are you willing to pay the price that the path of revenge will cost?'
Emily narrowed her eyes, breathing heavily, her hand holding her side in a vice-grip. She was like many of the people he had seen before – they decide that their lives will be spent punishing people for the losses they suffered. But, in a way, he was fascinated by her. She was fuelled by a fire kindled with rage and pain. The innocent little girl she had probably once been was there, but the walls Emily had created hid Amanda Clarke from the world. He reminded him of his own daughter, in a strange, twisted way.
She began to nod slowly, but certain. Her eyes were cold and hard, unforgiving. She seemed ready to learn.
'This is a sacrifice,' he said, testing her one last time.
She clenched her fists. 'It's a sacrifice I'm willing to make.'
Takeda nodded once, satisfied. He beckoned. 'Come. You have much to learn.'
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