"Kaziema, answer me this. Say that we maintain the current setup centuries in the future. Would you ever allow your child to be used as a malice receptacle?"
"No, I won't. Nor will my wife or anyone from my family. I will ascend to a Revenant and remove the need for all of that. It is my responsibility. Once I become the Immortal, I will make it right."
Hearing his overly optimistic thoughts, I rubbed the back of my head in irritation before I continued to talk.
"Do you know of any way to remove malice apart from suicide? Have you tried to speak to the other battlefronts?"
"No. But I will figure out a way. Africa is strong. We will definitely find a way."
Contrary to what I expected, Kaziema was neither stupid nor malicious. He was just naive. If he were a Successor, he would undoubtedly become a Paragon. People like him would make good moral compasses. But as king to be, they would undoubtedly lead their kingdoms to ruin.
