[ Adora looks sharply at River in recognition at her tone. That 'no' says more than her next sentence. Something in Adora's chest tightens, and as they enter the quiet kitchen, she pauses. She's never explained it to anyone who wasn't there with her, so she has no idea how this will sound. ]
I was...a weapon. I didn't know it, I was just made that way. You saw her, just now, in the hall. Her name is She-Ra. When I was activated, I couldn't control what was happening. Well, I wasn't supposed to be able to control it.
[ She smiles thinly, because at the time it was a hollow victory. the sword was shattered, Glimmer was gone, and Adora didn't know what her own purpose was anymore. ]
I still don't know how I did it.
[ The pain had been like being on fire from the inside out, as magic poured into and then out of her, but if she was going to die, she was going to at least die trying to stop herself. ]
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I was...a weapon. I didn't know it, I was just made that way. You saw her, just now, in the hall. Her name is She-Ra. When I was activated, I couldn't control what was happening. Well, I wasn't supposed to be able to control it.
[ She smiles thinly, because at the time it was a hollow victory. the sword was shattered, Glimmer was gone, and Adora didn't know what her own purpose was anymore. ]
I still don't know how I did it.
[ The pain had been like being on fire from the inside out, as magic poured into and then out of her, but if she was going to die, she was going to at least die trying to stop herself. ]