| The Final Battle |
[24 Feb 2010|12:35am] |
Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can? - Sun Tzu "The Art of War."
He remembered it all, and didn't want to remember any of it. He wanted to burn the imagine of Temujin and his daughter from his mind, go back and block the blow her fists had landed on him while Lady Mandarin was inside her. Nothing could be taken back. But it could be channeled, and channeled in such a way as to prevent him from ever having a safe haven. He had the ammunition to ruin him completely. No matter how much it hurt to replay those images, his daughter was worth everything to him.
No more.
Xavier is unconscious and that is the only way he can make this work. That, and the fact some here owe him long, overdue favors. It's best not to know the process he had to endure in order to extract his memories and have them recorded, or the mental stamina it took to not have any of the images show his daughter's face.
In the morning, the top search result on four of China's YouTube clones show Temujin in all his dishonor. Tony only needs to keep the video up for a day before he removes it himself - making it look like the government objected. It assures the video will go viral and connect with all the right people. There will be those who think Temujin will be a hero and legend, but they are the kinds of people the proud son of a bitch has and will always believe are beneath him. No one with honor will ever seek him out. It's walking death...uselessness and shame on his name and the name of his ancestors. He'll only have one way to reclaim his honor in the Motherland - and it has nothing to do with the Starks.
The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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