The Eternal PunishmentIts vision turned red, fiery, filled with power launched down on those who threatened its existence. The world below turned invisible for a moment while he fired, and he felt... at peace.
From the beginning of its inception, the cocoon had seen and experienced many things. As they fought, it had been learning. Their strikes taught it pain, their curses taught it fear, and the wounds they opened taught it the will to endure.
But as it fought, it had kept asking itself. Why fight? Why persist? Why cause such pain, why endure such pain? People... they were truly impossible to understand.
Suddenly, a new voice shook the heavens, one that should be familiar to the cocoon. And yet, only one thing came from it. It came to learn of deceit. Thus, his heart and soul came to birth a new emotion:
Disgust.
"This battle is not yours, fallen star!" The one within the light smiled darkly and the wings changed formation in a heartbeat, shifting so four would skewer her from different sides, rushing at her with heroic power while the other two covered his weak points. He didn't understand why, but now that he could see her, he recognized that she was an existence he could never tolerate.
But while he turned to look at the so called brethren, he looked away. It was only too late that his eye noticed the Justice, landed safely. The beam had stopped firing when he moved his wings. His smile quickly turned to shock.
And thus it came to learn of beauty. Of the tenacity of an opponent's spirit.