Linked Bloodlust

Kieran rued the Culling and what it stood for. 

However, he was not alone in that emotion. Hatred toward the Culling was a unanimous thought amongst the Voiceless, which was completely understandable. Kieran didn't fault them whatsoever. 

He'd be a hypocrite if he did, and Kieran was no hypocrite.

'Not that I know of, no. Am I? Hmm… possibly?'

Kieran shrugged that thought aside. 

Through the Realm of Self, which acted as a mystical mirror for the consciousness inside to see through their normal eyes, Kieran looked at Cardinal Weiss with a somber expression. The mere mention was enough to invoke strangely contradictory emotions inside him.

On the one hand, he wanted to kill and attain greater power. Many lives would be reaped in doing so, but it was a consequence that Kieran was gradually coming to grips with. And that made him sullen.