Torn

Miko looked at him with a pained expression that did not escape Arthur's notice. She wanted to scream at him, to tell him that he was making the world his enemy, and to stop him. But instead, she bit her lips and turned away.

"An evil person does not believe they are evil. Everyone has their reasons to justify their actions, Arthur," she warned him before creating a portal to leave. Then, she half-turned toward him. "And if you don't listen to our pleas, how are you different?"

Arthur stood atop the balcony, feeling the weight of her gaze followed by ripples of her teleportation. Arthur closed his eyes. Her words struck a chord because, in this decision, Arthur knew that he was being evil.

A world thrown into chaos because of one man's decision.

Then, he laughed, not in joy nor madness, but in utter helplessness. To save his love, he must abandon his morals. He must become the evil he once wished to uproot, the selfishness of the strong he abhorred.