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{Outside The Projection}
Their words held many a revelation.
Many that came back-to-back.
Malik's initial realization, his sadness, acceptance... Acceptance of both his loss, the paid sacrifice, and the "Fate" Cyrus held in store for him. The "Fate" that took away the Golden Throne from Huda. A "Fate" that she cared not for. That no one cared for... because now they realized... they all realized an obvious truth.
Sinbad lost his ticket to cheating death.
He could no longer join Malik in Returning By Death.
And most importantly... he could not heal his soul.
At least not in the way he previously could.
It all made sense now.
Why he acted the way he did.
Why he was ready to even kill his own sister.
Sinbad knew that there was no saving Malik, not anymore.
Whatever pieces of him remained could barely hold back the Corruption.
