‘It’s in your blood, lad. Can’t be helped.’
But I don’t want to be like them. I see it, you see it, we all see it. The black eyes, the pale skin, the horns. Touched by demonkind. So many times removed from that hellish lineage but it doesn’t matter. A single drop of demon blood can corrupt eternally. A black ichor in a pool of water - doesn’t matter how much you dilute it, it’ll never be clear.
But who here is free of sin? Whose ancestors haven’t committed great crimes against humanity and the earth? Tell me. Show me!
My skin bears the mark of evil, but it is the actions of your kind that push me towards it.
Paddy Dobson
29th August 2023