Yes and no. There was a part of me that did it purely because him living would've led to billions more sentients dying. There was also a part of me that did it because he made it so I watched people -- [He stops short of the words 'burn alive'] -- so I watched a whole lot of innocent people die.
There was no way to go into that situation with 100% pure intentions, completely emotionally removed. Anyone that thinks that's possible doesn't know what they're talking about or is completely heartless. When you're dealing with someone that causes that much harm, you can't turn off the anger over what they've done to hurt people.
You can just choose which part of yourself you listen to. The tactical assessment -- the logic -- or the rage.
In other situations, where war criminals like that could be safely taken in for trial, I've arrested them. Including one that killed a group of my new Novas and nearly killed my brother. The hate was there then, too, but the situation was different, so I put it aside.
So yeah, I enjoyed it. It was impossible not to. But that wasn't what fueled my final decision. Killing him was the only way to stop a war -- that the resistance had just lost -- that would've killed billions more. Including my home planet.
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There was no way to go into that situation with 100% pure intentions, completely emotionally removed. Anyone that thinks that's possible doesn't know what they're talking about or is completely heartless. When you're dealing with someone that causes that much harm, you can't turn off the anger over what they've done to hurt people.
You can just choose which part of yourself you listen to. The tactical assessment -- the logic -- or the rage.
In other situations, where war criminals like that could be safely taken in for trial, I've arrested them. Including one that killed a group of my new Novas and nearly killed my brother. The hate was there then, too, but the situation was different, so I put it aside.
So yeah, I enjoyed it. It was impossible not to. But that wasn't what fueled my final decision. Killing him was the only way to stop a war -- that the resistance had just lost -- that would've killed billions more. Including my home planet.