[Which is an answer to both questions, Mephisto's mood growing more subdued when Chuuya looks up at him like that. He knows it isn't pity, but all the same, he didn't bare himself like this so Chuuya could look at him as though he were something in need of protection.]
You recall the state my body was in while fighting against the dragon, yes? Those rotten, bleeding sores that my own abilities cannot heal... while the cause may have been different, you can think of that as an unfortunate part of the life cycle of a demon king. Although the essence of who we are as demons makes us immortal, our bodies are not. And after a time, they'll break down in a way much like you saw before, forcing us to seek out new ones lest we suffer a painful death.
[Which is something he's pretty sure he's explained in some detail before -- though nothing as specific as how the process itself looks and feels.]
[It puts a bit more weight into how he reacted before, when Chuuya spoke of his own death so lightly. Of the few times it's happened, death has never been a pleasant affair for Mephisto.]
Prior to the Storm, my own body was in the beginning stages of such a process, due to a number of complicated factors I'd rather not get into at the moment. It's thanks to the Natha and Lady Mipha's healing power that I don't have to worry about being mistaken for an extra on the set of The Walking Dead anymore... but even her power is unable to completely remove the damage already done to my body.
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[Which is an answer to both questions, Mephisto's mood growing more subdued when Chuuya looks up at him like that. He knows it isn't pity, but all the same, he didn't bare himself like this so Chuuya could look at him as though he were something in need of protection.]
You recall the state my body was in while fighting against the dragon, yes? Those rotten, bleeding sores that my own abilities cannot heal... while the cause may have been different, you can think of that as an unfortunate part of the life cycle of a demon king. Although the essence of who we are as demons makes us immortal, our bodies are not. And after a time, they'll break down in a way much like you saw before, forcing us to seek out new ones lest we suffer a painful death.
[Which is something he's pretty sure he's explained in some detail before -- though nothing as specific as how the process itself looks and feels.]
[It puts a bit more weight into how he reacted before, when Chuuya spoke of his own death so lightly. Of the few times it's happened, death has never been a pleasant affair for Mephisto.]
Prior to the Storm, my own body was in the beginning stages of such a process, due to a number of complicated factors I'd rather not get into at the moment. It's thanks to the Natha and Lady Mipha's healing power that I don't have to worry about being mistaken for an extra on the set of The Walking Dead anymore... but even her power is unable to completely remove the damage already done to my body.