"I made a deal with Hope to get the sustenance I need. Not quite the same thing as hunting my own meals, but it'll do for now."
His face goes very serious at the mention of stopping. "No. It's much worse than that. Sunai can never starve to death. Instead, we go dark, and assume our true forms. Wings, a tail, and horns, all made of shadow, smoke, and fire." Which makes him look a touch like a miniature Balrog.
"Then we lose control and take whatever souls are nearby to satisfy the hunger. It doesn't matter if they are innocent or sinful. Any will do. And that keeps on going until we are finally no longer hungry and come back to our senses." In other words, this was a Very Bad Thing, something which Leo tried to impress on the people around him. He'd gone dark many times, but that was a necessary evil where he was, in order to purge the city of those that were corrupting it.
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His face goes very serious at the mention of stopping. "No. It's much worse than that. Sunai can never starve to death. Instead, we go dark, and assume our true forms. Wings, a tail, and horns, all made of shadow, smoke, and fire." Which makes him look a touch like a miniature Balrog.
"Then we lose control and take whatever souls are nearby to satisfy the hunger. It doesn't matter if they are innocent or sinful. Any will do. And that keeps on going until we are finally no longer hungry and come back to our senses." In other words, this was a Very Bad Thing, something which Leo tried to impress on the people around him. He'd gone dark many times, but that was a necessary evil where he was, in order to purge the city of those that were corrupting it.