Green Symbols

“I must concur with Christopher,” said Twilar. “The green emblem represents malevolent energy – speaking from personal experience – which consumes the virtuousness of any man from our realm.”

Cedric nodded his head in approval – as did the red emblem and blue emblem councilmen. Larin turned his attention toward Twilar, indicating his desire to confront Twilar’s statement directly, without reservation. “I profess, genuinely, that my phobia for the green emblem is not well established.” Said Larin. “Anecdotes have their purposes, but are limited in conveying trepidation. That being said, every other council member in this room has witnessed that power first hand. Scars have been imprinted – physically, mentally, and emotionally – causing

Fear, often times, encourages subservient behavior in attempt to evade imminent danger. Implementing such methods, however, was not customary, nor conducive toward amenable discussions. Christopher did not care for standard protocol when precarious situations like these present themselves. The other council members – cognizant of Christopher’s conspicuous tactics – could not dismiss the notion entirely. The inescapable truth that the green emblem possessed unparalleled power was all too real. A delicate approach may prove ineffective, while a belligerent assault would be contradictory to the council’s

“That is what I anticipated,” said Twilar. “In that case, I will decline involvement in your planned vanquishment – furthermore, I will remind everyone that such actions will be deemed quite iniquitous to our designed purpose.” “Designed purpose?!” Yelled Christopher. “We are entrusted by our society to protect mankind from its own nefarious intentions. Our involvement has curtailed countless apocalyptic events in human history: Wars, nuclear crises, imperial/dictator overlords. Blood has been shed, without a doubt, but complete annihilation has been avoided by our devotion. The green emblem, in our time, has been the greatest threat to the human realm and ours. To the skeptics, I say this without equivocation – the boy must die!” “The scenarios you referenced were mandated based on observable evidence of abhorrent cruelty.” Said Larin. “The boy in question – to the best of my knowledge – has done nothing of the sort. We can use this opportunity to cultivate his talents in a way that would deter malicious behavior. Attempting to exterminate the boy may end in failure, then, his lust for vengeance could spur the malevolent energy of the green emblem. By revealing small amounts of information about his powers we can gain his trust; thus, giving us sufficient time to train the boy to control and restrain his