I clenched my fist the moment I heard those words.
For some reason, hearing Lucielle talk about Leon like that irritated me far more than it should have.
I hated how she could look at him and reduce everything he was down to a single purpose. To her, Leon's existence seemed to begin and end with Lilith. It was as if nothing else about him mattered. His thoughts, his feelings, his experiences, everything he had gone through up until now seemed completely irrelevant compared to the role he had been born to fulfill.
Then again, maybe I shouldn't have been surprised.
From the very beginning, Leon's existence had been tied to Lilith.
He was her vessel.
That was the reason he existed.
If he eventually fulfilled all the conditions necessary for Lilith's resurrection, then from Lucielle's perspective, he would simply be accomplishing the purpose he had been created for.
A tool serving its intended function.
A vessel returning what belonged inside it.
Something like that.
