A Candid Conversation (Lore Comic)

Released on the 26th of may, 2023, this comic was made alongside teasers for Necrosyndicates Act 2 showing off A Candid Conversation. In this comic, Kingrin invades Bloxburg's Town Hall with the intention of killing Astarossa after he went against Smiley Enzyme Hoarders. But the mayor wants to talk with him about his violent attitudes.
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SMASH!!! 
Kingrin: MAYOR!!
Kingrin: HOPE YOU'RE READY TO DIE, YOU OLD LICH!! CAUSE ME AND MY BOYS ARE ABOUT TO...
Smiley: There's... no one here, Harry. 
Kingrin: Thomas, lead the right side. Jackson, lead the left. 
Thomas: Got it, Harry! 
Jackson: Got it, Harry!
Creak... 
Kingrin: Heya, 'Mister Mayor'.
Kingrin: Interesting tactic you've got, sending away all your pals from here...
Kingrin: Too bad that won't help you or this damned hall. Hope you love metal, you lich.
Astarossa: Hold that thought, if you will, 'Kingrin'. 
Kingrin: ...hm? 
Astarossa: I'd like to talk to you. One-on-one.
Kingrin: ...
Kingrin: Consider me intrigued, bastard. Come on, then. Spit out your death rattle while your tongue's still intact!
[----]
Astarossa: "I believe your efforts are misguided, Kingrin."
Kingrin: How so? 
Astarossa: Your attempt in seizing the Necroenzyme brings you more detriment than benefit. The more you accumulate, the more you put yourself and others under the threat of the necrosyndicates. 
Kingrin: Pff, you think I'm scared of them? Please. I can handle them. 
Astarossa: Your personal ability does not matter. What matters is the threat your Familey has to face on their day-to-day lives.
Kingrin: We can take care of ourselves better than you think, old man. Undermine us again and I'll crack your skull open. 
Astarossa: ...Do you enjoy goring those who stand in your path? 
Kingrin: What kind of fuckin' question is that? Of course I fuckin' do. Seeing those bastards filled with regret make me happy. 
Astarossa: Even if such actions put your Familey in a much more dangerous position? 
Kingrin: You fuckin' kidding? After what we've done? There's no way anyone else would want to face against us. 
Astarossa: You underestimate what the people seeking the Necroenzyme are capable of. Your veil of brutality won't hold off professionals, nor would it hold off against people who know not your reputation around here. 
Kingrin: "Veil of Brutality"? You callin' me a fake? 
Astarossa: I am. Your disposition betrays you. Monsters don't have feelings. For a man who glorifies violence, you seem reticent to have such cruelties befall your friends. Yet, in the same light, seeking out the Necroenzyme only puts them in larger danger. Those who seek to crush you won't need to face you directly. They'll break you down by attrition, mentally. 
Kingrin: ...We put ourselves in this position because we fuckin' care, you lich. Don't you fuckin' dare make assumptions about the Familey. You. Don't. Know. Shit. 
Astarossa: Yes, but despite your motivation, your weakness will find you in time. The Necroenzyme is a highly sought after product, and the necrosyndicates will not hesitate to take what you hold. When that happens, your friends will be put in the dark, the person whom they looked up to having been taken down. Your Familey will be destroyed morally, then physically.
Kingrin: Shut the hell up. This... this'll be our chance to bring back the people we lost. We won't give up. I'm not going to let someone like you talk me out of this. 
Astarossa: Don't you understand, Harrison? Your insistence in continuing this is putting the people you care about in further danger. When you lose the Necroenzyme, you won't be able to bring back the people you lost during your attempts in seizing more of it. Their deaths will be entirely on you. 
Kingrin: I'm going to rip that tongue off your goddamn throat. 
Astarossa: You have the ability to stop the continuous deaths of your Familey. You are the only one able to dissuade them from pursuing the Necroenzyme. Your tenacity will only bring death by attrition. 
Kingrin: Shut the HELL UP!! You think you're better than me?! I don't give a shit that you don't think I'm right. They will be back... and people like you won't...
Astarossa: Would your friend from 17 years ago approve of this?
Kingrin: ...Say that again? 
Astarossa: The man you failed to save 17 years ago. What would he think about your intentional efforts in saving your friends through mindless cruelties? Would he approve of you putting your friends in jeopardy for the sake of chasing a dream where everyone you love comes back?!
Astarossa: Your incessant violence has become a detriment for you and those beside you, yet you continue to enact it! Tell me, what is it that pushes you to keep chasing the dream of reviving those you love with the Necroenzyme?! Is it because you truly care, or is it because you're afraid of admitting you're too weak to protect everyone you love?! 
Kingrin: ...Shut the hell up...
Kingrin: SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!!!!!!!
CRASH!!!!
BASH!!
Kingrin: ...I'm going to rip your fuckin' head off like I did your brother. 
Astarossa: ...That so? Then, come on. SHOW ME WHAT YOU'VE GOT!!!
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