



“My gods sent me here,” Mael said. “To search for you.”
“For me?” I (Marius) asked. I was startled.
“You will understand all these things,” he said. “Just as you will come to know the true worship of ancient Egypt. The gods will teach you.”
“Why ever would they do that?” I asked.
“The answer is simple,” he said. “Because you are going to become one of them.”
I was about to answer when I felt a sharp blow to the back of my head and the pain spread out in all directions over my skull as if it were water. I knew I was going out. I saw the table rising, saw the ceiling high above me.
"- Marius and Mael, mortal, meet in a tavern.
// And so begins the tale of the great VC Frienamies, Marius and Mael. Because Marius doesn’t believe that friends should knock each other out, kidnap them, tie them up, hold them hostage, and then shove them in a tree to be killed.
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I am in love with you", I responded.
He laughed the most beguiling and gentle laugh.
“Of course you are,” he replied. “I understand perfectly because I’m in love with myself. The fact that I’m not transfixed in front of the nearest mirror takes a great deal of self-control.
"Have you suffered in my absence?“ I asked, looking back at the altar.
Very soberly he answered, "It was pure hell.”
I didn’t reply.
“Each risk you take hurts me,” he said. “But that is my concern and my fault.”
“Why do you love me?” I asked.
“You know, you’ve always known. I wish I could be you. I wish I could know the joy you know all the time.”
“And the pain, you want that as well?”
“Your pain?” He smiled. “Certainly. I’ll take your brand of pain anytime, as they say.”
"He grew reflective again and very sad. It almost hurt me to look at him. I wanted to grab him by the shoulders and shake him, but that would only have made him furious.
“I love you,” he said softly.
I was amazed.
“You’re always looking for a way to triumph,” he continued. “You never give in. But there is no way to triumph. This is purgatory we’re in, you and I. All we can be is thankful that it isn’t actually hell.
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