"No interest in trying to leave a legacy, to pass yourself down into history as a form of immortality?" again, his tone does not give away what he thinks of either such a thing or Arkady not being interested in it.
"Who are you, really?" he says in return, and he shrugs slightly, dismissing the rhetorical question himself, "My name is Ereuvir. I am the ruler of the Underworld, where the wicked go to be punished for their sins in life," he knows that this often makes the religious jump to the Devil, but Arkady doesn't strike him as the sort. "Nobody sent me. There are few creatures in the entire cosmos who could force me to do their bidding if I did not choose to."
"As I said. You came to my attention and I was curious. I still am. You're a man who cheated death. I suppose I should be more offended, but mostly I'm intrigued. It is not something often accomplished."
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"Who are you, really?" he says in return, and he shrugs slightly, dismissing the rhetorical question himself, "My name is Ereuvir. I am the ruler of the Underworld, where the wicked go to be punished for their sins in life," he knows that this often makes the religious jump to the Devil, but Arkady doesn't strike him as the sort. "Nobody sent me. There are few creatures in the entire cosmos who could force me to do their bidding if I did not choose to."
"As I said. You came to my attention and I was curious. I still am. You're a man who cheated death. I suppose I should be more offended, but mostly I'm intrigued. It is not something often accomplished."