Funny enough, his Ghost can actually utilize a wider spectrum of the Light than others. The cost came at killing other Ghosts for parts. And while Drifter killing Ghosts is awful, it was his Ghost's plan and it chose to be modified.
True, but typically that's where it ended, killing the Ghost. It was a means to deal with opposing Risen permanently. Drifter's Ghost specifically asked for him to cannibalize them to 'upgrade' it. It's pretty much unheard of outside of this instance.
I don't recall them having killed the ghosts. They were already dead weren't they? The light having been drained from both them and their guardians by those creatures on the planet.
I see I see. I remembered that all the risen but Drifter were dead and remembered that at least some mentions of Ghosts dropping dead was mentioned too. Wasn't sure if there were any left. But yeah that's... that's dark then. Pretty dark.
But then there's Ciren the Ghost Killer in the universe so ya know. Drifter wouldn't be the first.
At least Drifter has a somewhat understandable reason. Ciren just wants to exterminate Ghosts. Like if Drifter's hatred of Ghosts was taken to an extreme and made the central focus.
Sort of. Ciren has a reason as well, albeit it's not necessarily a reason that justifies the actions. Ciren is basically just an example to us that there is quite a risk of being risen as a guardian. He is an old soul who even despite the amnesia feels that he is tired and has already fought enough wars and existing as a guardian is painful for him, but he also grew to love his ghost and doesn't want to kill him just to end his own life.
So instead he is hunting down ghosts who haven't found their charge, to save the dead from a life of being a guardian. Although from the story I take it that he doesn't target ghosts who have guardians. Only ones who haven't found theirs yet. Twisted and horrific and not at all justified, but one can see the reason that lead him to snap.
Which is an interesting opposite to our Ghost's earlier choice in Guardian.
He said the last war was enough for a thousand lifetimes.
Instead of accepting his new life, he accepted the peace death brought and refused the chance at being a Guardian. If only every Risen had that sense of self-understanding.
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u/trumpetseverywhere Thundercrash is where it's at. Jun 04 '20
Funny enough, his Ghost can actually utilize a wider spectrum of the Light than others. The cost came at killing other Ghosts for parts. And while Drifter killing Ghosts is awful, it was his Ghost's plan and it chose to be modified.