Part 2: Fighting

“You know I fought. I did, I fought the same way you want to fight now. I gave everything I had, sacrificed every last thing I held dear, but this city is a beast that feeds on misery, and pain, and death, and it's never full.

These kinds of situations are notoriously difficult to manage because we don’t want to give up who we are unless there is something better to replace it. If you find yourself being swallowed up by a conflict, if you begin to see your very identity as tied to the fight, try to take a step back and remember why you are fighting. You are fighting for

Part X never gives up, but as strange as it sounds, that’s good news. It means that every single day is filled with opportunities to fight. Whether you win or lose any one battle, your Life Force will increase.

fighting in order to overcome the threat or fleeing to avoid a threatening situation.

In those days, I worked long and hard to develop my skill. But it remained locked away. For I was prey to the greed of winning. And this greed of winning led me into the bowels of fear. And a fearful man cannot fight. He can only flail.

To illustrate, it’s difficult to avoid being wounded in times of war. Yet it’s an honor if one stands up to fight again. But it’s a disgrace if someone retreats. Similarly, even if Christians are completely surrounded by sin, they should still fight against it.