[if only there were, honestly. he'd do it in a heartbeat.

he's silent for a few moments.]

I've told you a bit about the Void. About the whispers. If you delve too deep, the things that you find there-- it's not about resisting, anymore. It isn't possible to.

I was... overconfident. I pushed too far, trying to draw more power from it, and what I touched was... [his ears flick, hard, as he shakes his head.] I got the power I was looking for, but it was too much. I wasn't myself when it killed me, I don't know if anyone tried to stop it, or if I lashed out at them, all I heard was-- it was only the voices.