Solidarity--
Brock
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At the bottom of the valley, I hear the demon in my head speak to me.
“How do you feel about your performance, Brock? Do you think you did a good job in getting nearly every one of your teammates killed? You’re a really stupid human, aren’t you, Brock?”
“I don’t care about your opinions. You’re a demon, and, when you show yourself, I’ll end you as soon as you’re ready.”
“Oh, you still think that you’re in control? You’re more juvenile than I expected—and I’m more than a demon. I’m an Ukjejido, and that means that I can tell you how this all ends. There’s no point in hiding it from you now.”
I hear Horokaida call over the radio, “Brock! Where ar—”
His voice cuts off, and no one else reports in.
“The prefrontal cortex is an area in your little human brain where
