[quote=@Rune_Alchemist]
Further, if I am to be completely honest here....it feels a bit like the machina have been set up to win this 'battle' from the beginning. Maybe its just been how I've been interpreting things, but at the moment it feels like all of the actions of both the demons and angels to get Bastion has been rather moot if this is going to end so soon.
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Also keep in mind here the Angels have been completely owning everyone else. I don't think that's a clear victory for the Machina.