Because the Score said that I would go to Akzeriuth someday and die, taking the city along with me.
[He gives that a moment to sink in.]
Van desired the power of the "scion of Lorelei" - the ability to produce hyperresonance at will - to further his own plans. In order to ensure that he would have access to that power, he kidnapped me and had you created to take my place.
[Asch frowns deeply, glaring down at the floor.]
You're a perfect replica down to fonon frequency, and the fomicry used to create you was illegal. No one would have any reason to suspect unless they had seen the both of us, which I'm sure is a part of the reason why Van suggested keeping you in the manor.
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[He gives that a moment to sink in.]
Van desired the power of the "scion of Lorelei" - the ability to produce hyperresonance at will - to further his own plans. In order to ensure that he would have access to that power, he kidnapped me and had you created to take my place.
[Asch frowns deeply, glaring down at the floor.]
You're a perfect replica down to fonon frequency, and the fomicry used to create you was illegal. No one would have any reason to suspect unless they had seen the both of us, which I'm sure is a part of the reason why Van suggested keeping you in the manor.