How Negotiation Breaks the Toxic Cycle of Domination\/Submission

Negotiation is one of the elements that sets humans apart from animals. It is one of the evolutions that has lifted humanity out of barbarism/plunder to pave the way for diplomacy, trade, and exchange.

We live in a time that gives us the illusion that it has always been easy to talk to each other. But if you have ever raised a 2-year-old child, or if you have been in a relationship, you know how untrue that is.

When we zoom in on the human brain, in this bundle of neurons, we realize how miraculous communication is. A series of electrical and chemical signals form an idea, this idea is converted into sounds through movements of the tongue, air expelled from the lungs, and our larynx emitting a voice. Another human being receives these sounds through their eardrum, decoding the words, isolating them from ambient noise, and their neurons must produce electrical and chemical signals to visualize and understand the original idea.

And as if that weren't complex enough, the recipient's brain evaluates its interest and survival based on the idea it received. It must also combine what it hears with body language, etc.

If we zoom in on the details, two beings negotiating are performing a very complex operation that represents the culmination of millions of years of known evolution. We experience this miracle every day without appreciating its exceptional nature (We have too many bills to pay that hide paradise from us 😅)

In creating Aurion, we wanted to reconnect humans to the extraordinary aspect and true power of negotiation.

Aurion is the energy that channels the ambitions of all living beings. Beyond physical combat, Aurion reacts to negotiations where each being tries to convince the other of their point of view.

In volume 9, we can see the king of Zama negotiating with the notable Bilandil.

Each of them gathers their Aurion to defend their point of view by "vibrating" the best of themselves. Writing this scene was difficult and exciting. We had to illustrate for the first time the vibratory aspect of our civilization, but also build the dialogue like a verbal joust that exploits the laws of military strategy.

To negotiate, some humans will speak from their hearts to convince through intensity, they are like infantry knights. Enkwo is in this category, charging with his passion that almost shakes Bilandil for a moment. Others are like archers who send distant arguments without exposing themselves emotionally too much like Bilandil does at the beginning of the discussion.

The infantryman then protects himself with the shield of his convictions. And when an archer fails to hit a knight with his arrows, he quietly approaches to strike a dagger blow in the weak point of the armor.

It is through this analogy that Bilandil pushes Enkwo to lose his calm and the king of Zama distracts his honor Aurion.

When you have to negotiate, try to be Ewineh in the room as much as possible if your basic arguments lead to a deadlock. It is a difficult path that requires stepping back. Ewineh was able to do this because she had perspective on the original conflict. The most beautiful evolutions of humanity have occurred when we have broken cycles of domination/submission through cooperation.

We hope that reading Aurion will inspire you to be a better human who cooperates.

Aurion is an epic story in games, graphic novels and anime about the challenge and struggle to stay a kind and altruistic human in a cynical and selfish world. How do you believe in the light without being naïve and abused by the darkness?

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