I'm so glad that you found time to write this fantastic ending, Steve! Using the 'blind faith' pill to show Kurt's willingness to do anything to regain his voice works both for the plot and symbolically. With it, he's giving Dr. Machete the trust and power to help him. Then you bring in my favorite sci-fi element of this round, the machine. Giving Doc the ability to actually delve into Kurt's mind and see those memories for himself was highly creative, well done.

You give the readers a peek at the formation of the 'God of Metal', from a happy child in a loving home to one that grows sick of artificial pretenses as his family life deteriorates. Resentment and rage build inside him and he comes to grip with why his baritone voice has abandoned him.

Your ending with his moment of choice, deciding to eradicate those memories was so powerful, both in his resolve and as an ending for this story. Now bereft of those happier memories, that feeling of something 'missing' will remain. A high price for the return of his voice but one he was willing to pay.

~Bris