Nightworld 11: See No Evil
“the vampires hate running water, but for this it's a necessary evil. from what we saw, they have some level of steam power inside too, but rely on canals for shipping their cargo." “that cargo is people, right?" jaro asked. noah nodded gravely.
Shady Impressions: In Pursuit of a Professional #1
They’re kind of a necessary evil,” he replied before bringing a spoonful of steaming liquid up to his lips. the wolf looked at the collie confused. “but… they’re heroes.
Mage ch 11
He knew this wasn't a good idea, but it was a necessary evil to avoid talking about a guy he was not interested in whatsoever. 'besides, i'm dating someone anyway.'
Werewulf part 13
He was a necessary evil at this point in her life so he might as well show up and not be a total waste of space. "he'll be fine mom...want some tea?" she nodded, still not sitting up, eyes not even open yet.
Awakening
Shinryu abhors violence, but he deemed the conflict a necessary evil. out of unconditional love, he spared the life of his twin, choosing instead to banish him. shinryu reformed the empire, and became the dragon king.
Life is Just a Storm- Chapter 24- Platt's Regret
It was a necessary evil. to compensate, lukan had offered to visit klaus after work and see movies together. klaus only obliged sometimes. he had said that if he did that too often, he'd be abusing his "free movie employee incentive".
My love, the dragon keeper
It may be scandalous, but it was a necessary evil to let us be close to the creatures we swore to protect. when i was thirty-one, we had our first child, a female we called elsa. the second, albert, followed two years later.
A Fatal Game 10 - The Pact
A necessary evil unto his world. utilising his talents was difficult to say the least. "talents huh? sure worked in guarding whatever shit you had in mind, huh?" perhaps.
Wind of Change: Chapter 24
"sometimes a necessary evil is required for a greater good. yeah, i heard that so many times. i'm not criticizing you. it's realistic.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To Breakfast
That said, in many ways the city guards saw the broadside mermaid as a necessary evil; it kept that particular sin isolated to the city docks, and out of the city.
Murphy's Law
It is a little scummy that most of this chapter is just rehashed dialogue from the game, but it's a necessary evil to get through the prologue. as for a brief explanation, it's an au mass effect universe, which should be blatantly obvious very quickly.
Tales of the Insatiable Curiosity: Cast Off
As the commonwealth member species were not fighters by nature in a universe that did not tolerate weakness, the tech guard were viewed as a necessary evil by some and a sad fact of life by others.