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[TheHopscotch]

"The only way you will ever have freedom or peace,
Now or ever,
Is in death."

2134 AC.

The Kingdom of Aen.

"Did you know even gods can not help but act like humans?

I spent years within those blackening wings, learning and understanding as much as I could about this world. Hearing stories of grand heroes who were blessed by Avalon, as well as those who drew power from the scorn and disdain of heaven. Mankind and even their gods all have a way of linking back to that same original point - To the divine which molded this world from nothing more than dust. Yet still, by some demand of their Archangel they chain and slaughter one another to no end.

The... One who had spent these years idle with me was soon met with that very same fate as my mother. I recall a sudden explosion of... I can hardly describe it, it was a mess of colors and light that hadn't seemed to quite fit within this world. Sounds which I couldn't quite place a finger on, exploding within my mind! A woman of hair as white as snow, a presence of authority that rang out as she spoke her name as clear as could be.

Elisheva.

She saw me as well, you know? I'm almost certain about that much. Her gaze met mine as I hid away as a scared child does, yet her fury was never directed towards me. Instead? I heard only a mumble as yet another flash of light and runic symbols enveloped both divine beings. I felt as the ground shook and the very earth split by their command alone. I watched as my mentor was returned to the heavens above - Bound in golden chains, no doubt to be forever sealed by the Seraphim of Avalon.

Alone.

I was alone once again.

I was spared by a being far stronger than I was, only to be returned to that same fate of loneliness.

... Since that event? I have been wandering in search of where she had been sealed. I've gone from the far reaches of Valmasia to the many islands scattered around Agartha. I've hunted and I've searched against all odds - Yet I have found nothing that would lead me to where she was taken. In a matter of minutes it had seemed as though this person that taught me of mankind and their many flaws - Was undone by the very same acts committed by the divine which created you all.

Those are my final memories before I began my search. It has been five years since her presence could be felt once more, I can feel myself drawn to that familiar sensation which I felt when I was young. You should understand that remaining with me, the only way you and I will ever have freedom or peace, now or ever? Is in death.

I'll allow you to decide whether or not you wish to remain with me as we cross The Silent Expanse. Should you decide that this path I walk is one you would see I push through alone? I'll allow you to leave without issue, you could sell my story across many continents for thousands of coin and live a life without struggle from here on out.

However, should you remain with me?

Should even one human protect the seal that binds my master?

I promise I will sink Meranthe into the ocean."