[ and a gentle head pat! ] Make sure you aren't alone, okay? Try to stay with someone you trust. If this is about the spectres you should be fine, but better to be safe.
It's a bit hard and scary regarding people you don't know, isn't it? Especially when all of this starts to happen.
[ His head tilts, meeting his own daemon's gaze. ] I know of Yoo Joonghyuk from my own world. Back home, he has a little sister about your age. You'd be able to trust him. He may seem very intimidating... but he's a good man. [ gentle pat. ] Plus, he's a very good cook!
It's a relief that you're so confident! Mii. Without everyone here to help look after me, I would really really scared. Even if I can cook for myself.
[ she's self sufficient in terms of, like, day to day life. but being kidnapped to a weird place where people are dying is a little outside of that scope! ]
Well, it's a ruined world. Some higher-powered beings decided to make a game of our world instead of simply destroying it. They put us into various scenarios and pitting us against one another. [ Despite how grim it likely sounds, it's as if someone is telling their favorite story. ]
That's right. "Constellations", they are ascended Incarnations. Most are well known mythological figures and even historical figures, or just those whose story have been told on Earth for a very long time.
Some are stronger than others depending on their Statuses and are not meant to take lightly. [ A lot to take in. ] Nothing we have to worry about here, probably.
[ That's true. Incarnations aren't be made lightly of either. ]
We can only hope, and if something has... well, Yoo Joonghyuk and I are here. [ Speaking of, he should probably look for that guy. A small head pat. ] I should go back to looking around, but let me know if you need anything.
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[ When you awake to your senses, it's filled with nothing but pain. Your body has been torn apart again and again- enough to cause your mind to break down. Despite this shock, your body was still alive. Your party members were shocked by your miserable appearance but they shouldn't stop. It is not meant to be for you to live. You stare at your loyal and dependable companions, exhausted and tired. Forced to fight you despite not wanting to, pressured to by your words and encouragement. Each of them filled with despair, that they would have to strike you down just to live. However, it had to be this way. If not you- then who else? It was better that it was you that was in this position. ]
Con... tinue.
[ If they didn't do it now, there wouldn’t be another chance.
[A few constellations have noticed your sacrifice.] [Many constellations are amazed by your will.]
However, if there was one person you could rely on to finish the job, it was him.
"Kim Dokja." Yoo Jonghyuk had risen from the stone wall and was watching you.
You almost laugh at the expression he makes. He can't change what has already happened, and he knows that. Because it's Yoo Joonghyuk, he has already accepted that he would have to kill you. That's what you think even as you can see that he believes it should be him in this spot and not you.
When Yoo Joonghyuk rushes to you, every hit with his blade against your body makes you feel weaker and weaker. He doesn't say anything but his despair is conveyed every time the blade cuts you. You know this isn't enough. You know it and he knows it. You usher him to use the proper blade- he hesitates with a response, gaze hard as he stares at you.
"...If I use this, you can't b̶̗̬̹̲̌̓́̿̈́́́̆é̵̢̢̢͔̰͎̖̬̰͉̺̳̦͚̈́͆̍̽͑͠ ̶̳̂̉̇͗͑r̶̥̤̠̜͎̜̦̳̉͐̀̐̏̽̒̇̑̊̂͋̾͘̚͜e̷̢̧̯̫͖̟̜͍̮̙͔̺͛͗͒̔̃̋̎́͝ͅs̶̨̞̙̲͎̙̻̞̠̘̾͆͒̌̋̚̚̕ṵ̵͚̺̞̝̟̠͎̳͍͎̊͜r̶̨͓͕͊̂̉͛̌r̵̺͖̄̔͛̆̊̇͌̔̐͋͌̓̂͝ę̴̳͇̹̻̼̰̏̏̽̌̽̒͜ͅc̵̜̾̚ţ̷̠̭̜̱̉̔̑̎͝ẹ̵̅̾͂̃͋̈́͛͒͋͑͗͝͠͝d̶̮̅͐̀͂̾͘."
Yoo Joonghyuk thinks too much and you know this. You know he's worried about the scenario being ruined, however now was the time to use that blade. It had to be done if they hoped to win. Text appears on the screen beside you in that moment.
[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ feels despair.] [The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is sighing deeply.] [The constellation ‘Queen of the Darkest Spring’ is holding her breath.]
Yes... you're aware that by that blade, all of your chances of coming back may be gone. This could be your final farewell.
The party members were running. They cried, screamed or were filled with deep anger. Everyone was coming towards you. Your vision gradually diminishes and all the characters became the landscape. You saw them and laughed.
「 Incarnation Kim Dokja will be killed by the person he loves most. 」
You had forgotten. All prophecies couldn't be interpreted literally. In this Star Stream, people were stories.
[The constellation ‘Secretive Plotter’ is looking at you.] [The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is looking at you.] [The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is looking at you.] [The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ is looking at you.] [The constellation ‘Maritime War God’ is looking at you.]
As the gazes of countless stars in the sky poured towards you, a story was running towards you. Parents, friends and lovers were all stories. This wasn’t the Ways of Survival you knew but— It was a story more wonderful than Ways of Survival.
[A constellation of a small planet is looking at you.] [All the constellations on the Korean Peninsula are looking at you.]
It was your story. You laughed as Yoo Jonghyuk's sword pierced your heart.
[ Your fate has been realized. ]
Your body slowly sinks down and you can feel Yoo Jonghyuk hold onto you. “Kim Dokja.” You choke a bit on blood, spilling from your lips as your peer at the man with a smile. ]
It was a really great story. İ̵̧̢̢̧̠̟̜̰̯͇̈́̆̓͑͐s̸̖̬̐̾͌̂̒̚n̵̢̨̡̯̝̭̯̲̳͛̀̓̓̍̎̓͘̚͜'̷̡̫̝͇̖̎͗̀ţ̴̧̭̙̮̬̣̺̰̤͙͐̀̂̊͌̾̉̓̇̌͜͝͝͝ ̸̛̘͉̻͍̬͌̓̾̊̅͛̇t̷̡̛̗̦̲̝͍̝̲͙͉̼̖̯̻̱̒̍̓͂̔̄̏́͗͘͠h̴̨̘̆͜a̷̛̦̹͇̻͎̞̺̪̥̾̾́̊́̀͑͂̂͝ṫ̷͉͐̃ ̵̘̿̀̀̄̓͒̍͜ṟ̶͍̼̲͎̳̞̈̇̈̒̉̾̄̅̍͐̿̈́̑̉͝į̴̮̗̜̠̥͓͈͒̊́͌̚͝͝͝g̷̢̣̘͔͈͙͚̖̬͈͋̓̌̾͐͊͐͐͑͝ͅḧ̸̨̨̛̺̙̙̳̼̤̣͕̣̝̲́̽̏̋͒̐͜͝t̸̨̛̠͖̞̲̺̩̦͔̖͙͉̞̝͈̊̂̎̈̒̀̈́͒͒͐͊͠?̷͉̬̲̬͎̇̎͂̀͊̓͠
[ Yoo Jonghyuk stares down at you silently. You couldn’t find any words and just watched. It was as if you had always been meant to do this. That's what you believe.
[The effect of the Heavenly Sword of Gathering Clouds has destroyed all remaining extra lives.] [You can no longer resurrect.]
You finally look up at the sky. The clusters of nebulae were in the center of the night sky. Vedas, Olympus, Papyrus... You would never forget what they had done. Then the sky blinked.
[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ doesn’t wish for your death.]
The stars shone brightly as if in response to your will.
[The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ doesn’t wish for your death.] [The constellation ‘Secretive Plotter’ doesn’t wish for your death.] [The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ doesn’t wish for your death.]
You look at the sky and laugh. Due to these guys, you hated the constellations but you couldn't hate the story. ]
[ The power of the demon king disappeared and at the same time, strength drained from you. A small black hole appeared in the air behind you. Your body was slowly being sucked into it. Your legs, your torso, your arms... it's a strange sensation as they turned into powder and were slowly being sucked in.
[ the scenario itself is confusing to her. but she understands a few things: a hero playing the villain. observers watching the gameboard, and helpless pawns on top of it. that's her interpretation, anyway.
she remembers - sin in the world of man is just like old maid. everybody tries to push the single old maid card into each others' hands. the game isn't about winning; it's about finding a single person to sacrifice - the loser. someone draws the old maid, someone has to carry man's sin. someone has to be sacrificed.
rika also understands being killed by the person you love most. but the circumstances still make this a very different thing; they change whether it's something to be grateful for or to feel betrayed by.
before saying anything, she looks to kim dokja, gauging his reaction. ]
[ For a moment, he doesn't react, he doesn't say anything.
Breathe in, breathe out.
Afterwards, he smiles, and it's a genuine thing. He looks to her after and seems the smallest bit apologetic. ]
I'm sorry you had to see that. [ Even so, it is his story and it's a story he loves. With the people he's grown to hold dear to him. ] ..I managed to come back to them. Though, it did take some time until I did.
I don't think it would have been a bad way to end.
[ Of course, that's his thoughts as a reader. But he knew it wasn't meant to be. ] But I still had a lot left to do to reach the true end I wanted. So I had to keep going.
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Mii... None of those guys with the masks are around. What bad timing...
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[ good! he had been keeping an eye out for her, so this works out. the arctic fox by his side perks up in greeting with a tail wag. ]
Do you mean the Celestial Watchers? Hmm.. it's a bit strange that now of all times we can't find them. I just spoke with one yesterday too.
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[ Shakes his head. ] And yet they didn't think to mention anything beforehand.. Have you tried sending them a bottle yet?
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But if they're off getting information, then I can't be mad.
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[ and a gentle head pat! ] Make sure you aren't alone, okay? Try to stay with someone you trust. If this is about the spectres you should be fine, but better to be safe.
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... Who would you trust? Out of a bunch of people you didn't know a week ago?
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[ His head tilts, meeting his own daemon's gaze. ] I know of Yoo Joonghyuk from my own world. Back home, he has a little sister about your age. You'd be able to trust him. He may seem very intimidating... but he's a good man. [ gentle pat. ] Plus, he's a very good cook!
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But okay. I'll keep that in mind.
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Have you eaten anything yet? Be sure to take care of yourself, you don't want to push yourself too hard.
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I've been eating. I'm used to taking care of myself.
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That's good. [ his fox daemon seems a little restless, walking in a circle. ] Just be sure to ask him if you need anything. Or me.
Whatever happens here, we'll be able to sort it out.
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[ she's self sufficient in terms of, like, day to day life. but being kidnapped to a weird place where people are dying is a little outside of that scope! ]
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[ Dokja here is so used to it that if things took a worse, well.. he wouldn't be surprised. (famous last thoughts) ]
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Maybe that shouldn't be a surprise when everyone is from such different places, but... Can you tell me about it?
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Well, it's a ruined world. Some higher-powered beings decided to make a game of our world instead of simply destroying it. They put us into various scenarios and pitting us against one another. [ Despite how grim it likely sounds, it's as if someone is telling their favorite story. ]
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Some are stronger than others depending on their Statuses and are not meant to take lightly. [ A lot to take in. ] Nothing we have to worry about here, probably.
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I'm happier if something so scary hasn't made this their gameboard.
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We can only hope, and if something has... well, Yoo Joonghyuk and I are here. [ Speaking of, he should probably look for that guy. A small head pat. ] I should go back to looking around, but let me know if you need anything.
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[ When you awake to your senses, it's filled with nothing but pain. Your body has been torn apart again and again- enough to cause your mind to break down. Despite this shock, your body was still alive. Your party members were shocked by your miserable appearance but they shouldn't stop. It is not meant to be for you to live. You stare at your loyal and dependable companions, exhausted and tired. Forced to fight you despite not wanting to, pressured to by your words and encouragement. Each of them filled with despair, that they would have to strike you down just to live. However, it had to be this way. If not you- then who else? It was better that it was you that was in this position. ]
Con... tinue.
[ If they didn't do it now, there wouldn’t be another chance.
[A few constellations have noticed your sacrifice.]
[Many constellations are amazed by your will.]
However, if there was one person you could rely on to finish the job, it was him.
"Kim Dokja." Yoo Jonghyuk had risen from the stone wall and was watching you.
You almost laugh at the expression he makes. He can't change what has already happened, and he knows that. Because it's Yoo Joonghyuk, he has already accepted that he would have to kill you. That's what you think even as you can see that he believes it should be him in this spot and not you.
When Yoo Joonghyuk rushes to you, every hit with his blade against your body makes you feel weaker and weaker. He doesn't say anything but his despair is conveyed every time the blade cuts you. You know this isn't enough. You know it and he knows it. You usher him to use the proper blade- he hesitates with a response, gaze hard as he stares at you.
"...If I use this, you can't b̶̗̬̹̲̌̓́̿̈́́́̆é̵̢̢̢͔̰͎̖̬̰͉̺̳̦͚̈́͆̍̽͑͠ ̶̳̂̉̇͗͑r̶̥̤̠̜͎̜̦̳̉͐̀̐̏̽̒̇̑̊̂͋̾͘̚͜e̷̢̧̯̫͖̟̜͍̮̙͔̺͛͗͒̔̃̋̎́͝ͅs̶̨̞̙̲͎̙̻̞̠̘̾͆͒̌̋̚̚̕ṵ̵͚̺̞̝̟̠͎̳͍͎̊͜r̶̨͓͕͊̂̉͛̌r̵̺͖̄̔͛̆̊̇͌̔̐͋͌̓̂͝ę̴̳͇̹̻̼̰̏̏̽̌̽̒͜ͅc̵̜̾̚ţ̷̠̭̜̱̉̔̑̎͝ẹ̵̅̾͂̃͋̈́͛͒͋͑͗͝͠͝d̶̮̅͐̀͂̾͘."
Yoo Joonghyuk thinks too much and you know this. You know he's worried about the scenario being ruined, however now was the time to use that blade. It had to be done if they hoped to win. Text appears on the screen beside you in that moment.
[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ feels despair.]
[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is sighing deeply.]
[The constellation ‘Queen of the Darkest Spring’ is holding her breath.]
Yes... you're aware that by that blade, all of your chances of coming back may be gone. This could be your final farewell.
The party members were running. They cried, screamed or were filled with deep anger. Everyone was coming towards you. Your vision gradually diminishes and all the characters became the landscape. You saw them and laughed.
You had forgotten. All prophecies couldn't be interpreted literally. In this Star Stream, people were stories.
[The constellation ‘Secretive Plotter’ is looking at you.]
[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is looking at you.]
[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is looking at you.]
[The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ is looking at you.]
[The constellation ‘Maritime War God’ is looking at you.]
As the gazes of countless stars in the sky poured towards you, a story was running towards you. Parents, friends and lovers were all stories. This wasn’t the Ways of Survival you knew but— It was a story more wonderful than Ways of Survival.
[A constellation of a small planet is looking at you.]
[All the constellations on the Korean Peninsula are looking at you.]
It was your story. You laughed as Yoo Jonghyuk's sword pierced your heart.
Your body slowly sinks down and you can feel Yoo Jonghyuk hold onto you. “Kim Dokja.” You choke a bit on blood, spilling from your lips as your peer at the man with a smile. ]
It was a really great story. İ̵̧̢̢̧̠̟̜̰̯͇̈́̆̓͑͐s̸̖̬̐̾͌̂̒̚n̵̢̨̡̯̝̭̯̲̳͛̀̓̓̍̎̓͘̚͜'̷̡̫̝͇̖̎͗̀ţ̴̧̭̙̮̬̣̺̰̤͙͐̀̂̊͌̾̉̓̇̌͜͝͝͝ ̸̛̘͉̻͍̬͌̓̾̊̅͛̇t̷̡̛̗̦̲̝͍̝̲͙͉̼̖̯̻̱̒̍̓͂̔̄̏́͗͘͠h̴̨̘̆͜a̷̛̦̹͇̻͎̞̺̪̥̾̾́̊́̀͑͂̂͝ṫ̷͉͐̃ ̵̘̿̀̀̄̓͒̍͜ṟ̶͍̼̲͎̳̞̈̇̈̒̉̾̄̅̍͐̿̈́̑̉͝į̴̮̗̜̠̥͓͈͒̊́͌̚͝͝͝g̷̢̣̘͔͈͙͚̖̬͈͋̓̌̾͐͊͐͐͑͝ͅḧ̸̨̨̛̺̙̙̳̼̤̣͕̣̝̲́̽̏̋͒̐͜͝t̸̨̛̠͖̞̲̺̩̦͔̖͙͉̞̝͈̊̂̎̈̒̀̈́͒͒͐͊͠?̷͉̬̲̬͎̇̎͂̀͊̓͠
[ Yoo Jonghyuk stares down at you silently. You couldn’t find any words and just watched. It was as if you had always been meant to do this. That's what you believe.
[The effect of the Heavenly Sword of Gathering Clouds has destroyed all remaining extra lives.]
[You can no longer resurrect.]
You finally look up at the sky. The clusters of nebulae were in the center of the night sky. Vedas, Olympus, Papyrus... You would never forget what they had done. Then the sky blinked.
[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ doesn’t wish for your death.]
The stars shone brightly as if in response to your will.
[The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ doesn’t wish for your death.]
[The constellation ‘Secretive Plotter’ doesn’t wish for your death.]
[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ doesn’t wish for your death.]
You look at the sky and laugh. Due to these guys, you hated the constellations but you couldn't hate the story. ]
Let’s meet again, Ȳ̶̪̟̣̹̱͉̩̻̬̾̉͜͝ͅò̶̧͚̺͎̤̮͓͉͈̳̈́̉̌͐̆͑̔͋͋͐̅̈́̕͜ô̵̱͕͈͇̗͔̬̭̤̯̿͠ ̶̯͈̩͎̗̪̇͗͝J̸̛͎̼͓̟̘͊͌͋̅̌̀̓ǫ̵̡̖̽͒̒͑͛̾̕͝ơ̷̡̢̪͍̭̲̠̹͔̜̈́̇̀̃̽̍̇̕n̸̨̡̢̗͍̘̺̪̳̭͕̖͚̘̏ģ̷̡͕̟̟͇̹̠̻̝͂̓͊̅́̀͆̏̈́̀͠͝h̶̨͔̻͈̮̤̰̰̱̹̖̘͎̮͙̅̓̈͗̑̉̄͌̎̍̿͛͆͒͠ỳ̶̼̬̮̹́̓͒̋̒̊̀̕͜ͅu̴̧͕͈̬̭̤̩̿͆́̚͜k̵͎͚͙̙̙̯̮̝͙̭̜̣̱̟̾̅̍̊̐͆̂̄̀̏̐̉̈̕̚͜.̵̧̘̼͖̘͖̖͙̍̇̾̾̈́̚
[ The power of the demon king disappeared and at the same time, strength drained from you. A small black hole appeared in the air behind you. Your body was slowly being sucked into it. Your legs, your torso, your arms... it's a strange sensation as they turned into powder and were slowly being sucked in.
"̸̢̧͎̭͚̞̥̲̗̻̮̎̀̈́̓͋̓͌́͘̚ͅK̶̢̡̢̨͈͕͔͖̘̲͉̱̏͂̈̓̑ȋ̷̢̺͉͎͇͈̖̜̱̗̺͒̕m̷̧͔̯̮̅̊̿̅͆͗ ̴̢̡̧̨̹̗̖̥̘͙̟͇͌͑̓̎̔̃̓̆͒̈͂̄͐͌̎ͅD̷̨̛̻̱̲̼͈̺̤̬̞͚̘͋͝o̷̡̬͇̲̬͙̲̼̹͉̘͋͗̊̆̿͒̀͊͗̅̂͘͜͝ķ̸̧̭̼̪̭̘͔̥̣̩̰͕̪͈̍͛̀̾̾̔̍̈̿j̴̟̤̞̞̘̻̄̍̏̓̾͗͑́́̇̆̕á̵̢̡̛͙̞͈͚̬̪̣͑͊̓̌͛̽͐͗̓͠!̷̡̻͖̬̖̰̻͓̭͎̲̠̬̳̉͗̈́̔̊̿͐̌͗̈́͜ ̸̜̥̖̻͎́̅̔̓̌̈́̃̊̈͂̊̚͝N̶̻̖͉̞͔̮̭͖͉̘̜͙̖̯͌̓̒̀ȯ̸͎̗̝̳̳͗̓̿̆͐̏̉̔̐̇̃͜͜!̴̠͓̤̘̹́̈́̆̀͘͠ ̶̡̤̖͎̔̉͐͐̃́̓̈͒̋̕̚Ḱ̷͔̰́̒̌̌̕ì̷̢̢͉̳̯̠̯̱͙̍̓̒̊̈̚͜͜͝m̴̻̥̎̄͛̄̌́̍̋̅͊͛̓͘͠ ̴͓̯̀͜Ḑ̷̦̖͙̝͖̃̏o̴̯͓̫̙͍͇̗̣͛͘ͅk̷̛̼̼͕̿̇̅͑̉̉̅̐̓̚͠͝j̴̧̧̛͈̭̹͔̯͙͖̘͖́̆͗͛̾̂̀̓̾̾͝a̸̡͚͈͖͖͕̲̯͓̜̫̲̞̮̔̂́̿̅̉́̃̒͒̑̓̅!̵̡̛̱̦̫̳͗̈̓̀̆̃͘͜ͅ"̴̧̛͚͉̪̫̼̳͎̗̤̈́͊̒͘͠
At the last moment, he tightly held you by the neck. However, it was already too late.
Your vision turns black and you are sucked into an empty void. ]
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she remembers - sin in the world of man is just like old maid. everybody tries to push the single old maid card into each others' hands. the game isn't about winning; it's about finding a single person to sacrifice - the loser. someone draws the old maid, someone has to carry man's sin. someone has to be sacrificed.
rika also understands being killed by the person you love most. but the circumstances still make this a very different thing; they change whether it's something to be grateful for or to feel betrayed by.
before saying anything, she looks to kim dokja, gauging his reaction. ]
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Breathe in, breathe out.
Afterwards, he smiles, and it's a genuine thing. He looks to her after and seems the smallest bit apologetic. ]
I'm sorry you had to see that. [ Even so, it is his story and it's a story he loves. With the people he's grown to hold dear to him. ] ..I managed to come back to them. Though, it did take some time until I did.
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she doubts the journey there was easy, but - it's a comfort to know it wasn't the end. ]
I'm glad.
That seemed like much too tragic a fate.
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[ Of course, that's his thoughts as a reader. But he knew it wasn't meant to be. ] But I still had a lot left to do to reach the true end I wanted. So I had to keep going.
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Sometimes you just have to push through your own acceptance of an ending.
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[ Stubborn and determined, and to return the favor of those that saved him. ]
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Though, as long as we're here, my story back home will have to be put on hold.
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