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"Was he Nephilim as well?" Raynare leaned back into her chair, her expression warring between interest and anger.
His lips twitched.
"Sothing like that," he paused before continuing, "When he finally reached the top of the tower, a great power awaited him. Her na was Nyx and her purpose was the destruction of all mankind."
"That sounds incredibly contrived," the woman said.
"Yes. I believe the boy thought the sa thing when he first learned of her existence," mories of Ryoji entered his mind. They were not good mories, "Still, she existed, no matter how contrived it might sound. With the help of his friends, he fought her. And when his friends could no longer aid him, he fought her alone. He defeated her. That was when he learned a terrible truth."
"A terrible truth?" Raynare repeated.
He nodded.
"Nyx herself was neither hostile nor malevolent. She was a neutral entity. Sothing was making her initiate the Fall. Sothing was making her want to end humanity. His na was Erebus."
"I am not familiar with such a na," the Fallen seed captivated, "If anyone would know it would be Dohnaseek-"
"He would not," she flinched when he interrupted her, "The archives of angels do not record the annals of humans. And Erebus was decidedly human. More than that. He was the amalgamation of humanity's darkest thoughts, mankind's most negative emotions. When in contact with Nyx, his presence would awaken her, and she would resu her descent to end all creation."
A hint of a bitter smile found his way onto his face.
"In the end, it was not a foreign, malevolent deity that wanted to destroy humanity as the boy and his friends first thought. It was humanity that wanted to destroy humanity. It did not sit well with him, you understand. He had gone into battle ard with the belief that humanity's courage, loyalty, and compassion would be the reason for his victory and discovered that it was humanity's fear, treachery, and hatred that nearly brought about the end in the first place."
He tapped his fingers on the table in thought. His sole audience quickly grew impatient.
"What happened next?" the woman almost demanded.
"He sacrificed himself. He gave up his life to beco the seal that would prevent Erebus from reaching Nyx. And in that mont, as he breathed his last, he understood that saving the aspects of humanity he so admired would also an saving the aspects of humanity he despised. To protect courage, he would have to save fear. To guard loyalty, he would have to shelter treachery. And to shield compassion, he would have to defend hatred," a small chuckle escaped him, "That's the thing about saviors. Often tis, they don't get to choose what to save."
For once, the silence that stretched between them was neither awkward nor strained.
"This boy. You were friends with him?" Raynare finally asked. When he nodded, she seed uneasily curious, "I would have liked to et him. To see what he was like."
"He was rather unremarkable," was his answer, "He was a very quiet type of person."
"Even quieter than you?" she shot back.
"Yes. When I first knew him, he hardly spoke at all. But he didn't need to. His actions spoke for him," he smiled at her, "I miss him. I miss them."
It was clear she did not know what to say to that.
"You have done bad things, Raynare," her eyes widened at that statent, "and you have done them willingly. Many would call you evil. I would not disagree with that notion," she winced and looked down, "But it is not my place to judge what others do. I rely accept them for what they are. That is what he would have wanted to do, and that is why he sacrificed himself. So people like you would get a second chance. So people like you who knew only fear, treachery, and hatred in their lifetis would soday have a chance to know courage, loyalty, and compassion as well," he shrugged, "It is up to you to decide what to do with that second chance."
Her body trembled. When she looked up, there was sothing vulnerable about her gaze.
"I... I really am worthless, aren't I?"
He regarded her silently and chose carefully the next words he would say.
"Everyone is worth sothing, Raynare. Even soone like you."
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