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Author's Note: Some brief insight on Esme and her struggles in the Void of Judgment as well as her new existence. I don't really know how many of these I'll do or even why I decided to write them in the first place, but I like the idea. I kind of hope it will clear up somethings and give you guys an alternative look on some of the characters. They're drabble based (though most will go over a hundred words) and I planned to include how Fate met Warmth and some other things. So drop me a review if you're interested in this or not.

And So She Longs For Peace

It was like the weight of the universe crashed into her as she absorbed her judgment. She was a fool to actually believe she could end it all. The woman had flung herself off that cliff with hope of holding her child once in heaven, but the Goddess of Life told her otherwise. How much crueler could the Gods be? While Esme was thankful for the happy childhood they'd given her, she couldn't help the bitterness she felt when paired with the pressure of her parent's will over her life. All she'd ever wanted was to become a teacher. All she'd ever dreamed of was to leave that town. And yet she'd ended up in a nightmare just to please them.

It was painful to think about how things had turned out. Always living in fear of being found and the brief joy of being a mother. All of her efforts to save her child were wasted in the end. It was as if she was never allowed to have true happiness. She'd lost everything and couldn't find the will to keep running. It was such an easy decision to make; go back to her husband and never be free or die on her own terms for a semblance of peace. And so she'd jumped and yet peace was the last thing she'd met. She was sent to a whole new realm and handed responsibilities that she never wanted. The Goddess wanted her to breathe life into unborn children and shape their will. It was too cruel. Why should she use her powers to breathe the Breath of Life when her own child had died? Why did they get their happy ending whilst she was left to suffer and mourn? It just wasn't fair. Worse of all she was all alone here and overcome with her grief.

The first time she'd tried to jump from a building ended without impact and another meeting with Lady Life in the Void of Judgment. The conversation that followed almost shattered her soul. It was torture to be told that this Goddess would not let her rest until she'd done all her energy would allow. It was the last comment that the being imparted that changed that. For a while Esme tried to ignore it and did her job spitefully, but Lady Life's words haunted her and soon they had cleansed her of her hatred for the souls. She was being given something of a second chance here. While her child had died too soon, the Gods were trusting her to watch after and protect young souls. Whenever the loneliness surged up within her she'd remember those words. "Child, it is your job to look after the young souls. Without you the new realm would be lost. I know you are suffering, but be not angered at the innocent. What would your own child think of you if they knew of your actions. My child, I have given you the opportunity that you lost in life. Hold onto it with strength and care for these souls as if they were your own. Become the mother you never could in life."

And with that she was reborn. She renamed herself the Mother and took pride in watching the souls grow. She still longed for a time of peace, but for now she was content in the happiness she saw when a new child was born. Though the woman was not blind to her existence or the colorful words Lady Life had offered her. Even in this semblance of peace she was caged with freedom being just as elusive as ever.