Author's note: Yay, I'm writing again! And I'm back into Xenosaga, woo again! I know my first story was kinda craptastic, so hopefully this one will be better! Now, read!
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Stars… innumerable stars. I used to dream about them, to look out over their vast expanses and imagine what it would be like to fly to each and every one. Of course, I never thought about how illogical that would be, without some sort of ship at least, but the idea was so romantic, and besides, I was only a child.
But now, tonight, I gaze out over the stars, and my eyes lock on just one. A single star in this entire kosmos. It's her guardian star, I know it, for it glows brighter than any other star to me. As long as that star's there, I know she is, too. Somewhere out there, waiting for me… and I'll find her. All I have to do is keep searching. Keep hoping…
But what's the use? She could be anywhere, there's an entire universe and only one of her. Even if I could travel thousands of times the speed I'm going, I could never search this whole damn universe.
And there's the catch 22… I can stare at a star all I want, but that doesn't mean anything. Even if it is her star, even if she is waiting… its all about the numbers. One star for every life… innumerable lives. What's to say she hasn't already been found? Or even that I have the right star…
--Xenosaga: Morgenröte--
Quiet… peaceful… I have never felt s- running system diagnostic and damage calculations. External damage: 78 percent. Internal damage: 60 percent. Running on reserve power. Reserve power at 15 percent, estimated remaining run time is four hours. Major damage to main syst…em…
have never felt so calm. How long have I drifted? Was the sacrifice worth- the sacrifice- was the… worth… sacrifice worth it? I knew when I said- when I- knew when I said goodbye it would b-b-be forever… but it was to save her, right?
My pain will only la- pain will only la- memory drives and systems damaged, chances of permanent loss at 83 percent. Immediate repair necessary to prevent furth… er…
Quiet… peaceful… what am I waiting for? I've got so much more to do…
Shion, I'm so… so…