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Child of Oerba
The faint breeze coming off the sea stirs my hair and soul, bringing memories along with the cry of the birds. This was my home, a lifetime ago. Even now, I can still remember when I lived here in peace, before the war with Cocoon took all that away. I was happy then and carefree. Before my parents died, I thought those days would never end. Then, everything changed. That's when I met Fang, an orphan like me. I don't know if I would have gotten through the days that followed without her. Even then, we thought we could avoid the war, and get on with our lives. But, we couldn't run from it, so we choose to fight instead. Agreeing to become L'Cie, to sacrifice ourselves that way may have seemed insane, but it felt so right. If we could stop the war, then it would be worth an eternity in crystal. At least we would be together, forever. It seemed so simple. I was wrong, and I still have to live with the knowledge that I failed Fang when she needed me most. But, maybe it was meant to be this way. We'd never have met Lightning or Serah, Hope, Sazh or Snow. And, we'd never have stopped Barthandelus or saved Cocoon. In fact, we probably would have destroyed everything. Fang says it took strength to choose not to become Ragnarok, but I'm not sure. Either way, I can't change it, so I'll do my best not to worry. I don't have to deal with it now, so I won't. I feel happy, even though carefree is still a long way off. I am Vanille Dia Oerba, an Avatar of the Goddess Etro. She revived us from crystal two days. Don't ask me how I know, I just do. And, I feel like we were brought back for a reason. She's got some plan, some agenda, if those human words can really be applied to a Goddess. She's so different from humans, even more so than the fal'cie. I don't know what this means for us, but that can wait for now. I'm not going to worry about what the future holds. I'm alive, and that's enough for me. I hear soft footsteps behind me and turned to see Fang standing beside me, staring out at the rippling sea. Right now, I have everything that I need.
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