So people were asking what happened with Aigis and Shinjiro, because both were just as much a part of SEES and Minato should've visited them too. And the simplest answer is...
I FORGOT! I'm sorry! I did have some plans for Aigis but in my excitement to post I didn't really read it over and it slipped my mind that I forgot to include Aigis. More notes at the end, since this is short.
Aigis was last. She was the person to see him off, so he wanted to save her for last. He found her working on some paperwork and almost laughed at the irony. An Anti-Shadow Suppression Weapon sitting at a desk working on paper for the Shadow Operatives.
He looked at her, wistful. She looked exactly like she had 7 years ago, 17 years ago. But there was light in her eyes. A small smile adorned her face. She looked alive.
She was.
And Minato found himself recollecting that day, that he had fallen asleep peacefully on her lap, seen off by the joyful voices of his friends.
He wanted to be with her.
He was so angry with himself.
She had found her purpose, declared it to be staying by his side, knowing he would die. He could tell, even with how woozy his mind had felt that day, the hesitant way she forced the words out, the sorrow in her voice and expression.
He had crushed her. He had kept his promise to her and SEES, and seen the blossoms, and then promptly made it impossible to fulfill her promise.
He could only hope that she had found closure in knowing his fate.
And if her smile was anything to go by, she had.
Minato found himself itching to hug her, touch her, tell her he was alright.
But as he could do none of these things, he settled for watching her contentedly from the back of the room.
She would feel him, as the others had.
He knew she would.
This was not a hello. This was a goodbye.
With a heavier heart than before, he finally left the room with Elizabeth.
Aigis could feel it when Orpheus disappeared from her mind.
Since her joruney with SEES into the Abyss of Time and the Sea of Souls, she found the Persona to be a nice companion of sorts. She couldn't talk to the metallic humanoid, but he provided an anchor for her mind, a comfort that she thought she would never have again after March 5th of 2009.
She looked wistfully into the starry sky outside her window. It was the closest representation on Earth of the Sea of Souls, though it would never hold the same mystic beauty and otherworldly grandeur. Had Orpheus gone back to his rightful owner? She hoped so. The Universe, the one she must absolutely stay by, was probably lonely at the Gate.
Orpheus had served her well, and she had no use for him anymore. He deserved to return to the man he was originally one with.
Though the conforting presence of her mind was gone, she had more than enough support now, in the form of the former SEES members and new recruits into the Shadow Operatives. She was happy.
She hoped he was too.
Though the comforting presence of her mind had left her, it hadn't left completely, and Aigis found herself once again on the roof, with the comforting winds carrying the scattering pale blossoms.
Just like that day, when he fell into eternal sleep on her laps. Just like that day, when his presence, she could tell, struggled to stay atteched to the world.
Just like that day, when fulfilled, it fluttered off, as if carried by the soft spring wind, just like the light blossoms.
The presence faded.
Thank you. Goodbye, she thought she heard for a moment. It was a soft whisper, a gentle sound that caressed her ears, familiar and light.
She smiled.
She hoped this would reach him.
You're welcome.
I am really not the best at writing and am doing this for fun mostly, so please don't flame! I tried my best.
I feel like Aigis' relationship with Minato is closer than most of SEES, so I'm really sorry that I left her out of the first chapter. I wold've edited to include her, but with what I wanted to see between Minato and Aigis, I feel like his realization would've been dampened a bit because he would've already been sad here.
And also, on the topic of Shinji,
I would've added him too, but tbh, I don't think Minato would know he is. Shinji helped him out in his fight against Nyx, and so I assume by now that Shinji's soul would've been in the Sea of Souls. I like to think that Minato may have spoken to him once or twice, but at the same time, the Sea of Souls is probably large to no bounds, so I think it would've been hard to find Shinji there. Minato probably knows this. He's been in the Sea for 7 years, I'd think he'd know a thing or two about it, if not from Elizabeth explaining with nothing better to talk about. I bet the door is easy enough to find for an attendant like Elizabeth, but a sea has currents, and Shinjiro's soul is probably carried by those currents.
It wouldn't be easy to find Shinji, let alone visit and speak with him. Though, yes, I love the ironic image of him, as a ghost, asking another ghost to rest in peace. That would be great.
I would also love the idea of him accomanying Minato along in the journey as a ghost, but the way I see it, the reason there aren't many ghosts is because the souls fade from the material world soon after death when they don't have a physical medium to attach to, which before their death, was their body pretty much. It's just my own speculation though (in a world that I'm trying to build so I really should've thought through all this before, whoops.)
Yes, I probably should've had Minato visit the grave at least though, so I'm still sorry.
When it comes down to it, these are more excuses than anything. I forgot in the first place. :P
Thanks for all the support I've gotten though! It always warms my heart to read positive reviews. (^^) I'll try my best to continue this! 3rd chapter is in the works.
