Diary
See disclaimer in Entry #1
:Regained Self:
There's a lot of wisdom in the advice to leave well enough alone.
I remember now. I remember who I am, and what I'm doing here in Riviera.
I... am a Grim Angel of Asgard, sent by the Seven Magi to actuate the Retribution, no matter what the cost happens to be. My name isn't really even "Ein", it's Ecthel--Ein is my childhood nickname. I decided I would rather be called that than something that means "tortured angel" anyway, when the time came to assume it... but to my friends, both now and back in Asgard, I've always been Ein. Stripped of my wings in exchange for my Diviner, my Einherjar, forged in the image of the ancient Diviner Excelion, which was created in the form of the mythical sword Fanelia. Master to the familiar Rose... and best friend of my fellow Grim Angel, Ledah Rozwelli...
Ledah... I can't help but wonder where he is, how he's doing. My heart hurts every time I try to figure out what must have happened to him. According to what Ursula told me, he must be alive, he must be. But was he hurt? Did anything happen to him on his way here, to Riviera? Do he and Rose worry about me? Do they even know I'm still alive? They must... Hector wouldn't have ordered them on if he'd thought I'd been killed, would he? Oh, gods, every time I so much as think of Ledah, I feel like crying. He and I have always been together, always, since the day we met. And now, the way the two of us have been separated... it's more painful than anyone can imagine unless they've been through this pain themselves...
Ledah... I wish I had you here beside me... when I need to draw on your strength most, the hands of Fate have torn us apart...
If you were here, you'd agree with me... right? You'd understand my decision, wouldn't you...?
Ursula judged well. Having lived here in Elendia, under the care of Fia and Lina and everyone, and having met Serene and seen what she's gone through, I just can't risk the Retribution, knowing that Riviera may be destroyed. If there's a chance that sealing the Accursed could save everyone, both in Asgard and Riviera, I have to take it, no matter what.
No matter what...
Ledah... Rose...
Where are you? I need you...
I need you...
Fia, Lina, and Serene are all my friends, but I need you...
Ledah...
As friends, as partners, as Grim Angels... we should be together, fighting the demons side by side...! I need your strength, the gentle patience of your deep crimson eyes, the warmth of your arms and wings around me. I need you so that I can keep going... I need you...
I miss you...
So please...
Gods, or Fate... the Magi... anyone...
Bring us back together...
Bring Ledah and me together again...