Mnem's point of view
Side note: Sorry for the errors, I forgot to spellcheck/edit. I'll change them as I/you spot them.
I suppose… I suppose I could have told them what it all meant. What it would require. It was only fair, right? After all, they had come with me to save her. I hadn't planned on jumping in front of the dagger like that, it'd been… instinct. The moment it happened I knew what to do, but it had never been my initial plan.
You understand, right? Perhaps there was another way. Perhaps I could have gotten all of us away safely without endangering lives. I've been making one reckless decision after another and I…-
I suppose I shouldn't be regretting this now of all times… What's done is done, right?
I just… hearing her cry like that…
I'm realizing too late that by my actions I may have doomed us all. I hope that the intended reaction is given, but… now I cannot be sure. The portal is open in that stronghold, and while it isn't strong enough – nor big enough – for Her to get through, if she has a human body to inhabit…
This was Her plan. She has been biding her time. This… it was never about the Shadows. It was never about The Void. Never about The End. It was all about Revenge. Someone sentenced Her to this place. Something went wrong. I don't know what, the writings have never told me…
My family has spent years trying to translate this… this 'language'. I understand very little, but I know a warning and a prophecy when I see them. She is angry. She is blood-thirsty.
Ari is the perfect candidate. She is small and lithe, agile and quick. She is an excellent swimmer, climber, and runner. If the transfer is successful, we have little chances to stop Her. Even if we did we would need to kill Ari's body, and her soul would have no other place to go than up. Either way, she is lost to us. I… I've never been afraid to lose someone. What's more, I've never been afraid to lose a complete stranger. Granted, I really like her. I've kissed her, I've slept beside her, I've been there for her when she needed me and I feel sick – in the most pleasant way possible, you understand – whenever she confides in me. She trusts me, and I trust her. I always considered it a win/win.
I never thought father would do this. Ari, I'm so sorry. If I do survive, if I do live through this, please, please forgive me…