EoS: Hopefully, this chapter can shed some light (heh) on Reaper.
Lauren: Not funny.
Mr. Brandloyal:
EoS: No, just fast.
That random guy over there:
EoS: Well the actual Micah is taking French, so yeah.
Pokepimp:
EoS: Twitch.
Lauren: It's you're fault.
LightningPunisher:
Lauren: Like Lulu, Micah is based off of an actual person. Kind of. Micah is actually EoS's younger sister, but in terms of her personality, Rin is her personality base.
Aurore's Moemon Adventure
Chapter 37
"Alright." Micah said, sitting down on her chair, frowning. "Let me be clear. Anything I tell you, you will never repeat to anyone."
"Alright." Aurore said, nodding. "Nothing leaves this room."
"Reaper is something that can never be freed." Micah said, frowning.
"Wait, freed?" Lulu asked, frowning. "What do you mean, freed?"
"Reaper… Is not something that really exists." Micah said, frowning. "It's sort of like a shadow…"
"A shadow?" Rin asked, confused.
"It exists within an individual…" Micah said, frowning. "An individual that I can't reveal the identity of."
"Why not?" Lulu asked angrily.
"You see… when I joined agreed to work under the employ of the Reinhart Family, they made swore me to secrecy on the identity of 'Reaper'." Micah said, frowning.
"…The Reinhart… Family?" Lulu asked, shocked. Everyone in the room turned to Aurore, a shadow crossing over his face.
"Yes." Micah said, frowning. "They seal the identity of Reaper into a select individual, and keep that individual monitored."
"What?" Lulu asked, confused.
"Let me continue." Micah said, frowning. "Remember when I said Reaper was a shadow?"
"Yeah, why?" Lulu asked.
"Reaper exists deep inside of this individual's subconscious." Micah said, frowning. "From a young age, they were trained to control their actions and emotions in order to suppress the Reaper. You see, Reaper can only be released upon the reactions of negative stimuli."
"…What does that mean?" Rin asked, frowning.
"I can't reveal any more than that." Micah said, frowning. "But there is something else that I can say. When Reaper is released, then it will mean the end of the world. There is nothing that can stop Reaper. Nothing is stronger than its power, and nothing can hope to strike it down. Reaper will continue to do what it does best."
"And what's that?" Rin asked, trembling.
"Killing…" Micah said in an icy whisper. "Reaper is an entity that thrives on violence, murder, and negative emotions. When it is released, it will go on a killing spree the likes of which have only occurred in very, VERY select points in history. Should Reaper be released, then we're all doomed. Reaper will begin to slaughter everyone, starting with those who were closest to it before its release."
"And that's not the worst of it." Micah said, frowning. "As I said before, no matter how hard you try to stop Reaper, nothing will work. It cannot be destroyed. But luckily, it can be suppressed."
"Then tell us how to suppress it!" Lulu said angrily.
"The Light of Sechrima." Micah said, frowning. "Aurore, I believe that you are familiar with that."
"…Yeah." Aurore said, nodding. "Sephy taught me about it."
"What is it?" Lulu asked.
"Not an it." Micah said, frowning. "No more than Reaper is an it. While the light has not individual conscious of its own, it also exists within an individual. Thankfully, this light is invulnerable. The host, as they are known, is incapable of death."
"Incapable of death?" Lulu asked, turning to Aurore. "But that's…"
"I know it sounds like it's impossible." Aurore cut her off, frowning. "But on all other accounts of the release of Reaper, this light has been capable of suppressing it and returning the host back to its original personality."
"Now, I need to get to the Reinhart portion of this little chapter of exposition." Micah said, frowning. "The Reinhart family is an ancient family that has existed for a single purpose. To watch over and protect the light, and to watch over and suppress Reaper."
"I don't get it." Rin said, shrugging.
"Think of them as observers." Micah said, frowning. "They continue to set up events to ensure the confrontation between Reaper and the light, and see if they can benefit from that."
"Benefit?" Lulu asked, shocked. "How on earth can people benefit from a murderer?"
"There are several radicals within the council that believe that Reaper could be used as a powerful weapon in the right hands." Micah said, narrowing her eyes. "Imagine, a person who exists solely to kill and can never be stopped… release them out against an army and watch them methodically slaughtered…"
"That's sick…" Lulu said, her face growing pale.
"Then, there are other members of the council who believe that Reaper is an unprecedented threat to humanity as a whole, and desire to lock the innocent host of Reaper away for the remainder of their life." Micah said, frowning. "They're too far the other way. And finally, there's the group that makes up the majority of the council, who believes that it's for everyone's best interests to observe the situation, and allow history to repeat itself, for Reaper to be released and for the light to suppress it, then for the curse of Reaper to be passed down to the next generation and allow them to decide what to do. Everyone keeps passing the butt down to the next generation, hoping someone will eventually find a solution to agree on…"
"And what do you think?" Rin asked, frowning.
"I think that the host for Reaper is a person just like anyone else." Micah said, staring at Rin. "I believe that they are quite capable of handling Reaper on their own, and don't need a council telling them what to do. I believe that as long as there's love, there's hope."
"Love?" Sora asked, the first time she had spoken during this entire conversation.
"Yes, mon cher." Micah said, nodding. "Which is why I'm not worried. Sora… You've got a special gift. That gift is your powerful heart that loves Aurore. And don't worry, as long as that love between the two of you lasts, I can guarantee that Reaper will never show itself."
"Really?" Sora asked, smiling. "That's great! I'm so happy, right master?"
"Yes…" Aurore said, nodding, looking at the ground. "Micah, we really need to go."
"Aurore…" Micah said, staring at him. "You know who Reaper is, don't you? Please, for the good of everyone…"
"Yeah…" Aurore said, nodding, a haunted expression on his face. "Don't worry about it…"
EoS: So, what's Aurore hiding?
Lauren: Oh please, everyone figured it out already.
EoS: No they didn't.