sieg catchall

[sageguidance]

"catchall" it's for one thread he's dying tomorrow



edit: nvm jae is all mine now :)

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[sageguidance]

[ ha ha... ]

And that, Sieghart, is why I thought it obvious.

[ercnerd]

. . . You caught me.

But I didn't feel the way you're thinking until another century after that.

[sageguidance]

... It seems it was inevitable no longer how long it took.

Is there naught that can be done for you?

[ercnerd]

Do you mean, in terms of my immortality?

Don't worry. There are plenty of ways to end it. Now just isn't the time.

[sageguidance]

Oh? So you're not forever trapped that way?

[ercnerd]

Not in the slightest.

[sageguidance]

Huh... ... It feels a little strange to be relieved for you, but I am.

[ercnerd]

Hahaha.

You don't have to worry about me. It's the same thing I told my persona at the temple—that I'd end it myself once I've done what I have to do.

[sageguidance]

Your persona?

[ you burnin' your dread sieg? ]

[ercnerd]

[If only.]

Ah, that's right. I told Souji earlier, but that was the piece of me you saw at the excursion.

[sageguidance]

I wondered, but assumed 'twas but this place playing a cruel trick. You know how those we know are oft used against us.

[ercnerd]

No, you were right. It was a cruel trick. The me you saw was an imitation of my persona, but none of it was real.

[sageguidance]

Not at all. So—what is a "persona"?

[ercnerd]

Simply put, it's a vestige.

As a soul travels, it leaves traces of itself behind. Over time, those traces come together to take form at the Soul Temple. That form is the persona.

[sageguidance]

[ His brow creases in thought. ]

Matters of the soul are complicated indeed. What is a persona capable of?

[ercnerd]

Should I say . . . everything?

A persona is an undiluted manifestation of a soul. It may be a vestige, but it has access to a soul's latent powers. That's why I went to the Soul Temple and challenged mine—to grow stronger.

[sageguidance]

[ bro what ]

That—that can just happen? Not to simply anyone, I hope.

[ercnerd]

Of course not. The crossroads between life and death isn't an easy destination to reach; I had to get permission to go there.

[sageguidance]

Good, then. It would be worrying if lingering pieces of the soul could potentially be stumbled upon wherever one goes...

[ercnerd]

But if that were the case, I could've gained more power much earlier . . .

[sageguidance]

Power is not everything, Sieghart.

[ercnerd]

I'm a gladiator. I'm better off with power than without.

[sageguidance]

Naturally. However, I should warn against it becoming a single-minded focus, as well.

[ says this kid to the immortal ]

[ercnerd]

[Sweet Alphinaud.]

You don't need to warn me. I'm not looking for power for power's sake.

[sageguidance]

Then... call me curious, but whatever for?