so nice to see your face again.
That is a dead reality; like a dead end, nowhere left to run, no actions left to take, no movements to do. It’s over, his world. A reality he and others have run away from in hopes to make it better for others that are them but they are not. His home is no longer, his parents have taken their last breath and his farewells have been bid; to the ones who brought him to this world, and to everything he once knew, everything that was once his.
But the scenario that was once only in his memories is presented right before him, and it’s out of place, he knows, because he wasn’t nearly as old as he is right now; he was a small child, afraid and naive, unknown of his future and holding onto any hope there was left. It’s a scenario, nonetheless, that brings back memories and feelings that are neither welcoming nor appreciated. Fear, confusion, even the slightest bit of anger. Was he being mocked? Was this some kind of sorcery, and the culprit was playing with his mind, looking into his memories and minding a business that was not theirs?
❝ What in the heavens-- ❞ It is only on Minerva’s back that Gerome finds his way through this mysterious realm, too close from home, too close for comfort. It’s as he remembers; the destroyed surroundings, the yells, the fires and the smell of blood and death. It’s as he remembers; even the figure of a man that he has long ago said his goodbyes to.
❝ Is this some kind of sick joke? ❞ But he lands; maybe out of curiosity, maybe there is a shred of hope that he-- does not know what to do about. Fate can, in the end, be changed, he has admitted that much. But to what extend can it be changed now in a land on the verge of ceasing to exist? ❝ This is not possible. ❞