Farewell, Summoner. Farewell, Brave Frontier
Imagine you, the Summoner, standing at the Gate that first brought you to this wonderful world in the first place. It’s always towered over you, bathing you and the surrounding light in a warm glow. Though now you think, has the Gate gotten shorter? Perhaps you’ve grown instead over the years.
Imagine you, the Summoner, standing there, gazing back into your original world. It is time to say goodbye. You knew this day was coming for a long time. But perhaps you didn’t think it would come so soon and so suddenly. Perhaps it’s been a while since you even came to visit the Units you’d come to inherit and cherish. Perhaps you came back for closure one last time, to make some final memories and say your goodbyes.
Imagine your Units, whomever they may be, seeing you off. All of them gathered just to say a final farewell. They all came to understand the course of fate. It brought you and them here, and now it comes time to part for good.
Imagine your favorite unit stepping forth, perhaps alongside the individual of the Six Heroes who was your very first summon, and perhaps alongside the very first Rare Summon you had ever pulled. Maybe it’s your entire favorite squad, too.
“Summoner,” they say. “This is it, isn’t it? Hey, don’t you worry about us. We had some really good times. The memories you made back then, and the memories you make from this moment forward, will all always be with you. Just as we’ll be with you in spirit when you look back on what you did for us here.”
Maybe they shake your hand or hug you afterwards. Whatever comforts you.
“Don’t worry about the things you didn’t get to do in time,” they say. “You did enough. Be proud of what you did achieve.”
Maybe... you’re sad. Maybe you don’t want to say goodbye to this world after the years you spent here (however long it may have been; perhaps you were here from the very beginning, perhaps just a few years ago. But no matter how long it was you spent here, it still holds significance). Maybe you’re still coming to terms with it all. Maybe you hope one day you’ll be able to come back in some way, shape, or form.
Maybe you’re reluctant to step through the Gate for the last time.
Eventually, you, the Summoner, force yourself to. Time has to march forward, after all. Maybe this goodbye will be temporary. Maybe it’ll be permanent. It’s scary, like most things in life. But it’s okay, that’s natural.
Before you finally step through, however, one of your favorite units calls out to you again.
“Summoner!!” they call. “Thank you! For everything!! You gave us purpose again! You gave our second chances meaning! We hope... that you don’t forget us or the good times we had. Good luck wherever you go! And may we meet again one day!”
You smile, waving back at them. You turn back to the Gate.
Once you step through, it will close, perhaps forever. But the friends you made and the memories you shared will remain in your heart.
Once that Gate closes, another in your life will open.
Look forward to it, and make the most of the next adventure in your life, Summoner!
