Our fight may yet one day be over

[star_of_sad]

(BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_lpRXzjSwA)
[The Chimera are no more. Their massive force is beaten, Asakim has finally been killed for real, and the driving force behind it all - Jii Edel, has been cast out. And now, the one pilot who was in the epicenter of it all, constantly harassed and tormented just to awaken her Sphere... Setsuko Ohara has no more strength to do anything but sit under the Virgola, staring up at the peaceful night sky.]

It's over, it's finally over. Jii Edel mentioned so much, Black History... it looks like alternate universes weren't faring much better than this one. And, it looks like I played right into Asakim Dowen's hands all along. To think all he really wanted was to die...

But...


But it's all over now. That... that's all that matters.

[Unable to control herself, Setsuko cries tears of relief.]

Comments

[caressedthedarkness]

...That?

[star_of_sad]

You removed one of your earrings during the fight, didn't you? And I don't think you were wearing them before... they're not just for decoration, are they?

[caressedthedarkness]

...

[She suddenly looks a bit hesitant. Willis did get into trouble for being reckless...]

...Can you promise not to tell anyone?

[star_of_sad]

Okay.

[caressedthedarkness]

Astara's attack on the day we were separated did not kill me...that is the truth. But... I did not escape unscathed.

When I traveled across the Kijin world, my powers naturally grew - yet my body did not recover completely. Because of this, using it without harming myself is difficult.

[She touches one of the earrings.]

...These, and the rings that I wear help to reduce the strain by limiting the amount of strength at my disposal.

[star_of_sad]

So they're, umm. Some of the people around would call them power limiters, I suppose?

But, that was such a long time ago from your perspective. Seta, did you still not recover fully? Will you ever?

[Setsuko sounds concerned now.]

[caressedthedarkness]

...Yes. That would be the easiest way to describe them.

[As for the second and third questions, Seta shakes her head slowly.]

I have tried various methods, including hibernation, without success.

But... I do not want anyone to worry. These limitations aside, I am much healthier now than I was before we parted ways.

[star_of_sad]

Ah, that's a relief. If something happened, everyone would be even more worried, you know.

[caressedthedarkness]

Yes...

But it still carries risks, and is easy to misinterpret.

My return has caused enough complications already...

[star_of_sad]

It really did, didn't it?

But it caused a lot of joy and relief too. I know that's the case for me, at least.