"You know, young Uriel, I must admit that watching your struggle in my world was, in fact, somewhat refreshing in a certain sense. Even I enjoy revisiting the past and observing possibilities from time to time, but when you possess power like mine, doing so for too long is dangerous."
Uriel did not interrupt her. He let Soliel reveal fragments of the history of her world—of her mortal time.
"In truth, what really happened in that world is far more hopeless than you think. That light my younger self sought never actually existed in my world. There was never any hope for tomorrow, never any salvation; we were doomed long ago."
It struck him as a profound tragedy. The image of that determined Soliel striving to save her people was still vivid in his mind.
