008 || tea for two?

[lottato_prima]

Zack's strength of mind hasn't been at its peak lately, which may explain his absence from the consciousness of others.

As it was, the former SOLDIER was secluded in a web of emerald wisps and crystals, cocooned in the center by an even thicker web and two white wings surrounding his form. His eyes were closed, head bowed, the rest of his body also concealed by the maze of webs. So he... hasn't been able to meld himself entirely cohesive yet, but he's getting there. There's no telling what the rest of his body looks like, trapped in that mess.

If you dare to approach, he'll glance up briefly, quietly. He's studying you, wanting to know the reasons why you would come deep into the Lifestream like this, to talk to a forgotten, deceased SOLDIER.

And he'll welcome the company.

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[drinkandforget]

"You've accomplished nothing," Lethe points out. "Everything goes on without you. Clinging to your worthless memories and body instead of your power, you've lost what you could do here."

[lottato_prima]

"Without memories, without will, there wouldn't even be a Lifestream to begin with." He knows this from knowledge, from the knowledge the Planet has give him, and more.

"So throwing those away would be moot, don't you think?"

[drinkandforget]

"The cauldron has nothing to do with our memories. Those are already gone in my river. What the cauldron leaves are our powers, to carry into the next incarnation." This is the order of her world, and she finds it difficult to accept a different order.

[lottato_prima]

"Each world is different. That's just something you need to accept."

The next time she looks at him, she'll find his entire eyes, pupil and all, searing with a deep blue energy. He's almost entirely immersed into this dimension now, becoming a part of it, fusing with the planet and readying his soul to be reused into the next cycle.

"I have, so why can't you? Life moves the same as it has for billions of years, maybe even beyond that."

[drinkandforget]

"Death also moves the same." And she is far closer to it than to life, as the vigilant guard of its very passage. Those with power, yes, those move to a new life; but even then, what is past is done and over and forgotten. The unnatural life Zack lives now is even already fading, she notes in the detached part of herself that has never invested much in the process.

[lottato_prima]

"Life exists with death, and death with life. Yes, it's an endless cycle, but something that needs to happen." He curls again, the blackness of Oblivion opening up among them, flashing images of memories, thoughts, feelings, life... right before their eyes.

"Things work different here. When we die, life moves on. In fact... it's like we never die at all. Our existence changes." Again he smiles, warm and welcoming. "Existence just keeps on changing."