Part 492: Lon'qu A

Lon'qu? I'm ready to perform the ritual.

Do you avow this ritual will cleanse my soul and finally grant me peace?

Yes. It will erase everything and give you a fresh start.

Good.

However, the curse has been with you for years, and its roots reach deep. The only way to eradicate it is to uproot it along with all your childhood memories.

You mean, I will forget everything? My life in the slums? The times I spent with... her?

Every last bit. But these memories torment you, right? You should be pleased to lose them.

No.

I cannot go through with this.

Hey, I spent hours collecting wing bats. You can't back out now!

Even as I told you my story, I realized how important the memories are to me. My life in the streets? Her death? These experiences make me strong. If I lose the memories, what happens to the lessons I learned from them? I fear that they, too, will be lost.

...Seriously, do you have any idea how many bat wings I had to collect?

I have confidence a woman of your ilk will have another use for them.

Even so, I'm very grateful for your help.

Okay, don't thank me. That just feels weird.

Then I shall think of some other way to pay you back.