#because it would kinda be badass for nerevar's spirit to be what purged lorkhan from posessing aithilo

[littlegalerion]

Loretober

Oct 27: Grief

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Aithilo went his entire life avoiding his blood father, for good reason. Yet, when he finally overthrew Lorkhan's grip on him, and the Heart of Lorkhan had been destroyed, there had been a smidge of hope for some sort of closure in Aithilo's heart. He had traveled to the Clockwork City himself to see why Sotha Sil's domain had suddenly become so dangerous, and to finally confront Sotha Sil about...everything.

Unfortunately, all he found of his sire was a strung up corpse, and what was to be salvaged of starry memories in the Mnemonic Planisphere.

They confirmed what Aithilo had guessed: Sotha Sil had abandoned him out of fear that the false god would only harm his child. He had foolishly let himself be lured in by the unseen fate of Aithilo's mother, which had been hidden from Sil because her end was Aithilo's birth. Aithilo's life, all he was destined to be and do, was unseen by Sil. To Sil, his son had the opportunity to be a truly free individual with unlimited possibilities. So for once, Sil set aside his own desires, and did what he thought best for the child- eliminating himself from Aithilo's life.

This all of course didn't excuse the sins still staining Sil's hands, but still the grief pierced through Aithilo more than he ever thought it could for his blood father.