#warmageeurath

[kelzthalassunwhisper]

Dear future me, & Dear past me,

Precognition was not something the Commander was versed in understanding. But the touch to the Warden Astheo's eyes had triggered one last temporal venture as the world froze yet again. But there was no Juggernaut this time to tower over her. And the raw emotion that had taken hold of her was about to erupt.

But a golden hand outstretched to settle on her shoulder. Warmth emanated from the contact of touch, rendering armor pointless to impede its invasive envelopment of the grief-stricken guardian and heiress. Slowly, her head raised to see her echo of salvation, a mirrored image of herself stood there as a golden gateway swirled behind her. A tethered chain of her true timeline was manifested from the center of this portal as it sank into her future self.

"Dear, Past Me... You are experiencing the most devastating moment in your life. But you were never wrong in believing or showing compassion to the Juggernaut. Your influence is measured by your unwillingness to surrender. And the outcome could still very much change. The two that he had slew, were aware of the possibility of this. And contingencies were their specialty afterall... One a warmage of soul cleaving and the other a master of time weaving. Do not be consumed by grief. You will fall into the Sanguine Sorceress's open hand and submit to the same cruel undoing's that befell her and the Juggernaut. Appeal to your family, Kal'ren and that... Nethermancer. But the path won't be easy. It's a marathon, not a sprint. And stop trying to find answers in a bottle... Because there won't be an answer there that you will like."

Weighed down by these words of wisdom and otherworldly knowledge, the Commander still rested on her bent knee. Her head was still kept upright as she tried to compose herself to understand what was being relayed.

"Future Me?... I can't ignore what happened. I..." The thought of her vow to Mallana again resurfaced like an unruly wave of guilt. It stopped her from challenging her future self and caused her breath to catch in her throat.

"You can do this, Past Me. But you have to either trust or fall. Don't surrender to this side of darkness, it still lives in you even when you don't call upon it."

The golden light in the gateway began to fade as the time had reached its limit. Rattling chains rang out, signaling the retreat of her future self, but the illusion of herself stood adamant despite the breaking of order's sacred law.

"Remember what I told you. You can and will save them."

@sanguinesorceress - thanks for the ask :3 I'm pretty pleased with this and don't regret waiting to answer it now. Bwahahaha! \o/ <3

@allasticus @grumpyoldfker @lazraelbandtherion @kalren-daelish - YOU ARE ALL MENTIONED. YEAH EVEN YOU LAZRAEL - EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE BEING BAD LIKE THE JUGGERNAUT HERE. \o/ @tursidhion-felomelorn / @elibraddock - mentions for Tursidhion, Eurath, and Astheo \o/ @nixalegos - mentions \o/