GODLY AUDIENCES: SIEG

[divus]

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[heartmunculus]

If you're from Japan, that makes sense. She's more well known around Europe.

The Holy Maiden was a peasant from the villages of France. She claimed to hear god's voice and managed to stop the siege of Orleans after just nine days of being deployed.

She's seen the best and worst that humanity had to offer. Jeanne was burned at the stake and through it all she never once resented those people for it.

I met her during the Holy Grail War. If she could believe in humanity's ability to become better, than so could I.

[divus]

...that's a really sweet way to look at it, Sieg-kun. It's hard to see the good sometimes, isn't it? But knowing that it's there and that there's potential...sometimes we just have to remember that.

I think that's how it was for us in my old life, too. We knew people could be better than what they were, so we had to fight for the chance to let them.

...if she was burned at the stake, how did you meet her? Was that before?

[heartmunculus]

It took me a while to decide protecting people was worth it. [Especially after the entire Jack the Ripper fiasco.] But that's what I think and I won't change from that.

Ah... No. She was summoned during the Holy Grail War to keep things fair. She's recorded as a Heroic Spirit, even if she doesn't have any wishes that she wants granted.

[divus]

..you're a good person. Don't let anyone ever say otherwise.

What does it mean to be recorded as aHeroic Spirit anyway? Is it sort of like this? You participate in the war and get wishes? I've still never been that clear on how it all works.

[heartmunculus]

[His Saint Graph (card) says Neutral Good. He doesn't doubt that.]

Heroic Spirits are spirits of heroes who achieved great deeds in life, having become objects of worship after their death. King Arthur. Um... You're Japanese, right? Okita Souji and Tomoe Gozen both count.

[divus]

Oh! [Yeah, before it was kind of confusing but he starts speaking her language and she claps.] I get it, it's like tsukumogami! The spirits are held in objects and can be given life on their own. And they live forever. It's like that?

[heartmunculus]

Yes. A little bit like that.

If people have stories that have been etched into history, they become heroic spirits. Astolfo's contract with me never ran out so... he'll be on earth exploring and helping people until the end.

[He does miss him.]

[divus]

And that's why you want to join him, right? If you're still connected, it just makes sense.

[heartmunculus]

That's right. I miss Jeanne too. The three of us were rarely able to spend time together.

[divus]

I have a feeling you're going to get to see them again soon. We'll make it happen.

[heartmunculus]

Soon... That would be nice.

[divus]

And even while you guys are apart, you remember each other and have those memories, don't you? That probably makes it a little easier.

[heartmunculus]

Yes. I don't have many memories [Because he was on earth for about two months], but the ones I have I cherish.

[divus]

The good thing about memories, too, is that there's always time to make them. You've made some here despite the bad things happening, haven't you?

[heartmunculus]

[He nods.]

I've made some friends here that I don't think I'd ever have the chance to encounter where I was.

[divus]

That's the spirit! And you've still had fun with them outside of the dark times, right? Those are memories we want you to be able to keep when this is all over.

[heartmunculus]

Even if they're painful, I want to keep all my memories.

[Because apparently he's had some of them erased? For some reason?? Fate???]

[divus]

And you will. We'll give you all the option to choose before you leave...it wouldn't be fair for you guys to lose those if you didn't want to.

[heartmunculus]

[A nod.]

I've already lost a few memories. I don't need to lose more.

[divus]

If only everyone felt the way you do about it, Sieg-kun. I don't blame them, but it can be pretty tough.

We won't let your memories go to waste. I promise.

[heartmunculus]

I don't think people will want to remember how they died.

[Just... in general.]

If I do though, let me keep those. I already have experience with it.

[divus]

Maybe not all of them, no.

...are you aware that sometimes you say really worrying things?

[heartmunculus]

...?

What part?

[divus]

Having experience with death. I don't know if I've heard any of you say it so casually.

[heartmunculus]

It's just something that happened. There's no reason to be worried about it.

Most Heroic Spirits know what it's like to die anyway.