[Despite himself, Liem finds some measure of peace in speaking this way with Sebastian. Focusing on the demon diverts his attention from his inner troubles, and for all that he cannot (would not) trust the other man to provide any sort of trustworthy guidance, he cannot help but fall into the trap of letting himself take advantage of having someone to speak with, to voice his thoughts aloud to.
Hayame would be disgusted with him, but then, there are other things he has not shared with Hayame, things that are not simply the result of his own questionable decisions, that would surely disgust her just as much, if not more.]
Well… At least on a small scale, I know it to be true. It’s a matter of fact that, by the grace of the gods, the dead of my world could be returned to life.
[The Cathedral of Coins was an old and wealthy temple, located in an old and well-populated city. Its Archbanker was powerful enough to call upon Abadar’s grace for such matters, and in Liem’s many years of life, he had known the men in that position to provide that service a number of times to grieving clients — for the appropriate fee, of course.]
If the power of the Oracles can be used to create an entire existence and spark divinity in new beings, it stands to reason that the capabilities of existing gods would also be within the grasp of those to wield them. And, I have read that the magic of the gods can revive even those like yourself: denizens of the Outer Sphere, whose bodies and souls are one, and for whom death is a final end.
There is a pervasive belief among Zenith that our worlds have ended, and a belief among the Meridian that they have not yet met their final demise. But my belief that the worlds can be returned is not dependent on such uncertainties.
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Hayame would be disgusted with him, but then, there are other things he has not shared with Hayame, things that are not simply the result of his own questionable decisions, that would surely disgust her just as much, if not more.]
Well… At least on a small scale, I know it to be true. It’s a matter of fact that, by the grace of the gods, the dead of my world could be returned to life.
[The Cathedral of Coins was an old and wealthy temple, located in an old and well-populated city. Its Archbanker was powerful enough to call upon Abadar’s grace for such matters, and in Liem’s many years of life, he had known the men in that position to provide that service a number of times to grieving clients — for the appropriate fee, of course.]
If the power of the Oracles can be used to create an entire existence and spark divinity in new beings, it stands to reason that the capabilities of existing gods would also be within the grasp of those to wield them. And, I have read that the magic of the gods can revive even those like yourself: denizens of the Outer Sphere, whose bodies and souls are one, and for whom death is a final end.
There is a pervasive belief among Zenith that our worlds have ended, and a belief among the Meridian that they have not yet met their final demise. But my belief that the worlds can be returned is not dependent on such uncertainties.