The assault on Salty Pier

[Nephrite]

"Something happened somewhere." Moore says, then can't help but start laughing. "That couldn't have been more generic if I'd tried. You know what I mean, though." He gestures up at the light above them. "That doesn't just start for no reason. A monumental time indeed... one I intend to see through until whatever end waits for all of us."

[Anastasia]

"What does await us?" Jetina asks, "When this is all over, when we finally win? I've heard the legends of the trumpet and key, but then what?"

Raquiel looks upward, towards the ever-glowing sky of Celestia. "Then we are complete, happy, fulfilled. We are, in a way we can't yet fully appreciate. When Chronias is unlocked, all shall be reborn in the light of Chronias. We need not seek it anymore, because Chronias is with us and we are enlightened by it."

[Nephrite]

Moore nods. "It will be interesting to see how much brighter Creation is without Shar in it."

[Anastasia]

"Without Shar, without Asmodeus, without Bane, without Malar, without Auril, without evil," Raquiel concludes, "One day where at last rebirth is no longer needed. A day when suffering is finally at an end." Her voice is wistful, "I only hope I am here to see it, though in my heart I know I will travel to Chronias before that day comes."

[Nephrite]

Moore smiles at Raquiel at that. "I hope you'll at least be around when we finally remove Shar. If not, then I'll trust you'll be watching from beyond the gate."

[Anastasia]

A smile at that, "You speak of heavy things," Raquiel says, gaze still skyward.

[Nephrite]

"I've picked up a few things here and there." Moore admits. "I'm still working on a solution to being able to truly remember things that We aren't meant to remember. A... rebirth in the way one recalls that sort of knowledge, if you'll allow." He adds the last part with a bit of what he hopes is levity.

[Anastasia]

"You mean anathemic knowledge?" Raquiel asks, ""Ah, a fine subject of study. How far have you progressed?"

Jetina meanwhile looks up, lost in her own thoughts at the moment.

[Nephrite]

"I..." He takes a breath. "It's funny, actually. I couldn't remember anything that happened There for the longest time, but it slowly started coming back. I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't forget anything. Well, I... did something. I..." Another breath. "Was... doing something. I must've found something I was looking for. Then I just forgot it. There's this gap in my memory from a time where I know something happened." Moore explains.

"Every now and again I think about it, and feel like I'm getting closer. So... every day I think I progress a bit closer to it." He smiles at that, gazing up himself. "It's kind of like finding a hidden message underneath some sand -- the ocean will eventually reveal it."

[Anastasia]

"A remarkable willpower to make it that far," Raquiel says, "Or perhaps it's your destiny to remember, one day."

[Nephrite]

Moore smiles a bit and nods to Raquiel at that. "I've had some help. I haven't quite pinpointed where it's coming from, but... I have a few ideas." He just smiles at that.

[Anastasia]

"Then may I give you a word of advice?" Raquiel asks.

[Nephrite]

"By all means." Moore says, his attention on Raquiel.

[Anastasia]

"Be prepared," Raquiel says, "You may only have a moment with much of it."

[Nephrite]

Moore smiles and bows his head in a nod.

"I understand." He turns to Jetina and clears his throat. "Jetina? Ready to go? I have a few other people I'd like you to meet."