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S2Ep4: My Goodbye
<p>Athena appeared on the deck, furious.</p><p><br/></p><p>"You were reckless, sentimental at best. That's not a teaching of mine. You've grown soft — your dead friends can attest."</p><p><br/></p><p>"Hey!" I shot back.</p><p><br/></p><p> "Put your emotions aside? You're a warrior meant to lead the rest?"</p><p>"I don't know where I went wrong. But I warned you, and you failed the test. So now I'm gone."</p><p><br/></p><p>She turned cold.</p><p><br/></p><p>"This way, you'll know what your place is. This way, you can't cross the line. This way, when all is over, you'll keep yours and I'll keep mine. This way, you won't disappoint me. This way, you won't waste my time. This way, I'll close the door. Consider this as my goodbye."</p><p><br/></p><p>I laughed. Bitter.</p><p><br/></p><p>"That's just like you. Why should I be surprised? Selfish and prideful and vain. Unlike you, every time someone dies, I'm left to deal with the strain. What's a title that a goddess could lend if I'll never sleep at night? I'll remind you — I saw you as a friend. But now we're done."</p><p><br/></p><p>"This way, you're out of my head now. This way, you won't plague my life. This way, when all is done, you're out of sight and out of mind. This way, you get what you wanted. This way, you can save your time. This way, you close the door and have your damn goodbye."</p><p><br/></p><p>"You're not looking for a mentor," she said.</p><p><br/></p><p>"I'm not looking for a friend," I replied.</p><p><br/></p><p>"I mistook you for a general. What a waste of effort spent."</p><p><br/></p><p>"At least I know what I'm fighting for," I shot back. "While you're fighting to be known. Since you claim you're so much wiser, why's your life spent all alone?"</p><p><br/></p><p>YOU'RE ALONE!!!</p><p><br/></p><p>She paused. Then, quieter —</p><p><br/></p><p>"One day, you'll hear what I'm saying. One day, you might understand. One day, but not today, for after all you're —"</p><p><br/></p><p>"Just a man," the crew whispered behind me.</p><p><br/></p><p>"This day, you sever your own head. This day, you cut the line. This day, you lost it all."</p><p><br/></p><p>She looked at me one last time.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Consider this as my goodbye."</p><p><br/></p><p>And she was gone.</p><p><br/></p><p>---</p><p><br/></p><p>[Haiku]</p><p><br/></p><p>Grey eyes turn to ice</p><p>"Consider this my goodbye"</p><p>The goddess leaves me</p><p><br/></p><p>---</p><p><br/></p><p>I stood there for a long time. Staring at the spot where she used to stand.</p><p><br/></p><p>My mentor.</p><p><br/></p><p>My friend.</p><p><br/></p><p>Gone.</p><p><br/></p><p>And the sea was still waiting.</p><p><br/></p>
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