If I had a way to know that time has stopped there, that no one is going to need me and die while I'm here or traveling planes... Or if Seiya appeared here. I wouldn't want to go back, not until I was satisfied by seeing Ace achieve his dream, whatever it is, or by seeing Seiya live as much as possible and more free than we have ever been, before we return and he dies.
[He names Seiya, but the same would be true for anyone else who died before their time, or even for those who still haven't died. Including Saori, even if he's not sure if she would be able to appreciate being able to just exist without having to fill Athena's shoes.]
Holding people in memories is what normal people say and do, it's their comfort because they will die as well, sooner or later. There's no risk for the memories to fade away and vanish, drowned by centuries. But we are not like them... And I think you should know better than to expect them to be able to understand that.
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If I had a way to know that time has stopped there, that no one is going to need me and die while I'm here or traveling planes... Or if Seiya appeared here. I wouldn't want to go back, not until I was satisfied by seeing Ace achieve his dream, whatever it is, or by seeing Seiya live as much as possible and more free than we have ever been, before we return and he dies.
[He names Seiya, but the same would be true for anyone else who died before their time, or even for those who still haven't died. Including Saori, even if he's not sure if she would be able to appreciate being able to just exist without having to fill Athena's shoes.]
Holding people in memories is what normal people say and do, it's their comfort because they will die as well, sooner or later. There's no risk for the memories to fade away and vanish, drowned by centuries. But we are not like them... And I think you should know better than to expect them to be able to understand that.