"That's only because he erased your memory." She might as well get that out there now.
"As for what the Metia found, nothing is... close. They found dead worlds, worlds on the verge of dying. Worlds on the verge of destroying themselves through war. People crying out for death because they had found perfection and no longer had anything worth living for. And because of that, they decided that life wasn't worth living. That if there was only suffering to be found why would anyone want to continue living?"
She pauses to take another sip of water and let it sink in. "Hermes heard that and decided that he would test humanity. That if they were truly meant to survive they would find a way. So he used Kairos to erase your, Hythlodaeus, and his own memory of all that the Metia had found. However, I got away thanks to Venat."
She pauses, realizing she forgot to mention Venat had been there. "She was there as well, by the by. Because of her, I had to tell you, Hythloadues, and herself about the future that was to come. She recognized her blessing upon me the moment she laid eyes on me and deduced I was from the future. You didn't take too well hearing about your future, refused to believe it. Venat believed it."
Another pause as she sips her water. "It's because of what she heard and Meteion's control over dynamis that she decided to Sunder Etheirys. So that we might be able to interact with the same power and perhaps someday be strong enough to put an end to the Metia and prevent the Final Days.
We succeeded in that, after passing Venat's test. You and Hythlodaeus helped one last time in the end before returning to the Aetherial Sea. You said you would stay there because you refused to be reborn into the world that is now. And Hythlodaeus seemed happy to stay with you."
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"As for what the Metia found, nothing is... close. They found dead worlds, worlds on the verge of dying. Worlds on the verge of destroying themselves through war. People crying out for death because they had found perfection and no longer had anything worth living for. And because of that, they decided that life wasn't worth living. That if there was only suffering to be found why would anyone want to continue living?"
She pauses to take another sip of water and let it sink in. "Hermes heard that and decided that he would test humanity. That if they were truly meant to survive they would find a way. So he used Kairos to erase your, Hythlodaeus, and his own memory of all that the Metia had found. However, I got away thanks to Venat."
She pauses, realizing she forgot to mention Venat had been there. "She was there as well, by the by. Because of her, I had to tell you, Hythloadues, and herself about the future that was to come. She recognized her blessing upon me the moment she laid eyes on me and deduced I was from the future. You didn't take too well hearing about your future, refused to believe it. Venat believed it."
Another pause as she sips her water. "It's because of what she heard and Meteion's control over dynamis that she decided to Sunder Etheirys. So that we might be able to interact with the same power and perhaps someday be strong enough to put an end to the Metia and prevent the Final Days.
We succeeded in that, after passing Venat's test. You and Hythlodaeus helped one last time in the end before returning to the Aetherial Sea. You said you would stay there because you refused to be reborn into the world that is now. And Hythlodaeus seemed happy to stay with you."