[ Poor Ajax. Yoimiya can't even begin to imagine the motions he's going through. Being told that your past life is an ancient hero who took on the Heavenly Principles is shocking enough as it is. But now, as she dives deeper into this rabbit hole, another horrible implication hits her right in the face. If this is true, then that means Alnair really fell in love with Seraphina centuries ago, and if that's the case... then Seraphina's hatred for her makes sense. In her eyes, it feels like her man has been stolen from her right under her nose.
And Yoimiya isn't sure how she feels about that. She wonders if maybe, she's the horrible person for preventing Seraphina from being with her the love of her life, and that maybe, she's well within her rights to direct her ire at her. It tears her apart to think that Ajax was actually in love with that horrible monster but she can't deny the possibility that she became a monster because her love got stolen. When she thinks back on that night in Sumeru City, Alnair seemed to be truly in love with her and even relished in their barbaric sex.
If that's truly the case then... Alnair also wanted her dead and thinking about that makes her feel like a boulder has dropped inside of her stomach. ]
Of course. Take all the time you need.
[ Nahida responds, nodding her head in understanding.
Yoimiya is quiet, and for the first time in her life, she's rendered speechless by this revelation. It feels like words are lodged inside of her throat and she can't find the right thing to say but she eventually manages to mutter out. ]
... Do you need to be alone?
[ After everything that's happened, she truly doesn't blame him. Between Avin and Aralauka getting kidnapped, not being allowed to join in on the fight against Columbina, and now this, she's admittedly not in the best of moods. But if he needs her, she doesn't mind joining him. Ajax's comfort is still important to her. ]
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And Yoimiya isn't sure how she feels about that. She wonders if maybe, she's the horrible person for preventing Seraphina from being with her the love of her life, and that maybe, she's well within her rights to direct her ire at her. It tears her apart to think that Ajax was actually in love with that horrible monster but she can't deny the possibility that she became a monster because her love got stolen. When she thinks back on that night in Sumeru City, Alnair seemed to be truly in love with her and even relished in their barbaric sex.
If that's truly the case then... Alnair also wanted her dead and thinking about that makes her feel like a boulder has dropped inside of her stomach. ]
Of course. Take all the time you need.
[ Nahida responds, nodding her head in understanding.
Yoimiya is quiet, and for the first time in her life, she's rendered speechless by this revelation. It feels like words are lodged inside of her throat and she can't find the right thing to say but she eventually manages to mutter out. ]
... Do you need to be alone?
[ After everything that's happened, she truly doesn't blame him. Between Avin and Aralauka getting kidnapped, not being allowed to join in on the fight against Columbina, and now this, she's admittedly not in the best of moods. But if he needs her, she doesn't mind joining him. Ajax's comfort is still important to her. ]