Ivan
'You… ended your own life…' It wasn't a question, just the cold truth. 'She was reborn… and you still…'
'I could never escape on my own…' Van didn't look me in the eye, though there was no shame in his voice. 'My eternal punishment was to never be with her again, except as an animal. It was never enough. Just something to ease the pain, but can you tell me that existence would've been enough for you?'
'No,' I wasn't judging him for that, but I was also shocked. 'But you… destroyed everything.
I've been down the dark path, so I know what it's like to lose yourself to your darkest thoughts. However, I was never punished like my first incarnation. The truth is, living as long as Van did like that is maddening just thinking about it. I know I couldn't do it, but he didn't just end his own existence. He destroyed the world in order to do it; he rewrote existence.
