Just A Healer

Chapter 127: Rihu's Existence

Location: Edge of The Court of Armaments, The Timeless Eventide

[Lucas Galileo/Seraph Iruka]

Koji stared at the eternal sunset behind us, and its light was reflected on his copper gold eyes, making them gleam brightly. "Once I return to Leimhyark as the AI NPC Koj'akim, the Battle Scribe... I might lose my memories again."

"What? Lose your memories... again?" hindi makapaniwala na tanong ni Kuya.

The Archangel nodded. "Yes... Master Ryousei. I'm afraid it's because of my vessel."

"If you're talking about your vessel, do you mean your body?" I asked.

He did say that he regained his memories when we entered the Timeless Eventide. But I never thought what would happen to us if we returned to Leimhyark. Maybe Koji didn't tell us this, because he wanted us to focus on the task at hand.

Pero nakakalungkot lang isipin na lahat ng memories namin sa Timeless Eventide kasama niya, malilimutan ni Koji pagbalik namin sa Leimhyark. Kung tutuusin, kapatid na namin si Koji. There's got to be a way for us to contain his memories even if we return. Kung kami maaalala namin ito, bakit siya hindi pwede?

"How I wish, it could be that easy, Master Iruka." Koji answered my thoughts, now with a sad smile. "My body in the Synthetic world could not contain my memories, which is why they were repressed when I was first sent. This is because my memories contain many millennia of training and studying, here in the Timeless Eventide. Both of you will be able to remember because you have real bodies... and mine is only synthetic, in Leimhyark."

We didn't answer him. Nakatingin lang kami sa kanya matapos ang paliwanag niya. Siguro ay pareho kami ng iniisip ni Kuya. It's hard to accept that Koji will revert back into his AI NPC Version, with no memory of his real self, as our Archangel in our Empyrean Formation.

"Please don't be sad." Koji chuckled and sighed. "There is still hope. From what I know, there would be two ways for me to regain my memories. One, is that if we return here in the Timeless Eventide together for the second time, I might regain my memories. Another chance might be uh... when— magic is released in your world. In that way, my body might be converted into this current one I have. I'm still not sure as well, but hey. There's still hope. Okay?

Kahit ba sabihin niya 'yon sa'min, hindi mawala ang tono ng pamamaalam sa boses niya. Parang ayoko tuloy umalis sa Timeless Eventide dahil malilimutan niya lahat ng ito. The only problem is that we have a task to finish, which is why we have to return to our world, through Leimhyark.

"So... if there's currently no other way, then this might be goodbye to the Archangel version of you. For now, of course." saad ni Kuya, pilit na ngumiti kahit alam namin na ang Koji na maabutan namin sa pagbalik ay wala nang memorya ng nangyari sa Timeless Eventide.

"Yes, Masters. Just for now. We still have an eternity to think about." the Archangel smiled toothily. "Even if I forget you, I know that I will still stick with you. You're my brothers now, after all."

I heard my brother sigh when the Archangel said that. He then pulled me by my arm and lunged at Koji so we could hug him. We both hugged Koji, who sighed in our embrace.

"Last hug, before we go and you forget everything that happened here." mahinang saad ni Kuya sa ulo ng arkanghel.

Natawa si Koji at niyakap niya rin kami. Matapos ang ilang saglit ay kumalas kami sa pagkakayakap at binuklat na ni Koji ang libro. Crests, arcs and bands of light appeared around the floating Gate Book. After he did that, the same white magic circle with a portal that appeared first in the library, appeared before us again.