Hamartia

Noun: The flaw in character which leads to the downfall of the protagonist in a tragedy. From the Greek word hamartanein, meaning to miss the mark, err.

Warning: This story is 99% fiction based on head canons and little canon hints. Please read explanation at bottom for better understanding/justification.

Arc Three: Aeona, Transcendent of Light

Chronica, why are we immortal? Why do we, out of all the life forms within Grandis, have this curse and burden of living for all of eternity until the world itself ends? Why do we not have the luxury of rest given by death's visit like our brother? Why must we be the ones to suffer having to watch everyone around us slip away and stay to bitterly remember ghosts of happy times when our loved ones breathed and laughed with us?

Chronica, why do we have to be the ones with this duty? Our eternal existence is a curse, a dreadful burden, and yet our existence is our sole duty that we must fulfil. For what purpose have we been given this damned immortality? For what reasons must the Transcendent of Life himself die over and over again, yet Time and Light stay as they are until the end of the world? Is that fair? Does that make sense?

Chronica, why do you never use your powers over time to look into the future? Do you not want to see what fruit our actions of today will bear tomorrow? Does the question not eat away at you like corruption, nibbling away at your heart until you are driven insane from insatiable, unquenchable curiosity?

Chronica, my sister, your suffering is greater than mine. How do you bear being conscious through all of eternity without escape and manage to remain sane in mind? You are brave and strong, my sister, and I wish I could be more like you.

Chronica, I am tired. I don't wish to see any more of this. Let me fulfil my duty of balancing light without breaking my heart any longer.

Chronica, will you help me?

My hc Aeona asked for Chronica's help a very long time ago so she could build a sanctuary away from all the mortals she kept getting attached to.

Essentially my interpretation of all the Grandis Transcendences. Chronica – the older sister who tries to be responsible. Aeona – feels weak and flees in the end, trapping herself in a world of her own where she is in full control because she herself feels that she lacks it. Still, she shoulders some responsibility and allows light to enter her sanctuary so that when there's trouble she can help. As long as you're light, you can contact her. Darmoor – went crazy and decided to change the world.