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I have believed, since the beginning, that I have been doing the right thing. I have fought for what was taught to me as the Greater Good; not just through schooling and academies, but through my own life experiences. A war has plagued me, ripped apart my life; and since I was little I can remember not allowing it to tear me apart completely. I reached for the pieces, and everyday I carefully assorted them into something that I could remember. I stood tall, and eventually taught myself how to fight. Not physically, per se, but come to terms with the battle going on within myself. If I was to be an example, I couldn't allow myself to be pushed down; I had to keep trying, no matter what it took.
I have had my moments of doubt. When in need, inspiration has always found a way to me. Through my soldiers, and through my own actions. One moment that I remember, that I will until the day I die, were the words of a soldier under my command. I thought the we were wasting our time with the menial search of villages that had been attacked by GEARS, scrounging through the scraps of great cities in hope of human life. I slipped, and one day, expressed my fears of failure to a soldier who was merely delivering a message of the Death we were chasing. I asked him if we should give up after scaling the city instead of using man power on hopeless endeavors. He said, simply, that we were the ones who would find the survivors, and our duty to the people was to continue to do as we were until everyone was safe. I learned something that day.
I wonder if it's hopeless to chase Sol, and even now, as I sit here and write this, reread it silently to myself, I can't help but feel uplifted when I think about him. My anger also fuels his pursual, and my intentions aren't anything but selfish. Perhaps I am acting like a child, but now that he's gone, I miss him. He is the one catharsis that I have, and he is the one person that I wish to save, and one that I can trust. In our exchange, he's taught me more things then I could have learned in a lifetime. And what of my life here? These people also need protecting. I can't say that it's not my place, but I also can't say that I also don't feel obligated. I will, no matter what, fight until I can save every last person.