Limitless The Strongest Revenant

[IlovetheNightmare23: My {Fate} is called {Snapshot}. It's like a camera, only it captures random parts of a person's life. I used it on Liv and saw the memory of her arguing with Erick Odinson, they were talking about leaving the North].

'Ho? This is a damn powerful ability. You might even be able to catch weaknesses if you are lucky.'

[Minerva: Okay, that explains the thing with Liv. Now answer my other question.]

[IlovetheNightmare23: I may be a Wraith now, but I was originally part of the Forsaken. Zach was the reaper that told me my father died in Hellsgate.]

The Forsaken were the living relatives of the Reapers. When a reaper dies, his or her friend has to bring the reaper's soul gem to the human who is still alive. It was a gesture of closure for those left behind.

I remember the tailor I bought my suit from telling me that the one who protected the Forsaken was IRIS.

So the bastards were really using them as a backup reaper pool. Depending on when this girl was born, she might even be half-descendant.

[IlovetheNightmare23: Back then, Zach had a wife, his kindred. Emily. Emily was supposedly the reason my father died. She felt responsible and visited me every day. Sometimes Zach would be with her.]

[Inari: Go on.]

[IlovetheNightmare23: Emily and I became best friends even when I was human. Unfortunately, compared to everyone I met, Zach was just so dreamy and kind. And he treated Emily so lovingly that I became jealous. One day, Emily found out that I had fallen in love with her husband.]

'This can't be good.'

[IlovetheNightmare23: I was so ashamed, but Emily understood. She was very open-minded and wanted me to marry Zach. Emily was barren, you see. So she wanted me to join her family as part of Zach's harem.]

[Inari: I am not interested in your stories, harlot. Answer what my sister has asked you or die].

I was once again reminded of how differently the Siren's treated everyone else but me. Aki was pretty heartless to disregard someone else's life story.

[IlovetheNightmare23: Alright already! Anyway, Emily suddenly disappeared and never contacted me again. I tried to look for her and Zach, but I could not find them. I later died and became a reaper. When I arrived, I found Zach. Ouch!]

[Inari: You seem to be ignoring my threats. I already figured out that Zach will not take revenge for you. Do you really think I am all talk?]

[IlovetheNightmare23: If you would stop interrupting me, I would be done already!]

[Satis: Let me guess, he doesn't remember you, and when you checked, no one knew who Emily was. And since no one helped you, you stayed weak to this day?]

'Huh? Why did the others forget Emily too? I could understand Specters, but why would Phantoms and Wraiths forget as well?'

[IlovetheNightmare23: How did...anyway, yes. You are right. I actually thought I was going crazy and imagining the whole thing. But then I got a letter from Emily Lynch. It was delivered to me by Administration. It was a soul account in my name and a marriage certificate between Zach and I.]

[Minerva: Then that answers why you weren't bothered by the tax. So you're married to him in name, but he treats you like you don't exist. But what does that have to do with you joining us?]

Constance looked at me as tears streamed down her face.

[IlovetheNightmare23: Limitless, you are my only hope. Zach does not remember me because he forgot Emily. The marriage certificate was signed by him, so he knew who I was at one point. Please help me. I learned from my research that getting stronger is the way to make people remember!]

This woman looked pitiful. How lonely it must be to be suddenly forgotten by the one you loved. She couldn't even grieve because no one remembered who Emily was. It was both sad and unfortunate.

[IlovetheNightmare23: PLEASE HELP ME GET STRONGER! FOR THE MAN I LOVE AND THE FRIEND I LOST! I NEED TO BECOME STRONGER! PLEASE!]

[Limitless: Will you do this even at the cost of forgetting Emily?]

[IlovetheNightmare23: W-what? What do you mean?]

[Limitless: The price of becoming a Specter is losing your memories of the dead. You remember them now because you are only a Wraith, but if you become a Specter, you will forget her as well.]

[IlovetheNightmare23: This makes no sense! It's a conspiracy! If what you say is true, then why did the other Wraiths and Phantoms also forget Emily?]

'Actually, I had no answer to that question either. Why did both groups forget Emily?'

[Satis: Such is the price of death in Hellsgate].

"The price of death?" I whispered aloud.

[Inari: One of the duties of the Administration is to maintain order. Specter's sudden losing loved ones is one of the things they have to watch out for the most].

[IlovetheNightmare23: What the hell are you talking about?! Explain it to me right now!]

[Satis: A Specter would eventually forget the recently deceased in time. However, when brought up by a third party, the weak minds in their ranks might have their souls collapse. To ensure that this does not happen, anyone related to a Specter is erased upon death.]

[IlovetheNightmare23: Erased? Erased how?]

[Minerva: How do you think? They are commanded to forget them with death resonance.]

This. That was something heavy. Does that mean that if the Administration so chooses, they will order me to forget people? This went beyond violating people's rights. This was tyranny of the highest order.

[Inari: Wraiths and Phantoms cannot fight the orders of those above them. Once no one remembers, even if records exist, the Reaper will effectively cease to exist.]

[Minerva: In a way, your research is correct. If every Reaper on the battlefront became stronger than the one who ordered them to forget Emily, they would remember.]

I could see what they were saying. Since Reapers do not appear on camera, the only evidence would be letters or voice recordings. But how would that reaper be different from a fictional character?

[IlovetheNightmare23: W-what? But I can't tell them to get stronger! That's impossible!]

[Satis: Which is why nothing in the world can grant you your wish.]

[IlovetheNightmare23: B-but! I remember Emily! I must be special to be a reaper and still remember her!]

[Inari: I hate to be the bearer of bad news, Faye-san. When the order was given, you were probably still alive. That is the only reason why you remember. Not because you are special.]

Aki then placed the palm of her hand on Constance's cheek, and the Japanese beauty spoke with a voice filled with compassion.

"I can release you from this suffering. As a Phantom, I can command you to forget Emily and Zach. Once I do that, unless you become stronger than me, you will never remember. Do you wish it so?" Discover hidden stories at m,v l'e|m-p| y r

Constance wept like a child, tears streaming down her face. Heartbreaking cries came from her small frame as she lamented her weakness.

This was the price of death in the land of hell. To be forgotten. No one would mourn. No one would remember.

I could not accept such a fate. So I did what I did best.

"Kamisan, stop."

"Anata?" "Honey?" "Husband?"

I walked up to the reporter and looked into her eyes as I spoke.

"Constance Faye, I accept your request. From this moment on you belong to Hellsend."