[Whatever training or torture he had to endure, the Cloth did eventually choose him as its owner. Or he had earned the right to have it. All that she had gone through her life couldn't compare to even one of the trials he had to endure. She never met anyone like him.]
If I may ask, do you know who or how these Cloths and their Boxes were created? Was it Athena or one of the other Gods who created them? If this Cloth wields such a unique power, I would hazard a guess that several before you would have tried to earn its trust.
[So his Cloth did grant him the abilities of the Phoenix, complete with fire and rebirth. What she knew of rebirth, however, was that a being was reborn based on any deeds committed in a past life and most of the time, memories of the past life would be forgotten. But Ikki's circumstances were completely unique. How interesting that in some way, he defied that one system of beliefs.]
Perhaps it will stay with you forever, if for the fact that it had waited so long for someone to awaken it. Because it is alive or sentient, it must have also wanted to find a trustworthy and dedicated companion. But I wonder, can the Cloths be destroyed in any way? I assume yours might be able to regenerate itself given its power? [Thinking of it in those terms made her a bit solemn because it would be like losing a close friend.]
[She stepped closer to the armor, looking at how elaborate and intricate the design was. But she didn't touch it out of respect for him and for the Cloth itself. Seeing it this close was already privilege enough. His explanation about the fire also caught her attention.]
The Cosmos is much more powerful than I had thought if it could also create that type of fire... There are also stories from home that do describe trials by fire in which the innocent or pure do not burn from walking through flames. It could be one way to judge someone's character or true intentions as well.
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If I may ask, do you know who or how these Cloths and their Boxes were created? Was it Athena or one of the other Gods who created them? If this Cloth wields such a unique power, I would hazard a guess that several before you would have tried to earn its trust.
[So his Cloth did grant him the abilities of the Phoenix, complete with fire and rebirth. What she knew of rebirth, however, was that a being was reborn based on any deeds committed in a past life and most of the time, memories of the past life would be forgotten. But Ikki's circumstances were completely unique. How interesting that in some way, he defied that one system of beliefs.]
Perhaps it will stay with you forever, if for the fact that it had waited so long for someone to awaken it. Because it is alive or sentient, it must have also wanted to find a trustworthy and dedicated companion. But I wonder, can the Cloths be destroyed in any way? I assume yours might be able to regenerate itself given its power? [Thinking of it in those terms made her a bit solemn because it would be like losing a close friend.]
[She stepped closer to the armor, looking at how elaborate and intricate the design was. But she didn't touch it out of respect for him and for the Cloth itself. Seeing it this close was already privilege enough. His explanation about the fire also caught her attention.]
The Cosmos is much more powerful than I had thought if it could also create that type of fire... There are also stories from home that do describe trials by fire in which the innocent or pure do not burn from walking through flames. It could be one way to judge someone's character or true intentions as well.