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That lines up with what I've seen of her. I think it's a compulsion, actually, not a habit. There are certain things she's unable to say, and she can't give a straight answer.

I see... [Sounds like some people he's known.]

Anyway, what about Katie?

She has another ability- she can perceive some kind of darkness in people, something they might not be aware of, but it follows them. She called them "nightmares". It seems that whatever nightmares she saw following Sascha frightened her enough that she felt he needed to be "fixed". She may speak in riddles, but that message was pretty clear.

[And concerning, coming from a child, but he can sympathize somewhat at this point.]

That's...

[Yeah that's....worrying]

How did she plan on "fixing him", exactly?

She didn't say. Or couldn't, more likely. I think I talked her out of trying to handle it alone- I doubt she wanted to do anything without help, anyway. It's just that she can't explain what she's seeing, so she can't tell people that anything is wrong.

That sounds like a troublesome curse.

Is there something you think I could help with? Though I'm not sure if I'd be able to sense Sascha, he's not really a normal demon or vampire.

Oh- no, sorry. Now that everyone's been made aware of Sascha's condition, I'm hoping her concerns will be laid to rest. This was a roundabout way of explaining myself.

When we were trying to figure out what the problem was to begin with, she was able to temporarily share the power to see shadows with me, so that I could understand what she saw in Sascha. It's not something I could turn off, though, so it was... disturbing... to be around people.

[Oh well that's a relief to hear about Katie's concerns being laid to rest. But not so much...the last part. In fact there's a pause]

Are you...saying this has something to do with you running off the other day?

Ah... yeah. You've got a shadow, too.

[Another pause]

What kind of shadow?

[Ugh, this is awkward. He's not even sure if he's supposed to talk about this- is it bad? Should people not know? He wished he'd asked Dorothy- Katie- for more information.

...Not... that she'd be able to tell him. Dammit.]

It's a little creepy, truth be told. Some sort of dark figure, following you around. I didn't really want to spend much time looking at it.

She can see that?

[He can't help but blurt that out in surprise. He knew what Mikleo must be referencing right away, and it's hard not to be a little stunned. No one's ever been able to see that shadow for years, not without some intervention from a all-powerful magic castle anyway. What exactly was Katie?]

[But he remembers himself, and clears his throat. Crap]

I'm...sorry you had to see those things.

[He's been wondering that himself for a while now. Still no closer to knowing.]

Wait, you're aware of it already?

[Shit]

...Yes. I am.

Pardon me if this is insensitive.

Is that normal where you're from?

No.

No, it's definitely not normal.

[Oh dear.]

Are you okay?

[Boy this is a conversation he sure never likes to have]

I'm fine, Mikleo.

It's...It's a long story. But I found a way to contain it, so I'll be fine.

Honestly, I thought that shadow wouldn't be around anymore. I guess not. [Even sealing Nea's consciousness couldn't erase the fact he was a Noah, he supposes]

That might still be the case, actually. I don't think shadows are confirmation of any kind of real presence- more of a memory, or a feeling. Sorey has shadows too, and they're like that.

[Um yeah, Allen doubt that what Mikleo saw of him is the same as what Mikleo saw of Sorey. In fact he could come clean and admit that.]

...I see. Well, I suppose it is a "Memory" of sorts.

[Or you could take advantage of the play on words there to evade the truth even longer. At least it's not TECHNICALLY a lie!!]

[That's... vague. A little suspiciously so, considering some of the things he's heard before.]

...If you'd prefer not to go into detail about it, then I'll refrain from prying. I just thought I ought to explain.

I-

[He lets out a sigh. Yeah. There is a part of him that rather not talk about it, but he knows that's reckless. Sure he had Robin's seal- but if that failed somehow? If something like an augment glitch went out of control? The Shepherd probably would be the best chance of stopping the Noah from hurting anyone.]

[And making sure people stayed safe was far more important to him than his personal comfort]

No, it's probably best you know actually. In case something goes wrong.

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[From vague to vaguely threatening. If it's that worrisome, though, he'll offer no argument. He wanted to know, anyway.]

Very well. What is it?

There's a type of being my world, called a Noah. They're extremely powerful, and the source of their power is dark energy - like the malevolence that Hellions use. There used to be a belief among Exorcists that Noahs are immortal, because of how strong they are.

The thing about Noahs though is that there's only 14 of them in the world, and they use humans as hosts. When one passes away, they can implant their memories into another host and they'll eventually take over that host, eroding the original person in the process.

That shadow, it's a sign that you're a host.

[......

w e l p]

Is this... what you referred to before, when you said you were incurably ill?

[He hadn't gotten any details then, nor had he really asked, but this sounds like the equivalent of a mortal sickness of sorts.

To be infected by a being similar to a hellion like that, though... as if malevolence itself could be a sentient enemy... that's terrifying. He knows they don't compare exactly, since there are differences between their worlds, but still.]

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