RECORD #7 Goodbye, For Now

My mother used to tell me stories of the Phoenix, how she defeated the Abyss and brought light to the world. That during the battle in the Void she received a mortal wound and dragged the darkness with her. Her heart formed the sun, her eyes the moons. Her feathers became blades of grass, and through her blood ran the rivers of the world. Finally, from her soul came Humanity.

And through our fervent prayer and love, she was reborn again. Mother thought that, as her children, all of us were capable of the same rebirth. That even in our failures, we could bring the light. Maybe I should have asked Mudan about it, before he disappeared. He'd likely know the truth. I failed. Humanity failed. We can't even lay claim to defeating the Abyss this time. I'm afraid it will swallow us all.

But if it doesn't... if there is still hope, in some distant future. If you are reading this, and the sun still rises, people still laugh and cry and hurt and yell like they used to here... then maybe we do get another chance at this.

I hope that my fervent prayer reaches you, and you are reborn. I hope the world is brighter where you are, and that if the darkness threatens you like it did us, you fight harder, love stronger, and never lose hope. You carry the flame of our people with you, and that will never go out. I'm going to take a walk. I hope the sunrise is still as breathtaking in your future as it always has been for us. The password for the facility's administrative command is spread across these logs. Use it well, or don't use it at all. - Aurus (Written on the corner of the page is a letter in bright red: "J")