Finale

The Allied Forces had recovered his body four days later.

He had died, a sad smile on his face, finally at peace.

After some dispute, his body was taken in the East. Having no family to be buried, he was buried in Imperial Burial Grounds as royalty is.

Our child shows the same generosity, the same compassion for others, as his father.

He was a hero, a lover, and a compassionate human being until the very end of his life. Even in death, he had willingly sacrificed his life. Even in death, he had befriended a demon. He died as he lived: a noble, caring, pure soul; even being tainted, his soul was so undeniably pure.

The world may never see another Sectumsempra cross its path; maybe, though, as we read how he was, we may all stop and try and live a little more as he did.

Though my heart will never stop bleeding for him, at least I can sleep at night knowing that by raising our child to be the same, selfless soul that he was, ever compassionate and willing to look beyond differences, that I may in some small way help even out the debt that the world owes him.

And always remember, no matter how young, frail, broken, battered, small, insignificant you may ever think yourself to be, you too can change the world for the better as Sectumsempra did.

May Altana raise his soul amongst the celestial sky for all in the future to always see, and may he finally find peace and love amongst the stars forever. I know without a shadow of doubt that he shall always be loved amongst the races of Vana'Diel; I have no doubts that Altana, too, shall embrace him, despite what he thought in his final hours.