And now… he is dead.
I can still remember the day I met him. Brave. Confident. Calm.
He wasn't the strongest among us — not at first — but there was something in him that no power could measure. A spark. A will that refused to break.
Yesterday, that spark went out.
It's hard to believe he's gone. He wasn't just my friend — he was the soul of our team, a light in the dark corners of Winerose. To the force, he was an asset. To me… he was family.
He possessed something extraordinary — an ability we came to call the Devil's Eye. A gift and a curse. With that eye, he saw truths hidden from others. He'd often call me his best friend — and I'd laugh, but deep down, I knew he meant it.
It all began the day he awakened his true power — the day he met Nocturo, the Hellborne at Winerose City Hospital. Those creatures… they were nightmares given flesh, born from chaos, feeding on despair. And yet, he faced them without hesitation.
But every victory left him more scarred than before. His strength grew — so did his pain. The weight he carried wasn't just the burden of battle, but of love, loss, and memories that refused to fade.
He endured more pain than happiness, yet he never let it break him.
I remember his sister, Ava. The only family he had left. She was his reason to keep breathing when the world tried to crush him.
And there was someone else — a girl he loved, and who loved him back. But fate… it's cruel. Something happened, something that changed everything. Still, Ignis never broke. Never tore apart. He taught me that even after the deepest wounds, one must learn to smile.
If I were to speak of his achievements, there would be no end. But words can't capture what he truly was.
Tonight, beneath the soft glow of a single candle, surrounded by silence, I can still feel his presence beside me. The faint warmth of his spirit lingers — reminding me that legends don't die; they simply rest.
Thank you, my friend.
Thank you for standing beside me… until the very end.
His name was Ignis Karlon.
May his soul rest in peace — and his fire never fade.