Talk:Raziel (Starcross)/@comment-28644276-20190220043722

Ripping out a part of her soul sounds brutal from Jophiel. Especially since in this case it's "ripping a part out" not just literally but on the emotional standpoint as well. Half feels like removing part of one's identity.

The most sad part is that, like Jophiel, I could actually relate to the thought. The feeling of wanting to "tear a part of my heart" away isn't something that never occurred to me in days past. I'm sure many other people would do something of the like, if they could.

This, of course, doesn't make it any less traumatic for Raziel. Ironically, it makes it seem like in tearing Raziel apart from herself, Jophiel tore something out of Raziel too - her feelings and sense of trust. I always feel like "Augh." when I hear of Jophiel trying to reveal things only for her to be legitimately treated like garbage (when compared to Mastema, that is).

I'm talking a lot about Jophiel here but it's funny how the story from the two profiles complement each other as that's the way they were supposed to be at first. I know it's said at some point that Jophiel reached a breaking point, but Raziel must not have had it any easy before that either.

Mainly because the feeling of having the most important person to you suffering time and again and being unable to do anything about it is definitely one of the worst feelings out there. Having that be followed by that person discarding you as not only, well, the implication here would be useless... Only Jophiel makes it worse by seeing her as an actual obstacle in achieving her goal when Raziel's main intention had always been to help (!).

I'm glad however that they kept their love of knowledge. It would be really sad if the character lost even that aspect out of this trauma. Sometimes, there's this one thing that can keep someone from breaking even when they're left all alone. I'm satisfied with this kind of detail.

I should probably have talked more about their interaction with Harahel but oddly enough the whole construction of their past - what led them to this point caught more of my attention than what they have come to be and are up to now. ^_^

All in all, of course I'm glad they could get a better, second chance.