UN: G.Akechi

[foolishjustice]

There have been a lot of strange incidents over the past months, where people abruptly lost control of themselves and acted on repressed desires, without regard for consequences. I'd like to provide an explanation for them.

When I arrived here, it was at the behest of a powerful and dangerous mage by the name of Masayoshi Shido. He wanted me to sabotage the school, and undermine the faith of both the students and the larger magical community in Daybreak's ability to manage and protect Candles. He wanted to weaken the school's image, in order to take over as the one in charge of overseeing the development of Flames.

He ordered this in complete awareness that such an upset would only hurt humanity's chances of overcoming Nightfall. His only priority was that he, and the people he deemed significant, survived and were able to continue leading their privileged lives. He believed himself to be a destined savior, but thought only a select few were worth saving, even if it meant turning his back on the masses.

I'm coming forward with this now because his conspiracy is finally undone. I told Daybreak's faculty of his schemes in October, and we were finally able to mount a covert counterattack at the end of last month. He wasn't alone in these plans, but his accomplices should be in too much disarray for a while to react effectively. I think I owe this explanation to everyone who's been affected by my actions, so I decided to say something now, while I have the breathing room.

This isn't a plea for forgiveness or mercy, I know everyone this matters to has every right to hate me. But I do hope you sleep a little better, knowing what happened and that there's no further chance of it happening again.

Comments

[foolishjustice]

It's a huge relief, though it still feels...kind of surreal.
I've had this hanging over my head for the past three years, so having that weight off...
I keep feeling like I'm going to wake up and find out that the entire mission was all just a dream.

[buddinghopes]

I can imagine.

I'm just glad you're free of his crap now.

[foolishjustice]

So am I.
And I hope other people whose lives have been ruined by his schemes feel better, too.

switching to private

[buddinghopes]

Yeah... I do too.

[And after fiddling with settings a bit--]

What do you plan to do now?

[foolishjustice]

I don't know.
It wasn't until recently that I expected there to be an 'after', except maybe rotting in prison.
I do know I want to stay at Daybreak, though, at least if I'm still welcome.
I might have originally come here under orders, but I've gotten to like it here.

[buddinghopes]

It's a good place, so I can't blame you.

Maybe you should see about getting money out of Shido after everything he's put you through. You deserve it, frankly, and why not add insult to injury?

[foolishjustice]

He did skip out on the financial responsibility of having a child.
And never paid me for the 'work' he had me do for him.
And put me in situations that caused physical and mental distress.

I doubt I could sue him for those last two without awkward questions that have supernatural answers, but I might not need to.

[buddinghopes]

Wring every last cent out of him you can manage!

[foolishjustice]

Now, I should leave some for his other victims.

[buddinghopes]

Okay, fair point.

Still, that's going to be a pretty significant amount of money, huh? You should use it to take a vacation or something!

[foolishjustice]

It's the middle of the semester. Wouldn't I fall behind?

[buddinghopes]

Okay, okay, vacation when the semester's over :P

[foolishjustice]

Maybe...if a vacation is something I'll ever be able to have.
The school doesn't need to pretend they don't know about me anymore.
I'd be surprised if I'm even allowed to leave campus between semesters.

[buddinghopes]

Ah...

Well, we'll figure out something. And I guess right now it'd be better to focus on atoning anyway.

[foolishjustice]

That was the point of all this.
Giving people answers was the least I could do, before whatever official punishment I get.

[buddinghopes]

It's not going to be the end of the world, you know.

I can't call myself an expert but I imagine your official punishment probably isn't going to be as harsh as you're thinking it is.

[foolishjustice]

We'll just have to wait and find out.
I've never had much luck when it comes to leniency, though.

[buddinghopes]

Never too late for things to turn around, I'd say. Especially not in a place like Daybreak.