Zel was the 4th Hope, slain by Irving. The tragic nature of her death has had a large impact on the main cast; but, it was her erasure of Fae’s memories that has had the largest impact. While Zel never did voice her reasons for the erasure, she carried out the task in part because she was about to undertake a quest that would have ended the Hope line completely; she felt that it would be far crueler to leave Fae with memories of a world that she could no longer visit. It was a tough decision for Zel to make and caused a falling out with Adrik because he didn’t agree with the action and because Zel forcibly borrowed his powers to carry out the memory wipe. It was an action she soon came to regret but the damage had already been done.
You probably noticed that a lot of tiny changes have been taking place across the site for the past 2 or so months; it was all to get the site ready for re-sizing. Welcome to the new page size, new site size, and new chapter! There’s also been a slight change to the regular page… Continue reading 00
Quick reminder link to what Fae is referencing. Fae knows she can’t really trust everything she’s being told but she also knows her aunt. Zel was not a bad guardian but Zel was very much a means justify the ends sort of person; she sacrificed many things in the name of the “greater good” without… Continue reading 02
Zel’s death was a lot more painful than Hope’s. Irving has killed every single Hope incarnation that has appeared prior to Fae. The only reason number 2 and 3 aren’t shown in the flashbacks is that their stories are a lot less relevant to Fae’s story. Unbeknownst to her, Fae is on a path that… Continue reading 33
