[Letter from Yuuko Ichihara]
April 29, 2006
Hiiragizawa,
It's been a month since the eclipse. Obviously, one could say the threat is long time gone.
Except there was never a threat in the first place.
I take it you've talked to the Avatar of Magic. I never believed She'd let Clow get away with it. He was bound to failure from the beginning. Last time I saw him, last year, I told him his plan as pointless and he never listened. Like you, he's always been a stubborn man -who dared hoping to twist fate. But while he's been successful in some occasions, this drew the line. And even though I knew that, I still told you and that young woman we were doomed, and then I disappeared afterwards.
Yes, I lied, just as Clow lied to you and everyone. But if you complain about it, you'll be a hypocrite. We both know you haven't been sincere with some other people.
Hell is filled with men with good intentions, they say. White lies are still lies.
I lied because I needed -no, I wanted- Clow dead. Or at least, unable to perform dangerous spells, but mortality would surely leave him some peace of mind. I knew the only one who could be able to convince the Avatar was you.
But you've blocked your seer ability. There was a small chance you'd understand Clow's future. And now that fate has been altered, you won't be able to see it. Then I shall explain.
In the hypothetical case Clow Reed would've proceeded with his plan with no interruptions (independently from the fact you had or hadn't butt in,) or if you had failed, or Megan Doyle hadn't been involved, he'd find himself unable to perform magic on the duration of the eclipse.
He'd never believed the Avatar had been behind it, though.
After five months, he'd go on with his plan B. Oh yes, he had a plan B, and you're not going to like it one bit. It's not so potentially destructive, at least.
It consisted of time traveling. Can you see it? The bastard would go back to the past and try to kill himself while he was still a mortal. Although his level of insanity would make him take precautions, and perhaps he'd kill his own mother from before he had been conceived.
No Clow Reed, no Clow cards, no guardians, no cardcaptors... and of course, no Hiiragizawa Eriol.
And that plan? It would've worked, honey.
My own fate has been altered quite a bit because of that man. I had my own egoistic reasons to see him dead. But also, he used to be my friend. Mokona and I suffered when I saw him that way, and I thought my old buddy deserved a better ending, with less craziness and time paradoxes.
I didn't want Mokona Modoki to die, either. I've grown fond of them, just like you and your guardians.
You've made sacrifices, but they were worth it. You even got your own wish granted. I could've told you things straight, and the result would've been the same; but the revelations you came to and the lessons you have learned from the experience shouldn't have been there. This path, although more painful, was healthier for you.
[Zettai daijoubu.]
Greetings,
Yuuko
P.S.
You are a better man than he was. And don't worry, you will learn it all over just fine. You got the bastard's curiosity, after all.
Hiiragizawa,
It's been a month since the eclipse. Obviously, one could say the threat is long time gone.
Except there was never a threat in the first place.
I take it you've talked to the Avatar of Magic. I never believed She'd let Clow get away with it. He was bound to failure from the beginning. Last time I saw him, last year, I told him his plan as pointless and he never listened. Like you, he's always been a stubborn man -who dared hoping to twist fate. But while he's been successful in some occasions, this drew the line. And even though I knew that, I still told you and that young woman we were doomed, and then I disappeared afterwards.
Yes, I lied, just as Clow lied to you and everyone. But if you complain about it, you'll be a hypocrite. We both know you haven't been sincere with some other people.
Hell is filled with men with good intentions, they say. White lies are still lies.
I lied because I needed -no, I wanted- Clow dead. Or at least, unable to perform dangerous spells, but mortality would surely leave him some peace of mind. I knew the only one who could be able to convince the Avatar was you.
But you've blocked your seer ability. There was a small chance you'd understand Clow's future. And now that fate has been altered, you won't be able to see it. Then I shall explain.
In the hypothetical case Clow Reed would've proceeded with his plan with no interruptions (independently from the fact you had or hadn't butt in,) or if you had failed, or Megan Doyle hadn't been involved, he'd find himself unable to perform magic on the duration of the eclipse.
He'd never believed the Avatar had been behind it, though.
After five months, he'd go on with his plan B. Oh yes, he had a plan B, and you're not going to like it one bit. It's not so potentially destructive, at least.
It consisted of time traveling. Can you see it? The bastard would go back to the past and try to kill himself while he was still a mortal. Although his level of insanity would make him take precautions, and perhaps he'd kill his own mother from before he had been conceived.
No Clow Reed, no Clow cards, no guardians, no cardcaptors... and of course, no Hiiragizawa Eriol.
And that plan? It would've worked, honey.
My own fate has been altered quite a bit because of that man. I had my own egoistic reasons to see him dead. But also, he used to be my friend. Mokona and I suffered when I saw him that way, and I thought my old buddy deserved a better ending, with less craziness and time paradoxes.
I didn't want Mokona Modoki to die, either. I've grown fond of them, just like you and your guardians.
You've made sacrifices, but they were worth it. You even got your own wish granted. I could've told you things straight, and the result would've been the same; but the revelations you came to and the lessons you have learned from the experience shouldn't have been there. This path, although more painful, was healthier for you.
[Zettai daijoubu.]
Greetings,
Yuuko
P.S.
You are a better man than he was. And don't worry, you will learn it all over just fine. You got the bastard's curiosity, after all.