"Compassion absorbed all of Cole's emotions and memories and... what made him him. Cole wished he had a life where he wasn't a mage and Compassion wanted to make him less unhappy."
It had badly damaged Compassion.
"It was... hard. I forgot what I was and all I could remember was that something terrible happened and now no one could see me. No one could interact with me. No one tried to hurt me. Eventually, I remembered I was Compassion who became Cole. I remember both now. But no other spirit has ever... been like this. As much mortal in thought as spirit. I understand linear time progression."
He looks at his hands again and starts picking at his grubby nails.
"Yes. I am Compassion, who became Cole. I became Mercy who is also Cole for a while and I nearly became Despair who is also Cole, but I'm Compassion who is also Cole."
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It had badly damaged Compassion.
"It was... hard. I forgot what I was and all I could remember was that something terrible happened and now no one could see me. No one could interact with me. No one tried to hurt me. Eventually, I remembered I was Compassion who became Cole. I remember both now. But no other spirit has ever... been like this. As much mortal in thought as spirit. I understand linear time progression."
He looks at his hands again and starts picking at his grubby nails.
"Yes. I am Compassion, who became Cole. I became Mercy who is also Cole for a while and I nearly became Despair who is also Cole, but I'm Compassion who is also Cole."