Amazing. I love this story. As far as I can tell, it's an alternate WWI, yes? It's excellent. Too little stories capture the horrors of war - it's always the good guys against the bad, with no thought to the people caught in between. Emily seeing what's happening, and Emma being the person in between, makes it all the more realistic. I remember a German proverb 'In times of war, the Devil makes more room in Hell'. Since hell is either finite or infinite, how can the Devil make more room? I always explained it that Earth itself becomes Hell, and all in the war become demons. This seems to be the background of this story. I like the thought of Emily as a spy - she's good at it. Is Pietro Eric's son in this? They way she killed him, and shot the god - stunning. You capture emotions so perfectly int his story. Although I do wonder about her animosity with her mother. What's the cause in this fic? Emma was even better. A nun! Who would have seen Emma as a nun? A teacher makes a lot of sense, though. I love the way Emma acted like a nun and teacher in saving Emily and the children, yet at the same time, shows the ruthless core that is her in killing the soldiers without regret. I wouldn't be surprised if the reason she was a nun was her family being killed in an accident a la Pretty Girls Make Graves, leading to her being raised by the nuns. As always, she's perfect. The other characters were mostly irrelevant, though it was interesting to note Robert dying, Kurt's loyalty, and JJ's tragedy. Who's Rebbecca? I note that most of these characters are ones not usually associated with liking Emma or vice-versa, which makes it even more interesting. I loved the allusions to Lucifer, angels and devils as well. It's what one always thinks of around Emma - dressed in virginal white, as beautiful as an angel, with a personality like Melusine herself. The fact that they're in a church makes it all the more compelling. The lines delivered are also perfect, especially with the depths of emotion behind them. My favorite was Emma's "God will judge me, and I will judge him in return." It shows us that even with being a nun, Emma is always Emma. The last words were quite apt, and very reminiscent of Nietzsche's 'the Abyss gazes also'. I can't wait to see what will happen - even if Emma helps Emily, she can't leave the children, can she? Will she take them with her to the English Command? Will they even be able to reach it? And if so, what happens then? I can't wait for the next part.
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I remember a German proverb 'In times of war, the Devil makes more room in Hell'. Since hell is either finite or infinite, how can the Devil make more room? I always explained it that Earth itself becomes Hell, and all in the war become demons. This seems to be the background of this story.
I like the thought of Emily as a spy - she's good at it. Is Pietro Eric's son in this? They way she killed him, and shot the god - stunning. You capture emotions so perfectly int his story. Although I do wonder about her animosity with her mother. What's the cause in this fic?
Emma was even better. A nun! Who would have seen Emma as a nun? A teacher makes a lot of sense, though. I love the way Emma acted like a nun and teacher in saving Emily and the children, yet at the same time, shows the ruthless core that is her in killing the soldiers without regret. I wouldn't be surprised if the reason she was a nun was her family being killed in an accident a la Pretty Girls Make Graves, leading to her being raised by the nuns. As always, she's perfect.
The other characters were mostly irrelevant, though it was interesting to note Robert dying, Kurt's loyalty, and JJ's tragedy. Who's Rebbecca? I note that most of these characters are ones not usually associated with liking Emma or vice-versa, which makes it even more interesting.
I loved the allusions to Lucifer, angels and devils as well. It's what one always thinks of around Emma - dressed in virginal white, as beautiful as an angel, with a personality like Melusine herself. The fact that they're in a church makes it all the more compelling.
The lines delivered are also perfect, especially with the depths of emotion behind them. My favorite was Emma's "God will judge me, and I will judge him in return." It shows us that even with being a nun, Emma is always Emma.
The last words were quite apt, and very reminiscent of Nietzsche's 'the Abyss gazes also'. I can't wait to see what will happen - even if Emma helps Emily, she can't leave the children, can she? Will she take them with her to the English Command? Will they even be able to reach it? And if so, what happens then? I can't wait for the next part.