Fiona Lacroix - Birth of the Song Bird

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The Shrine

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"There it was.

The Shrine. Hidden in the Liberty space. I traveled there with Ninkurra, she showed me the ancient gateway floating hidden in an ice cloud. However, it was only up to me to make my journey. Ninkurra decided not to go with me and instead opted to wait for me in an exit destination from The Shrine system.

So I ventured forth. The Shrine system was deserted, pure, free of malevolent darkness. It looked so calm and tranquil without constant struggles for the power and resources as with most of the Sirius' voids infested with darklings.

The Shrine was singing to me, but it was a much different song from the song of the Vagrants. The Shrine's song sounds like a calling, a beacon for the pilgrims in the Darkness. It felt so familiar for me and I heard it before, probably in my dreams.
It was so clear that I could fly my ship towards just by listening its song as there was little need to use my ship's sensors. And there it was - floating in the void, effortlessly, ancient, dormant.

The Shrine had environment capable of support human life, so there was no issues with my form. I wasn't there alone.
There are humans living there, taking refugee. Rogues, Outcasts, Corsairs, The Order, Bounty Hunters and many more, living there side by side without any issues. And they were normal humans, they've listened to the Light, yet haven't received its gift. I spoken to many of them and when I listened their stories I felt my hope renewed.
They are darklings, sure, but they are elevated all by themselves. They threw out their differences and began a life anew. They reminded me myself, as I once was troubled by my former life as they are. They gave me the hope, that humanity doesn't have to be eliminated or enslaved, but we can show them peace and wisdom. Maybe we should try to find more of these places and let them enter and exit peacefully, to let them spread our words to the others. It might be a slow and difficult process, but will bear the sweetest fruits.

As for that - my patience is eternal. I'm the eternal. I'm the Vagrant."

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