---------------------- Asgard Libraries: Notary on The Reincarnated

[firmlogical]

--- Files on files, rows upon rows all neatly marked and labelled in a dark section of the libray. ---

--- Those who have 'Unperson'd' themselves will find an empty file in a section that your name would have been alphabetized in, but it is empty, and blank. ---

--- Those who the Order are 'Interested' in are here, their past lives, many or just starting out, are kept here. ---

--- Any of the files are open to peruse and read--at your own caution. You may not like what's inside. ---

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File Name: "Yingxing aka Blade"

[fae_of_the_rose]

[This file looks like it's a print out of someone's digital files. It looks like a progress report or a medical file. The most recent date is 2024:]

Past Identity: Yingxing aka Blade
Most Recent Identity: Song Yingxing, 1996-?, United States
Last Known Identity: Kazama Ren, 1883-1903, Japan
Notes: All names in Eastern order. Medium-high value subject. Prone to instability and possession, as well as degradation of memory. Interference is recommended to prevent skills from decaying.
Current Name of Observer: James Hojo

Once again these imbeciles give me the most perfect subject only to deny my requests to do proper thorough research on them. It's almost as if they don't actually want me to do the work.

[Throughout the file are references to "previous incarnations" with citations as if it's a research paper. Some highlights include:]

I am beginning to wonder if skills carry over between lifetimes. Records show that regardless of span between lives, Blade gravitates to blacksmithing and masterworks. The General still uses weapons made by Tsang ("Tsang, 1775").

No matter how often I request that Blade and VHEL remain separate and to use force if necessary, they are still often assigned to work together. This is how we keep losing subjects. Next time I will bring up the 1624 incident ("Liao, 1589"; "Jwa, 1593") as a reminder why these two should never be allowed to interact. One would think having to completely condemn and rebuild the 15th floor to get the viscera stains out would be enough of a reminder.

I hate eccentric geniuses. If he were not a brilliant craftsman I would suggest we just do away with him. Then again, hard to do that with his regeneration.

Once again I ask that they allow me to retrieve souls when we identify them regardless of age. We've nearly lost Blade three times in the past due to possession ("Gongbu, ?1398"; "Meng, 1743"; "Tsang, 1775"). This could be avoided if we took him into custody at an early age.

[The entire file is similar, with Hojo clearly both annoyed at Blade and fascinated by him. The entries become more and more frequent once Blade joins the Order. The final entry reads:]

I think I now understand why they have refused to keep VHEL from Blade. What good is a sword without the wielder? Attempts must be made to retrieve VHEL, if we're to properly make use of him, consequences be damned.