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He had decided. But he had to say goodbye.
Jim gently placed the letters (with the names on it) at the dining table, hopping they where going to see them first, and if not, he arranged with Merlyn to warn them. He didn't wanted to cause his mother a panic attack, he wasn't crazy enough to do that - not on purpose.
Now, he was ready.
The boy was staring at himself in the mirror, hoping this was the right choice while the steam from the hot water filled the bathroom.
Is this the right choice?
Of course, it's to save the world. It had to be...
Let's get over with it, once and for all.
The tears filled their faces, but one exception, Claire, who had noticed the bathroom door closed and knew something was going on.
Her letter was the longest, with Jim explaining her everything he went through his life and how she changed a lot of it, his first girlfriend, am I right?
"Claire Ñunez,
I have no idea of how to say this, or even where to start, but I think you would like to hear the whole story..
It was a normal morning, I had made everything and was headed to school with Toby. Indeed, we where late, so with all of my years of experience on going to school on my bike, I had found out that the canal would save around 5-6 minutes. So we went through the canal, that's when I found the amulet..late as we where I put it on my bag and went to school.
At the end of the day - my mom didn't had returned home from the hospital - I had my first contact with the amulet, using the armor and sword.
That week I met Blinky and Aaarrrhh!!!, showed Toby what the amulet could do, went to the Trollmarket for the first time... I was learning. I had to battle against Draal.
I learned he was Kanjigar's son and his whole life he was training to get the amulet once his father wasn't the Trollhunter anymore, but it went to me and he confronted me about it, fighting with me first and then having another duel some days later, - that's the story behind that first letter I wrote you, in case you didn't know - I won, and I earned his loyalty and he lived in my basement until he died.. protecting me and even training me sometimes, I miss him..
After that I got my whole attention to Bular, (which, fun fact, I killed him the same way he killed Kanjigar) learning the troll's story and about the Killerhead Bridge, the changelings, etc.
I killed Gular, and then Angor Rot appeared. That's when you show up, and now I think the last part to explain is the Darklans.. I don't like to talk about them, but I will now, for you.. and let me say it... it was torture...
Once I was in the Darklans I searched for a place to stay, I found a gigant skull and in one of the eyes had perfect place for me. I battled against monsters to have their fold and/or eggs and let me tell you, it was a maze, but I had made a map and was marking where I went so I didn't get lost.
Some days in and the hole thing of the bridge getting destroyed and me saving your brother happened and I was captured by Gunmar's mans.
Everyday I had a challenge (I had to fight monsters and etc.), that's how I got good at fighting. Then I met Nomura there and the whole thing of you guys appearing happend.
You may not know, Claire, but you changed a lot of my life.. I learned how to love again and not only think of myself.. thank you for being here for me.
I don't know what's going to happen now and if this letter is useless or not, but I know that I'll always love you, all of you.
".With love, James LakeJr
The sounds of everyone calling Jim, knocking in the door and the panicking was so loud, they didn't knew what was going on...or what was going tha happen..
Little did they knew that he was giving up on his humanity to protect everyone.