Asch let out a soft breath; this was getting into the things he didn't want to talk about, that would be too hard to talk about. He pulled away, and though he held onto her arms, he couldn't look at her face. This was only going to be more heartache for her.

"...when I'm from, Akzeriuth is already destroyed," he said tonelessly. "It's difficult to explain, but Van manipulated Luke into destroying it."

He took another breath; this... this was not going to be easy... "And... from the time Luke is from... I'm already dead."