š¹ Who the Witch of Alaron Really Is
The Witch of Alaron is the same girl the Darkness Twin met in the forest when he was nine.
She was a normal human child back then.
That encounter is the first time the Darkness Twin experienced kindness without conditionāno fear, no hatred, no expectations.
That moment imprinted on both of them.
š¹ How She Survived 200+ Years
After the Darkness Twin's awakening and escape:
The kingdom fell into chaos.
Dark energy began seeping into the landānot intentionally, but as a side effect of his existence.
The girl was exposed to residual primordial darkness, not enough to corrupt her, but enough to change her.
Instead of granting power like the other elements, darkness froze her in time.
She didn't stop aging completely. She aged wrongly.
That's why:
She looks old but not frail
Her presence feels off
People call her a witch, not a mage
She became anchored to truth, not power.
š¹ Why She Became "The Witch"
Darkness doesn't lie.
Because she was the only human the Darkness Twin trusted, his power didn't harm herāit opened her perception.
She can:
See curses
See sealed powers
See who someone was, not just who they are now
That's why people say:
"Anyone who sees her truth dies."
Because most people can't survive seeing themselves clearly.
š¹ Why She Said "You're Still Alive" to Tomora
This is the key point.
She was not talking to Tomora as a person.
She was talking to the Darkness Twin.
To her:
Tomora's body
Tomora's name
Tomora's memories
are layers.
What she recognized was the core presence inside himāthe same one that stood in the forest 200 years ago holding a ball and asking "Is this right?"
To everyone else, the Darkness Twin:
Died
Vanished
Became myth
But to her?
He never disappeared.
He was sealed, fragmented, reborn, recontainedābut never gone.
So when she said:
"You're still alive."
She meant:
The darkness was never destroyed
The original soul never faded
The boy who smiled once in sunlight still existsāburied deep
š¹ Why Tomora Is "New" But Still the Same
Tomora is not a reincarnation.
He is:
A continuation
A suppressed evolution
A sealed vessel carrying an ancient self
Think of it like this:
The Darkness Twin = the original storm
Tomora = the sky after the storm, still heavy with pressure
The Witch doesn't see names. She sees continuity.
That's why she doesn't treat Tomora like a stranger. And that's why she's afraid of him.
š¹ Why This Matters for the Story
Tomora is not becoming something new
He is remembering something old
The Witch of Alaron is the only living witness to who he was before the world broke him
Which means:
She is a mirror he can't escape
And possibly the only one who can remind him he was once human