Back home-- I did die, Ignis. I gave my life to purge our star of its scourge.

[ He pauses, but only for a moment. ]

Somehow, and I'm still not entirely sure how... eight months ago, I woke up in a prison ship in space. I was alive. My memories were gone, erased until I remembered setting out from Insomnia. But I was alive, Ignis.

I still am. And like hell am I dying any time soon.