Overall, I enjoyed this fic. There were a couple of sections that I didn't think were quite as good, but the story as a whole definitely kept my interest. One thing I liked about this story was that it acknowledged the existence of both true good and true evil, with humanity standing in the middle, free to choose a side, or to do nothing (which is still choosing a side). I also liked the fact that it was Mulder and Scully's beliefs that were at the core of the story.
My favorite part of this fic was definitely Blue. I come from a religious background, so the minute that his case with the special silver cornet came up in his discussion with Scully, I knew who he was supposed to be. I love the imagery of the seven angels with the seven trumpets in Revelation, and I really loved the way that was portrayed in this story. The idea of Blue being there each time the world might end, ready to open that case and play that silver cornet, really resonated with me. And yet he hasn't had to yet - the case is already battered at the beginning of the story, hinting at many close calls before, and the case gets just a bit more damage by the end, from yet another time the world almost ended but didn't, because of a couple humans who believed in each other, and in doing the right thing, no matter what. To me, that battered cornet case stands for the good in the world, because Blue has been waiting a long time, and hasn't had to blow that trumpet yet. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but that's my thoughts on it anyway.
Also, I loved this line : "Stories are funny like that, ma'am," he said. "Sometimes it's the ones that are so strange and that seem the hardest to believe that have the *most* truth in them."
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My favorite part of this fic was definitely Blue. I come from a religious background, so the minute that his case with the special silver cornet came up in his discussion with Scully, I knew who he was supposed to be. I love the imagery of the seven angels with the seven trumpets in Revelation, and I really loved the way that was portrayed in this story. The idea of Blue being there each time the world might end, ready to open that case and play that silver cornet, really resonated with me. And yet he hasn't had to yet - the case is already battered at the beginning of the story, hinting at many close calls before, and the case gets just a bit more damage by the end, from yet another time the world almost ended but didn't, because of a couple humans who believed in each other, and in doing the right thing, no matter what. To me, that battered cornet case stands for the good in the world, because Blue has been waiting a long time, and hasn't had to blow that trumpet yet. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but that's my thoughts on it anyway.
Also, I loved this line : "Stories are funny like that, ma'am," he said. "Sometimes it's the ones that are so strange and that seem the hardest to believe that have the *most* truth in them."