I can feel that the old Fire is back (pun intended and not intended at the same time. Dunno how, but... yea) just from the straight up way you wrote this log, no BS, straight to the point, mind on the fade, the shade, the white and dark flames, Rin's boo- no, not that.
Can't say much else other than I'm excited to meet the new girl and see the development of this plot involving the dark flame. Meeting the Fade Mother/Queen/Goddess was a heart-shaking moment, both in the excitement of meeting such an important figure, and in the heartwarming, slow and almost mysterious way we're thrown into the scene itself. For the MC, she's only known by name and history, nothing else. But for... Milanna(?) (I'm either misspelling her name or giving the completely wrong one) is a relief, it almost felt like she was greeting a long lost lover and her last hope of life at the same time.
Gotta say though, out of all the girls who gonna say a brief goodbye, Mom's gonna hit me the hardest. It always felt like Karen was a guide, a safe place. I probably feel that way 'cause I lived my entire life without such a figure... but anyway. My hope is that this will open space for characters like Jas, who's the literal counselor of the King, if my Serenity lore doesn't fail me. And even before ascending she was already the big, brainiac sister that kept everyone together.
On a side note, I'm kind of curious on that "misread prophecy" bit of yours. I know it was a reference, but even then, It wouldn't surprise me if the MC found a way around what has to happen to a certain character in order for him to reveal the dark flame. Or maybe it would, since I had already come to terms with the possibility of what needs to happen to said character.
Well, I'm gonna shut my big, fat bread hole and get back to playing through Last Human again to the most recent update (because... well... reasons!) and see the little sneak peeks you mentioned at what's going on in the island. Stay safe, Fire!