Julia had always been an excellent healer. At a very young age she proved herself capable of healing more injuries then even the most experienced healers in the country. She was widely known as one of the best, and even the Queen went to see her for her ailments.

However, after Priestess Ulrike called her to Shinou's Temple, Gisela noticed a drastic shift in Julia's healing tendencies.

She healed even more patients then before, and she even started taking patients that were known to have incurable diseases. No one could explain this until it became known that she had managed to heal some of these impossible cases.

Her reputation grew even more, and all of the other healers wanted to know how she was accomplishing this. The only answer Julia would give was that she was just tapping into her powers better.

Gisela, who had known Julia since childhood, knew that she was not telling the whole truth with this answer.

Gisela was eating dinner with her when she decided to ask. "Julia, what has made you so much more powerful then before?"

"I'm not any more powerful then before," she said. Gisela was about to protest when she continued on. "I've always had this power, and I think anyone with Maryoku is capable of this. It all depends on if you are brave enough to tap into it."

Gisela did not understand what she had said. "But what made you brave enough to do what you are doing?"

"I realized I could die," she said.

Gisela had been about to say something else, but it was forgotten at Julia's statement.

"Everyone knows they'll die. That is why life is so urgent. But I know now that I'll die soon. I realized that all I have might be now, this moment I'm living, so I decided I ought to tap into the full potential of my powers. It is a risk, but one I am willing to take."

Gisela was horrified. She could not imagine life without Julia working alongside her, and longed to ask Julia what she meant by she was going to die soon. But Julia was wearing a calm smile as she continued eating, and Gisela knew her well enough that this meant she would not answer any more questions.