Beautiful, but rather sad.
Summary:
- There are various theories about the Frieren finale.
- Frieren might leave Fern and Stark and start a new journey.
- This way the manga will end the same way it started.
Although we’re far from the Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sousou no Frieren) manga finale, and fans say we’re just somewhere in the middle of it, they can’t help but make theories about the ending of the series.
There have been different ideas about the finale, and the ones that appear on various social media the most are either Fern and Stark starting a family or Fern dying and breaking every fan’s heart. However, there’s an idea that it doesn’t have to be this heart-wrenching, it can turn into something really poetic.
Frieren leaves Fern and Stark
For some reason, there seems to be the idea in the fandom that Frieren will be by Fern and Stark’s side until the day they die. It’s obvious that Frieren is supposed to outlive both of them, and all fans understand it. But none of them actually want to see it happen on their screen.
That’s why they’ve come up with another idea: what if Frieren just leaves them and starts another journey?
It will still be pretty sad because no one wants to see the trio part ways, we want to live in a dream where the three of them live happily ever after and Frieren acts as a weird grandma for Fern and Stark’s kids.
However, Frieren’s life is incredibly long. Meeting Fern and Stark is just another story for her, while meeting Frieren is their entire life. It was important for the elven mage to understand the meaning of human bonds and connections, but perhaps it’s time she went off and made new ones.
It’ll end like it started
This way, the story will end the same way it started: with Frieren saying goodbye to her old friends and old journey just to start a new one. The only difference is that it was about the death of her former party members at the beginning of the series, and it will be just parting ways at the end of it.
Imagine Frieren, Fern, and Stark thanking each other for the time they’ve spent together, then hugging and saying goodbye with the most beautiful soundtrack playing in the background. We’ll shed a couple of tears, that’s for sure, but our hearts won’t be broken as much as by seeing Fern and Stark die.
Fans also suggest a wholesome epilogue after such an ending of Frieren coming back to visit Fern and Stark and playing with their kids (perhaps even teaching them magic?). It won’t have to mean that she will stay with these two for good, but it will mean that their bond is not forgotten.
Source: Reddit