Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6192846-20130812010713/@comment-6192846-20140618201514

187.130.75.26 wrote: Snip As far as the album booklet and Lunacy novel are concerned,  Kiril was a HER resisting his "fate".

Irina also initially felt guilty over murdering Elluka (though that didn't stop her "demonic" smile when she became accepted as a Ma test subject). It wasn't until after she learned what she was that she accepted it and began taking active joy in her evil, even ashamed of ever feeling guilty for murdering Elluka.

Based on Irina's case, HER doesn't seem to necessarily be an active choice by the user, at least if they're unaware or resisting it; in that regards, it sounds more like an addiction, ala how some sociopaths function.

The end result is simply what we're given: It's a serious and rare condition provoking people to commit malice.

Was it really helping Kiril? Depends on your interpretation, but it might've just been a way for Kiril's subconscious to cause mass destruction and took advantage of his suffering. The same thing can and has been argued for Eve (though nothing's indicated she's a HER, so far).

As for why did Kiril believe it would resurrect her? Probably because it did. The booklet narration specifically says it was a forbidden device that revived the dead. Clearly he must've known about this if his first thoughts after hearing his "beloved's" voice was to sneak into the temple and use it.