However, it would not. There are too many lives connected to remedy it all through one act, aren't there?
[How Sora knew those names, Xemnas didn't know. Vanitas, Ventus.. how long had it been since he last heard those names spoken? And yet no mention of Aqua.
Xion's place in that lineup is also of interest, though not with the same unfamiliar touch of nostalgia the others came with.]
It seems Xion is doing well for herself. What better might she deserve than a world of peace and the companionship of countless obedient monsters?
[It's a more careful question than it sounds.]
Doubt does not lead one astray, if one knows how to keep it in its place, keyblade wielder. Doubt is the measure of the honesty of our own conscience. The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the three-edged sword that all truth is. If by my words you have faltered... then perhaps you need to learn to make it a strength and not a flaw.
[There's a rustle, quiet, and then a faint click. Quietly, Xemnas can still be heard, but clearly not speaking to Sora. "No. Wait." There is a distant, muted thud. Then: "Go."
A delighted squeal, and the sound of rapidly distancing hoofbeats follow. Pets.]
I cannot help being what I am. Any opportunity to not become what I am now has been lost long since and forgotten by time. If you do not wish to become so, perhaps you should find ways to guarantee your staying here, in this world, and work on ways to inoculate yourself against such a fate. It is not your friends that will save you, if you wish to avoid what has been decided. Strength must come from within, for they cannot fight an internal battle for you.
[Everything Xemnas does or says has a purpose. Which means this too has a reason.]
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Date: 2013-07-23 06:49 pm (UTC)[How Sora knew those names, Xemnas didn't know. Vanitas, Ventus.. how long had it been since he last heard those names spoken? And yet no mention of Aqua.
Xion's place in that lineup is also of interest, though not with the same unfamiliar touch of nostalgia the others came with.]
It seems Xion is doing well for herself. What better might she deserve than a world of peace and the companionship of countless obedient monsters?
[It's a more careful question than it sounds.]
Doubt does not lead one astray, if one knows how to keep it in its place, keyblade wielder. Doubt is the measure of the honesty of our own conscience. The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the three-edged sword that all truth is. If by my words you have faltered... then perhaps you need to learn to make it a strength and not a flaw.
[There's a rustle, quiet, and then a faint click. Quietly, Xemnas can still be heard, but clearly not speaking to Sora. "No. Wait." There is a distant, muted thud. Then: "Go."
A delighted squeal, and the sound of rapidly distancing hoofbeats follow. Pets.]
I cannot help being what I am. Any opportunity to not become what I am now has been lost long since and forgotten by time. If you do not wish to become so, perhaps you should find ways to guarantee your staying here, in this world, and work on ways to inoculate yourself against such a fate. It is not your friends that will save you, if you wish to avoid what has been decided. Strength must come from within, for they cannot fight an internal battle for you.
[Everything Xemnas does or says has a purpose. Which means this too has a reason.]