| “ | This island is our home! It's so nice here, with the three of us together! Why do you want to leave?! | ” |
― To Sunny, | ||
| “ | Neph! Help! Sunny had gone crazy! | ” |
― To Nephis, | ||
| “ | I know. I just didn't expect it. Let me guess, you distrust every single person in this castle, and therefore are going to watch me like a hawk to scare them all away. Like an overprotective, mean, violent big brother. Right? | ” |
― To Sunny, | ||
| “ | Didn't try?! Of course, I tried! I tried everything I could to make the future I saw change! But no matter how much I tried, it never did. It always remained the same! Even worse, my attempts only made it... appear even more inevitable... | ” |
― To Sunny, | ||
| “ | I had to betray one of my best friends to save the other. And I did. I chose to sacrifice you to save Neph. Of course, I fooled myself for a while, telling myself that nothing bad would happen. That if I help Neph, maybe both of you would survive. But deep down, I knew that it was just one of the possible outcomes, so what was the difference? I betrayed you. And you know what? ... It was for nothing. I betrayed my best friend, and nothing still changed. I sacrificed you, but couldn't save anyone. Despite it all, I couldn't… couldn't change fate. | ” |
― To Sunny, | ||
| “ | Who cares about fate? If fate is against us... we'll break it. | ” |
― To Sunny, | ||
| “ | ...Honestly, I'm not quite sure. Pride, maybe? The world is trying to kill us so hard. It just feels like such a shame, to let it have its way. | ” |
― To Sunny, | ||
| “ | ...You of all people should know how dangerous knowledge is, what knowing something that you aren't supposed to know can do, and what revealing secrets can destroy. What would have changed if I told you? |
” |
― To Sunny, | ||
| “ | I think I will keep my knowledge to myself. That way, at least, I won't be blamed for the decisions the rest of you make, when you make them. | ” |
― To Sunny, | ||
| “ | Everything I've done… everything I've endured… it was all for this. For this moment. It's so impossibly hard, to break fate. No matter how fiercely you attack it, it strikes back with ten times the might. My True Name, Song of the Fallen… it means that I am destined to witness the fates of others, and carry the memories of them long after they are gone. To be a witness, powerless to change what I see. Well… I refuse. I don't want a fate like that, at all. It is impossible to break fate with a strike, but what about a thousand strikes? Ten thousand strikes? If each one of them damages its tapestry a little bit, misaligns its strings by a tiny fraction, obstructs its flow by a miniscule amount… then, put together, they can tear fate apart. One just needs a sharp enough weapon. I… intend to give you a chance to become such a weapon, Sunny. |
” |
― To Sunny, | ||
| “ | Well, here it is. Instead of an empty apology. I am giving the choice back to you. You can leave and rush to the Estuary… the Guiding Light will show you the way through the mists of the Source, as long as you don't give another True Name to it. Once you reach the Estuary, use the Mirror of Truth and push to its heart. There… you will find your freedom. But… I hope that you make a different choice. That you will stay with us, despite everything. Nephis, I, and the others… are we so terrible? Is it really that unbearable, to share a bond, if it's based on trust? I think you know by now that it's not. What is unbearable is not having been given a choice about forming that bond, and now, even though the connection between you and her will remain the same… it will be there because you have chosen for it to exist. So… you decide. That right is yours, again. |
” |
― To Sunny, | ||
| “ | Why are you so surprised? It's only reasonable. After all, I am a part of the world, and so are those people I care about — if the world is destroyed, everything I cherish will be destroyed with it. Alright, maybe I was a little grandiose in my statement... I do want to save the world, but purely for selfish reasons. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to say that I want to save myself. It's just that one and the other are inseparable. | ” |
― To Sunny, | ||
| “ | Feelings, bonds, and distractions are not that complicated. Haven't you been studying passions recently? Just follow your passion, and things will work out. Even if they don't, you won't regret making the effort. The only thing you'll regret is never giving it your best. | ” |
― To Nephis, | ||
| “ | Maybe not... but over the years, wearing this blindfold became a habit. I like it. Every time I put it on, I feel like I am putting on a helmet and lowering its visor. And then, I am ready for battle. | ” |
― To Mordret, | ||
| “ | Perhaps he was right about you. About people feeling nice in your company because all they see in you is a reflection of themselves. But what to do? I cannot even see. I wouldn't recognize my own reflection even if I were standing right in front of it. I get it now, I think. Why Ki Song wanted to explain herself to me. There is a kind of solace in being witnessed just before the end. |
” |
― To the other Mordret, | ||
| “ | To be honest, I'd rather be forgotten altogether. I do not want your solace... solace is a sin, anyway. | ” |
― To the other Mordret, | ||
| “ | To be honest, I am a bit devious. And l am a bit eerie. Treacherous... that too, I think. I just hide it better than most — maybe better than anyone. But I am really trying my best. | ” |
― To the other Mordret, | ||
| “ | It's difficult to hate someone whom you understand. And in this whole wide world, I might be the only person who understands Mordret. Because I've seen his memories — most of them, at least. I experienced all the things he had experienced, and saw every step he took to end up where he is today — what he is today. I... witnessed him. I am still appalled by him, but I don't think I will ever be able to hate him... or you. After all, the two of you come from the same source. The most important memories I saw are yours, as well. So even if we are meeting for the first time, I can't treat you as a stranger. |
” |
― To the other Mordret, | ||
| “ | How is Ariadne supposed to defeat the Minotaur without Theseus? | ” |
― To the other Mordret, | ||
| “ | Look. The Dreamspawn might have failed to infect me with the plague, but he certainly infected me with that damn metaphor. I just can't seem to get rid of it... | ” |
― To the other Mordret about "How is Ariadne supposed to defeat the Minotaur without Theseus?", | ||
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