Bored, Bored and Boom (Hollow Bastion; open, incomplete)

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After introducing River to her room, Xigbar had wandered off in search of something to do. He was still loath to return to his charred room, and therefore had taken a quick detour to one of the libraries before finding his way to one of the gardens

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[sword_and_demon]

"You have, in fact, overlooked one or two possibilities. However, you are correct in your reasoning. I am in fact the Legendary Dark Knight, as humans are so fond of calling me. I much prefer being known simply as Sparda." He finished off his tea and set down the cup.

"As to why I left that part out, I really am not overly fond of having such a large reputation. It gets in the way more often than it is useful." Sparda paused for a long moment to consider the question of what it was he saw in humans.

"Humans are surprisingly resilient. Almost all humans are fragile next to even the weakest demon, but no matter how difficult or impossible their situation they still have the will to fight. They also have incredible amounts of potential, a human life is short, but because of that, most humans are driven to make the most of the time they have." Humans also payed much more attention to the world around them than any demon ever did, and for far different reasons. Demons were always alert and wary because there was no telling where the next attack would come from, but humans were curious about the world around them.

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Xigbar sat back, looking into his tea, and watching his reflection distort with the little movements he made. He really didn't care what sort of title Sparda had. Here, it meant nothing.

"What makes them act that way, I wonder?" he said softly. "They are weak and their wills are easily crushed. Yet something or someone manages to just rebuild everything. Is it their Heart that makes them this way?"

Carefully and, without a doubt, purposely, he squeezed his mug until it shattered in his hands. He watched the blood run.

"Pain seems to be felt by everyone, and yet it what does that matter?"

[sword_and_demon]

"I am not really sure what makes humans act the way they do. I think perhaps it is because they are so short-lived, that they are driven to make accomplishments, to rebuild, or to make better and greater things so they can be remembered." Sparda glanced up at the sky, wondering how the humans on his planet were doing.

"Tell me, Xigbar, is there a way to travel between the planets? A way that I can use?" He would need to go find his sons, if they were still alive, and find out what had happened to undo the seal.