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[caliginose]

Dear friends. Dearer enemies.

[ A familiar and not-familiar voice. The darkened city skyline. For those that know it, Xehanort's home is recognizable, though the view is not from the porch this time, or even from the second floor balcony. The speaker is perched on the roof, standing tall and steady against a howling wind. At the edges of the

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[lockandkeyblade]

That face...

[He hasn't met Terra, not in person. Or the other Xehanort, not with how new he is to the city. But he certainly knows this face on screen. He's only ever seen it in a painting.]

Just what're you planning?

[Video] you ain't got nothin' on some of MX's typos :(

[caliginose]

You can discern the truth simply enough.

Ask Ventus yourself.

[Video] I've made some pretty impressive ones in my day orz

[lockandkeyblade]

I will. [And then he might finally know what's really going on.]

But you can't convince me any of this - Vanitas or what you're trying to pull now - is Ventus's fault.

Especially after what you did to Terra and Riku.

[Video]

[caliginose]

I will not lie to you, boy. I shirk no "blame", as you put it.

But do not pretend to be blind to the shadows in front of your eyes. All that I have done would not have succeeded if darkness did not exist in their hearts.

[Video]

[lockandkeyblade]

Even if it is true-- even if he did come from Ven-- There's way more to a person than any darkness they've got hidden in their hearts.

[Video]

[caliginose]

But you can no more deny their darkness than deny their light.

I would behoove you to accept it as part of their nature, but if I have learned anything, it is that those that extol the light become blinded by it.

[Video]

[lockandkeyblade]

I used to think that way. That light was the only way- that darkness was always bad.

[But not anymore. Not after what Mickey and Riku taught him. Told Xemnas.]

You can't have light without darkness.

[Video]

[caliginose]

...

Hmm. There may be some hope for you yet, Sora.

[Video]

[lockandkeyblade]

[He doesn't know why, but hearing that from him just gets his hackles up. He doesn't want any sort of approval from this guy - real, mocking or otherwise.]

But that's no excuse to do any of that stuff.

Just because there was darkness in Ven's heart doesn't mean he's a bad person.

And just because light can't exist without darkness doesn't mean me or Riku are gonna help you with your stupid war. Our hearts are filled with light, and that's the way its gonna stay.

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[caliginose]

Then I will sleep tonight with fear in my heart and the awareness that my time in this world is is measured in but...hours? Days?

You have quite the reputation to live up to, Keybearer of Light. I would be most disappointed if the reality were any less.

[ He'll end the feed, the lines drawn clearly: he'll be waiting for you, Sora. ]