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[keyternal]

Do you find it entertaining, mundane? Who would have guessed that you have such a cruel heart?

And yet it is most fitting. In order to understand my reasoning, one must abandon trivial concepts such as morality. No one succeeds by holding sympathy. It is but a crutch, blinding. Stifling.

If Sora fails to understand, if... he fails to understand, then they are both ignorant. Let them try to interfere. The plan has already been set into motion. I will have my Kingdom Hearts and more. One little Heartless shall not cripple the foundation nor halt my progress. What I have planned for Riku and Kairi shall come to pass. By the time he intervenes, it will already be too late.

[A faint smirk creeps across his face.]

In fact, it was always too late.

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[keyless]

[ YOU ARE GOING TO EAT DARK FIRAGA DOUCHEBAG ]

[keyternal]

[And that would be one of his barriers popping up.]

How predictable. And here I had hoped for a challenge.

[keyless]

[ aaand flying back. oof. that was a pretty hard landing, honestly, he shouldn't be getting up from that. he does anyway. it's sora.

he's going to try not to jump-attack one day.

... maybe.

I'm not going down without a fight, and neither are my friends, and that's all that matters! ]

[keyternal]

Useless sentiment. If I had a heart, perhaps I would pity you.

[He chuckles, raising one of his Ethereal Blades.]

You blindly followed Maleficent, ignoring your friend's pleas. You allowed yourself to become a tool and moreover, it is because of you that the door remains open and so many Heartless flock to the worlds, spreading their darkness as they mindlessly seek their prey.

[Another Ethereal blade appears.]

Your failures have only aided me. Perhaps I should thank you...

[He fully expects an attack. Welcomes it, even. It is the perfect chance to test his strength.]

[keyless]

[ he frowns, and there's a light crack from his claws as he curls them into the shadowy firmness of his palm.

That was all my fault, but... it's because of every mistake I made that I'm stronger now. That I can fight for what's right. I might've been a pawn before, but I won't be now, and I won't let my friends be used either!

an attack is what he gets; super fast and light, sora has little weight but packs a lot of punch in his claws. ]

[keyternal]

[Xemnas stays still. Eerily still. It's not until Sora draws near that he makes his move, warping behind him and delivering a blow to his back. If he did take the brunt of Sora's slash, he certainly isn't showing it.]

They have already been used and will continue to be. Every Heartless Riku slays releases yet another heart. The same can be said of his Replica, and soon, Kairi...

[keyless]

[ he tries to dodge--he can't roll like he used to, though, and he just sinks into the ground instead, hurrying across the floor to try and leap out at xemnas all of a sudden.

Leave them alone! ]

[keyternal]

[This time, the attack certainly does hit, knocking Xemnas back a few feet...

And he once again teleports, moving around in quick succession. Firing lasers from his Ethereal Blades. What now, Sora?]

Empty pleas. Do you truly believe you can persuade me?

[keyless]

[ ... that is a good question. he panics for a brief moment before diving back into shadow, after getting grazed by two lasers.

I'm not asking you, I'm warning you! ]

[keyternal]

Yet I am not the one who should tread cautiously.

[He watches the shadow closely but otherwise remains still. What point is there in attacking the invulnerable?]

[earthshards]

[And he thought he hated himself enough as it was. This takes it to a whole other level.

... he feels glad that his hood is up. It might not hide his identity--there is no hiding that, with the armor on his left arm--but it at least masks the rage he feels, and the disgust.] Your overconfidence will be your undoing.

[keyternal]

Think what you will. It means little to me. While you may argue that it is reckless of me, I have assessed the situation thoroughly. Where one plan fails, there are always... alternative methods.

[But he truly doubts that will be necessary. Not when nobody has an inkling of an idea of his true plan for Kingdom Hearts.]

[dancingflame]

[He's just going to keep quiet about this one, but he's watching you, Xemnas.]

[keyternal]

[He sees you over there, Axel.]

Is there a problem, VIII?