[His arms just shift over her, hand gently caressing her back in response before there's a small sigh as his eyes slowly open just enough for him to stare up at the ceiling.]
I always regretted not being able to reach you before.
[Not just before her death, but all those other times when they could no longer hear and listen to each other. When they rejected each other's hands.]
So I'm glad...that I've been able to now.
[Not just against Ultima, but when she had also transformed into Garuda. And that's one thing he always wondered—if he had faced Garuda instead of Clive, would anything have changed? Or would that have also been the day he fell as he barely had enough left in him to deal with Ifrit? He couldn't even beat Benedikta when she semi-primed, surely it would have been the same even primed, especially since it was within hours.
Which is why while it may be foolish and just sending him straight down the same path, he was willing to give everything to do whatever he could to save her.]
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I always regretted not being able to reach you before.
[Not just before her death, but all those other times when they could no longer hear and listen to each other. When they rejected each other's hands.]
So I'm glad...that I've been able to now.
[Not just against Ultima, but when she had also transformed into Garuda. And that's one thing he always wondered—if he had faced Garuda instead of Clive, would anything have changed? Or would that have also been the day he fell as he barely had enough left in him to deal with Ifrit? He couldn't even beat Benedikta when she semi-primed, surely it would have been the same even primed, especially since it was within hours.
Which is why while it may be foolish and just sending him straight down the same path, he was willing to give everything to do whatever he could to save her.]