[ Would he be so accepting of those words if she said them to him? That she forgives him for what he’s done— or that even if it is not her forgiveness that is her right to give, she accepts what he has done and acknowledges that he must only move forward? And that death is not the answer?
She hopes that his heart fading away to the real world is proof enough that he would accept such reassurance. She hopes.
With his hand still upon her chest and hers keeping it there, she closes her eyes and lets out a breath she didn’t even realize she had been keeping in. ] So, this is your answer...
[ To not kill her. To say that he forgives her... and, perhaps, that he wants to forgive himself. She’s glad for that. She’s glad that this is what brings his heart realm to finally fade.
Her eyes open. Basked in the pale light of Chroma, it feels as if she’s suddenly exposed. The story, the script that the system wished to play out within his heart, had been nothing but a contained, solitary scenario trapped within his heart. ]
Do you feel better, now that it’s over?
[ She too had come to a few new realizations after her own heart had been explored by others, like she found some sort of peace. Shaken, yes, but content in some small way. She wonders if this Peak Lord has gleamed a few things for himself, or if he’ll need to reflect on them further. Either way, her eyes regard him gently. ]
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She hopes that his heart fading away to the real world is proof enough that he would accept such reassurance. She hopes.
With his hand still upon her chest and hers keeping it there, she closes her eyes and lets out a breath she didn’t even realize she had been keeping in. ] So, this is your answer...
[ To not kill her. To say that he forgives her... and, perhaps, that he wants to forgive himself. She’s glad for that. She’s glad that this is what brings his heart realm to finally fade.
Her eyes open. Basked in the pale light of Chroma, it feels as if she’s suddenly exposed. The story, the script that the system wished to play out within his heart, had been nothing but a contained, solitary scenario trapped within his heart. ]
Do you feel better, now that it’s over?
[ She too had come to a few new realizations after her own heart had been explored by others, like she found some sort of peace. Shaken, yes, but content in some small way. She wonders if this Peak Lord has gleamed a few things for himself, or if he’ll need to reflect on them further. Either way, her eyes regard him gently. ]