[ He cries and cries and cries, cries four hundred years worth of grief. He cries for his family in Tatarasuna. He cries for his family that was the ailing, nameless boy. He cries for the family he never got to have in Ei and the Raiden Shogun. He cries for all the families he destroyed in his misguided revenge. He cries that his erasure in Irminsul could not save anyone. He cries, head against Kaveh's chest, against the beating heart he can hear so clearly, that he must take it from its rightful place for them to get out of here. He cries for Alhaitham, for he would have to witness his love die before him before dying himself.
If only he didn't exist. If only he never existed...!!
No. He cries, because he so badly wants to be here, to fix everything he made wrong, to be here for Altria, who is as lonely as he, to take Kaveh's hand in friendship, because he admires the architect so much, to discuss with Alhaitham the nature of this world, because he trusts Alhaitham's judgement. He cries because he wants to be by Nahida's side, to help her as she guides Sumeru to a brighter future. He cries, because he wants to see the Traveler once more and apologize for everything he's done and more.
So he cries, and keeps crying.
Eventually though, the tears dry up. Not because he is done crying—there is still so much he would shed tears over—but because there is so much more that he must do.
He pulls away from Kaveh, rubbing away the last of the tears and controlling the hiccup of his sobs. ]
I'm... [ sorry? Alright? There's so much he wants to say. But he looks up, at the two of them. Kaveh and Alhaitham. Two people who embody humanity in its beauty. That's what he thinks of them. ] I'm ready.
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If only he didn't exist. If only he never existed...!!
No. He cries, because he so badly wants to be here, to fix everything he made wrong, to be here for Altria, who is as lonely as he, to take Kaveh's hand in friendship, because he admires the architect so much, to discuss with Alhaitham the nature of this world, because he trusts Alhaitham's judgement. He cries because he wants to be by Nahida's side, to help her as she guides Sumeru to a brighter future. He cries, because he wants to see the Traveler once more and apologize for everything he's done and more.
So he cries, and keeps crying.
Eventually though, the tears dry up. Not because he is done crying—there is still so much he would shed tears over—but because there is so much more that he must do.
He pulls away from Kaveh, rubbing away the last of the tears and controlling the hiccup of his sobs. ]
I'm... [ sorry? Alright? There's so much he wants to say. But he looks up, at the two of them. Kaveh and Alhaitham. Two people who embody humanity in its beauty. That's what he thinks of them. ] I'm ready.
[ Ready to draw this fairy tale to a close. ]