And what objective would that be? I intend to destroy everything and that is not of any importance to you?
[Vincent started this, he can't just up and leave. If Sephiroth needs to invoke a fight here and now, he will go down that path.
Which Vincent can also blame himself for drawing Sephiroth's attention in the first place. You know? The guy whose reason for being seems to revolve around obsessively harassing Cloud?
Now, for the moment Cloud gets a break and our favorite vampire gets to deal with it.]
[ he really did bring this on himself. somehow, his own rationality played him.
he angles his face to the side, not fully glancing back at him. he can sense his presence, his quiet intentions, and he is prepared for them, but— he has no desire to fight him. it isn't why he waited for him. ]
I failed your mother. And I failed you. Tell me, do you waver?
[ a silent pivot of his feet and once more crimson hues lock onto bright green. ]
I bear the sins of what happened to her. What happened to you. I can't alter the past. And my words, they—... I want you to understand.
[ he wants him to understand, yet his strength never lied in speech. he doesn't have the wherewithal to persuade him.
he thought that he did, but his earlier attempt proved it futile. ]
[Wavered. His goals have repeatedly shifted. At one point he believed himself to be an ancient and planned on retaking the planet. Then he realized that was another lie, though one he originally told himself.
He isn't an ancient but he'll become a god.
And he will set the world ablaze as he did nibelheim all those years ago. No one will stop him. Not even the puppet who doesn't even know himself.]
You tell me -- what is it exactly you want me to understand? Your failures? Or that my -- the woman who gave birth to me was a victim consumed by the twisted desires of a madman?
[He stares back at Vincent with an even expression, his earlier anger subsided for the time being]
[ he isn't foolish enough to believe sephiroth can be easily swayed, but he did seek him out. it has to mean something, doesn't it? even if it is mere curiosity, it signifies hope, no matter how small that hope may be. ]
I wanted you to see that... what you hold to be true isn't always whole. There is always another side to the story. And the path that you have chosen to take is not guaranteed to be the right one, just as what you had come to believe was your origin.
[ a moment's pause. ]
Your anger, your pain, your suffering — it isn't yours alone. Your mother may have been human and she may have been flawed, but you were never just an experiment to her. [ a slight hesitation. ] And I'm... [ he casts his gaze downward. ] I'm willing to bear it for you.
[Though he doesn't show it, he has been listening to what Vincent said. Though it mostly twists his anger back towards Shinra and everything they've ever done. His hate still festering, boiling, just waiting to bring the whole world down.]
No single individual can bear what I feel towards this planet and its inhabitants. Humanity is a curse upon this world. Right or what it is what humans deserve.
[A pause]
Do you believe that if you were to convince me otherwise it would absolve your failures? Your guilt? Did you know I was not the only one experimented on? Did you ever see what else they created?
[ he may not know the full scale of projects conducted under shinra after he went to sleep, but he was one of those experiments. he has experienced firsthand the horrors that comes with it and the sacrifices that must be made in order to survive through the changes. ]
I know what Shinra is capable of. What Hojo is capable of. But to take your anger out on all of humanity, [ there's a sharpness to the way his eyes snap up to meet his once more. ] that is flawed. Humanity may not be perfect, but they are redeemable. There exists goodness in evil, just as there exists evil in goodness. [ that's what u call duality, sephiroth. that is what u call balance. stop making him go into this ying-yang bs with u constantly. ]
Destruction and chaos will not bring with them peace and enlightenment. They will only wrought more pain and suffering. I don't seek to absolve my sins through you. They are mine and mine alone to carry, and I will carry them for the rest of my life. What I want from you is simply to broaden your mind. To not limit yourself to the prejudices that have clouded your judgment and look at the world from another perspective.
I don't want to bring them peace and enlightenment. I want to watch them all burn. To feel the warmth as everything is ignited into a fiery grave of death and pain. To hear the screams as everything meets an end.
And then I will become a god and do to this planet as I see fit. Humanity maybe beneath everything I am, but I can continue to rise and become something truly great.
[And that was pretty much his entire plan. Wipe out and wound the planet and then absorb the lifestream and become a god. That is what he feels he deserves after everything done to him.
It is a blind and selfish goal that revolves completely around himself. It was like he reached some sort of point where he just pushed everything away. Everyone away. As he was beyond them all, he didn't need anything else.
Yet still for some reason he was still here talking to Vincent.
And for some reason he also continuously stalks Cloud.]
And I don't think you really know anything about me. You have your claims, but offer little proof. Even if it were possible you were around at the time of my birth --
[Or how? He felt it probably went back to Hojo. Everything always goes back to him. But at least for now Sephiroth's attentions are on Vincent himself and not his world destruction plan or anything else]
[Hm. Amusingly enough so did Sephiroth. Another topic for another day, don't think he's just going to let that one go, Vincent.]
Perhaps I will recreate humanity as I wish. Or create a whole new species. The possibilities are endless.
[He shifts his gaze away briefly before locking back on the red-clad man.]
But let us not fool ourselves, you're only asking so that you can once again state that I am wrong. And I should spare humanity despite all their flaws.
I'm more interested in knowing what you will do if you are unable to create new life. You claim that humanity is cursed, yet you yourself are heavily flawed. It's a little hypocritical, don't you think?
[ he makes a gesture at him as he poses his next question: ] What makes you more worthy than others to cleanse the Planet?
[That is what he chooses to believe. He is smarter, better, and more powerful than everyone else. To normal people he is a god and will rise to actually become one.
He's sure of it.
Though he doesn't exactly answer Vincent's question.]
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[Vincent started this, he can't just up and leave. If Sephiroth needs to invoke a fight here and now, he will go down that path.
Which Vincent can also blame himself for drawing Sephiroth's attention in the first place. You know? The guy whose reason for being seems to revolve around obsessively harassing Cloud?
Now, for the moment Cloud gets a break and our favorite vampire gets to deal with it.]
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he angles his face to the side, not fully glancing back at him. he can sense his presence, his quiet intentions, and he is prepared for them, but— he has no desire to fight him. it isn't why he waited for him. ]
I failed your mother. And I failed you. Tell me, do you waver?
[ a silent pivot of his feet and once more crimson hues lock onto bright green. ]
I bear the sins of what happened to her. What happened to you. I can't alter the past. And my words, they—... I want you to understand.
[ he wants him to understand, yet his strength never lied in speech. he doesn't have the wherewithal to persuade him.
he thought that he did, but his earlier attempt proved it futile. ]
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[Wavered. His goals have repeatedly shifted. At one point he believed himself to be an ancient and planned on retaking the planet. Then he realized that was another lie, though one he originally told himself.
He isn't an ancient but he'll become a god.
And he will set the world ablaze as he did nibelheim all those years ago. No one will stop him. Not even the puppet who doesn't even know himself.]
You tell me -- what is it exactly you want me to understand? Your failures? Or that my -- the woman who gave birth to me was a victim consumed by the twisted desires of a madman?
[He stares back at Vincent with an even expression, his earlier anger subsided for the time being]
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[ he isn't foolish enough to believe sephiroth can be easily swayed, but he did seek him out. it has to mean something, doesn't it? even if it is mere curiosity, it signifies hope, no matter how small that hope may be. ]
I wanted you to see that... what you hold to be true isn't always whole. There is always another side to the story. And the path that you have chosen to take is not guaranteed to be the right one, just as what you had come to believe was your origin.
[ a moment's pause. ]
Your anger, your pain, your suffering — it isn't yours alone. Your mother may have been human and she may have been flawed, but you were never just an experiment to her. [ a slight hesitation. ] And I'm... [ he casts his gaze downward. ] I'm willing to bear it for you.
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No single individual can bear what I feel towards this planet and its inhabitants. Humanity is a curse upon this world. Right or what it is what humans deserve.
[A pause]
Do you believe that if you were to convince me otherwise it would absolve your failures? Your guilt? Did you know I was not the only one experimented on? Did you ever see what else they created?
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[ he may not know the full scale of projects conducted under shinra after he went to sleep, but he was one of those experiments. he has experienced firsthand the horrors that comes with it and the sacrifices that must be made in order to survive through the changes. ]
I know what Shinra is capable of. What Hojo is capable of. But to take your anger out on all of humanity, [ there's a sharpness to the way his eyes snap up to meet his once more. ] that is flawed. Humanity may not be perfect, but they are redeemable. There exists goodness in evil, just as there exists evil in goodness. [ that's what u call duality, sephiroth. that is what u call balance. stop making him go into this ying-yang bs with u constantly. ]
Destruction and chaos will not bring with them peace and enlightenment. They will only wrought more pain and suffering. I don't seek to absolve my sins through you. They are mine and mine alone to carry, and I will carry them for the rest of my life. What I want from you is simply to broaden your mind. To not limit yourself to the prejudices that have clouded your judgment and look at the world from another perspective.
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And then I will become a god and do to this planet as I see fit. Humanity maybe beneath everything I am, but I can continue to rise and become something truly great.
[And that was pretty much his entire plan. Wipe out and wound the planet and then absorb the lifestream and become a god. That is what he feels he deserves after everything done to him.
It is a blind and selfish goal that revolves completely around himself. It was like he reached some sort of point where he just pushed everything away. Everyone away. As he was beyond them all, he didn't need anything else.
Yet still for some reason he was still here talking to Vincent.
And for some reason he also continuously stalks Cloud.]
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[ he genuinely doesn't think sephiroth has thought this plan of his through. ]
What do you intend on doing as a god once you have accomplished your mission? [ regale him, please. ]
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[Perhaps recreate the world. Travel the cosmos as his mother did long ago.
Or .. well, he'd figure that out when he got there. One step at a time.
He might not even be sure.]
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I don't think you've thought this through. [ just. point black. he isn't even gonna work up to it. ]
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[Which you look far too young for that Vincent.]
You are not someone I ever heard of.
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[ he states it calmly, brazenly. ]
I was there when your mother first became pregnant with you. I was there before it happened.
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[There is a tone in his voice that says: I don't believe you.]
So then what were you to her?
[Asking the important questions here]
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I was her bodyguard.
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[He is so not buying that]
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I'm 57 years old.
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[As Vincent does not look 57 in the slightest]
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No. [ a beat. ] I don't age.
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[Or how? He felt it probably went back to Hojo. Everything always goes back to him. But at least for now Sephiroth's attentions are on Vincent himself and not his world destruction plan or anything else]
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[ simple with no further explanation.
sorry, but he isn't here to discuss him. ]
You evaded my question. [ let's get back on track. ] What are your plans once you've become a god?
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Perhaps I will recreate humanity as I wish. Or create a whole new species. The possibilities are endless.
[He shifts his gaze away briefly before locking back on the red-clad man.]
But let us not fool ourselves, you're only asking so that you can once again state that I am wrong. And I should spare humanity despite all their flaws.
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[ he makes a gesture at him as he poses his next question: ] What makes you more worthy than others to cleanse the Planet?
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[That is what he chooses to believe. He is smarter, better, and more powerful than everyone else. To normal people he is a god and will rise to actually become one.
He's sure of it.
Though he doesn't exactly answer Vincent's question.]
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Hm. [ he cants his head to the side slightly, his bangs falling softly over his eye. ] So, you can joke too.
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No one else is able to do this.
Even in the past, save for Genesis.
Though at least Vincent spares him poetic nonsense.]
Not a joke. I have reached a level beyond humans. Beyond everything. There are no flaws I could possibly possess.
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