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1sᴛ sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪᴍ [ unintentional video ]

[ Hey, guess who's on the video this time? A certain blonde angel - or someone whom others don't know who is an angel, sitting on his bed, while a self-levitating, strange-looking, purple sword slowly rotates in place, the point of the sword pointing downwards. Mithos glares at it, as if having a silent conversation with it. ]

You really can't take us home, can you?

[ Mithos accuses, while the sword makes no response. Why is he talking to it? Does it even talk back? Who knows. ]

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...I... Mithos is crying...

[If it were anyone else, he would have closed himself off. To her though, one who knew what he had done, yet did not condemn him for it... Only she was allowed to see just how helpless he felt in this situation.]

[Mithos... Zelos would surely be angry with her, but what else is she to do? Zelda squeezes Dhaos's shoulder gently, taking his SFC. When she speaks, her voice is soft but clear.]

Mithos?

[ He finally hears a voice. It sounds at first like his sister, but quickly remembers the SFC. He gingerly takes a hold of it, but doesn't look into it; only pulls it near, placing it right-side up, so that he at least shows that he's listening. His sobbing slows a bit, as well. ]

What is it, Mithos? What happened?

[Zelda knows that he's a tyrant who is thousands of years old. She knows he's committed terrible crimes. He's nothing like the young boy he appears to be, and yet... she sounds genuinely concerned for him. Someone facing that level of despair is something she just can't ignore.]

[Dhaos remains silent, for he's pretty sure anything he says would just make it worse right now, and...Mithos really doesn't deserve that. He'll just let Zelda handle it for the moment.]

[ All of that initial sadness is starting to boil over into rage. Quick, defuse it. ]

I failed. Now the half-elves of my world will never be free of hate.

What do you mean, you failed? Did someone tell you the future? Many timelines converge in this place, it is possible that the future you have been told of is not the one you will go back to face. I have met someone from my world who claims to have died at the end of our fight, but I know that in my timeline, he survived...

[Oh, it hurts to speak of Link like that, but it's true. Hearing "the future" means little in this place, not without confirmation that it is indeed your own timeline that you're hearing.]

[Hesitantly, Dhaos speaks again.]

I...did not intend to upset you. I just...I sometimes forget that most people see there as being a definitive timeline. There is... If time were an unchanging thing, I would not be able to traverse it...

[He looks to Zelda uncertainly, as if hoping for a sign that he's on the right track with his words.]

[ He starts trembling, shaking again. ]

Then... I need to kill them.

[ Before they have the opportunity to get stronger. ]

[Almost as if to contrast his renewed trembling, her voice firms. Still, it remains kind.]

No. It will do no good here, the coral simply revives those who have been slain five days later. It would be best if you could come to some sort of understanding, but I know that may be difficult... perhaps even impossible. Even so, open hostilities will harm everyone, yourself included. There is no point in violence if your enemies cannot be eliminated, it will only cause grudges.

It is possible that none of the people gathered here are from the same timeline as you, anyway... if you do not recall perishing, it may not even happen. The future is full of infinite possibilities.

I can't fail my sister... I can't.

[ It's like he's not listening. ]

[It's times like this that Zelda wishes Zelos was a little more open. She knows part of the story at least, but she can only fumble around half-blind while trying to calm him. Hadn't he said that the Chosen system was created to bring someone back to life...?]

You haven't failed anyone, Mithos. The fact that you have shown up here can be considered a blessing. The knowledge of so many worlds is gathered in this place, you may be able to find a way to revive her properly - in her own body.

[It's preferable to using the bodies of the Chosen if he hates humans, isn't it?]

It's not just that.

[ Honestly, if she became a Summon Spirit, it wouldn't be that bad. It wasn't what he wanted, but it's better than the alternative. ]

She had one last wish before she died. A world without discrimination against half-elves.

[Does... he honestly think a world filled with brutality and fear at the hands of half-elves will cause them to be accepted?]

Wouldn't it be better if you could work to create that together?

[Martel, wherever you are... your brother is crazy. Please show up in Vatheon and control him.]

Why, so humans can just kill her again?

[ Mithos shook his head. ]

I do want her back... more than anything. But I don't want to lose her again, either.

That won't happen here. No one cares who or what you are in this place. You can search for a solution together in safety, then return to your world. All we have to do is figure out how this city works, and then we can harness it.

[Though it's just to the video screen, she holds her hand out anyway. Truthfully, if she does figure this place out, she's not sure that she can share it with Mithos - not unless his hatred for humans calms. But if that hatred does fade...]

Do you want to try and figure this place out together?

[ Another tear falls down his cheek. She's right. Now that he's here, he very well could find out how to save his sister. He just needed to learn to work with others - with humans. But it was just so damn hard! Every time he looked at a human, he remembers everything he's had to go through because of them, everything they did to the half-elves, and that all-too-familiar hatred flares up.

But if it means being with Martel again... ]

... yes.

[ His voice is quiet, broken. Defeated. As if he is now forcing himself to do this. ]

Yes, I do.

Very well. I'll compile what I've found out so far. Shall I bring it to you?

[Just an excuse to find out where he is right now because he clearly needs a hug?

...it might be.]

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1sᴛ sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪᴍ [ unintentional video ]

[action] Sorry Mithos, jumping in real quick for exposition

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