a letter from @terranorts that reads " you have no choice. " ( not accepting )
❛ is that what he told you? ❜ it's pointless, talking to the remains of an empty shell — whatever fragments of heart left within that chest have been left to rot, poisoned by the parasite that's taken control. but wasn't it a gift, the ability to find even the smallest speck of light flickering within the all - encompassing dark? wasn't it a hero's duty to never turn away a cry for help / to offer their saving grace whenever asked for?
even now, sora's not all that ready to raise kingdom key — not without a proper attempt at conversation. words could hit harder than any metal, after all! ❛ is that what xehanort's making you believe? because you know it's not true. ❜ there's a momentary pause / a hesitation in calling out a name.. but whose? this wasn't terra, that much was clear. but this.. wasn't xehanort either, the way the rest of the ' true ' organization wasn't xehanort. sora thinks of the agony that came with being forced to bear a name not your own / thinks of replicas and sunsets and wonders if the person standing before him had ever wanted to be called a name that was nobody else's but theirs.
there's not enough blind belief to send the weapon off in a shower of light, but there's enough to shift into a relaxed stance — just a smidge. ❛ there's always a choice. no matter the outcome, you always have a choice in what you do... so, what are you going to do? ❜ no, that wasn't right.
❛ what do you want to do? ❜
