[Ardyn's own voice turned into a gravel-laden snarl--he so rarely raised it even now that the impact alone felt as if it could bring down the cavern itself.]
I did as the gods asked of me! I never wanted that power, I never wanted the throne, but I had both pushed upon me and I accepted it for the people you were murdering!
[His hand tightened on the hilt of the sword, white-knuckled, but steady.]
You could have done anything differently, I would have given you the damn crown if we could only have reached some peaceful resolution. But you chose to take it because Bahamut said I was naught but trash. You locked me away with nothing but my own suffering for company for two thousand years.
...I was your brother, Somnus. Now answer my question.
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[Ardyn's own voice turned into a gravel-laden snarl--he so rarely raised it even now that the impact alone felt as if it could bring down the cavern itself.]
I did as the gods asked of me! I never wanted that power, I never wanted the throne, but I had both pushed upon me and I accepted it for the people you were murdering!
[His hand tightened on the hilt of the sword, white-knuckled, but steady.]
You could have done anything differently, I would have given you the damn crown if we could only have reached some peaceful resolution. But you chose to take it because Bahamut said I was naught but trash. You locked me away with nothing but my own suffering for company for two thousand years.
...I was your brother, Somnus. Now answer my question.