>>5257616"Guts has met you already?"
"Indeed. And even if the one that made me once forget my dream did nothing to stop me, it was a sign that I am truly free. Free of emotions, of guilt, of expressions, of causality itself. No slave of fate can be truly aware of how little they can control their urges."
"Likewise, even if my past self once saw you as an enemy, being free of my programming only made me realise you did not do more than play your role. Killing you over a grudge my past incarnation previously had would be the equivalent of squashing all the ants on their hills because one of them happened to bite your finger. The effort to accomplish that would dissuade me from my primary goals, unnecessary strength that would ultimately change very little in my life."
"Seen me as an enemy...? So after what happened in the chapel- Ghg! Were you holding a grudge? Did you really think I betrayed you?" You speak inbetween grunts and painful movements.
"You were only a tertiary character in the Idea Of Evil's story, someone who's life is not important, but one that deserved to live fully so it would complete it's purpose. Provided I did have any hard feelings for you, I could not explain what they were now that it's all been buried in the past. Whatever you may think of me in the present, rest assured that visiting you personally, solely to humiliate you is beneath me. I came here to listen to Barnham's response as a gladiator, and now that he has answered me, I can take my leave... Though that Arena has given me an idea..." As much as Griffith tries to answer as a human being, he really comes off as something else, an empty vessel with his voice that only speaks as an emissary for an emotionless astral leader.
"If you only wanted my answer, you could have just telepathically listened to me! In fact, You knew of my answer ever since I invaded the castle, Falcon!" Barnham points the stubble of his shoulder to Griffith, having fallen to the ground after being forced to let go of Zodd thanks to the horrendous pain he was previously feeling. But the fact that he's able to talk means that Griffith stopped focusing on him, ready to take his leave.
"Focus on the present, Vlad Santana. What you can do for the ones you see today. Continuing this fight would be pointless. The outcome is clear for all to see." The unseen force pushes your neck to see all the horrified gladiators, dying before even landing a blow on Zodd. The Kushan sorcerer Kalki trembling as he considers the effectiveness of casting Pishacha a spell onto the field. Serpico pushes Farnese away as she reaches an arm out to you, wanting to watch and discover if you were going to live the encounter.
"Call out your troops, Vlad. Halt this fight from your side, and I will halt from mine. There is no need for further desolation." The gravitational pull now bends your knees, making you bow in front of the Falcon.
