"Terra's gone, Kuja," Zidane's words were blunt, but his voice was soft as he held out his hand in offering. It didn't matter so much whether Kuja took it or not. Zidane just felt as though he had to offer. There was a moment's pause as Zidane made a decision, rather rashly as he tended to do. But he did it with conviction, posture straightening and expression growing grave. It made him look older still, made the years which had passed more apparent on the features of Zidane's face.
"We-- I destroyed it. We made it through Shimmering Island, and when I found out... When Garland told me everything and tried to make me like them, I burned it to the ground," he lied, unflinchingly fabricating the events as he went along. He didn't do it to deceive Kuja as much as he did it to protect him, and there was only one wish in Zidane's heart as he spoke.
'Let me bear the burden of your sins with you. I'm not alone, and you're not either. Never. Never.'
"Terra's gone. The Genomes live here now, on Gaia. Garland's dead," he went on to say. "The Mist doesn't mean anything. We'll find a way to stop it again. You don't have to be like this anymore, Kuja. Forget the past. You can live your life the way you want to."
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Date: 2009-02-26 11:20 pm (UTC)"We-- I destroyed it. We made it through Shimmering Island, and when I found out... When Garland told me everything and tried to make me like them, I burned it to the ground," he lied, unflinchingly fabricating the events as he went along. He didn't do it to deceive Kuja as much as he did it to protect him, and there was only one wish in Zidane's heart as he spoke.
'Let me bear the burden of your sins with you. I'm not alone, and you're not either. Never. Never.'
"Terra's gone. The Genomes live here now, on Gaia. Garland's dead," he went on to say. "The Mist doesn't mean anything. We'll find a way to stop it again. You don't have to be like this anymore, Kuja. Forget the past. You can live your life the way you want to."