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[Almost as soon as Ryoji awakes and finds himself back to normal, he searches for the nearest terminal and switches it on. It's late, it's unlikely that anyone will hear this but... he needs to get it out somehow.

His face is pale, and for a moment, he almost looks like he's still wearing that terrifying mask. His bloodshot eyes, though, are there, are real eyes, not empty holes of darkness.

It takes him quite a few minutes before he gets up the courage to speak, and he doesn't have that booming voice anymore, either. This voice is just shaky... and sad.]

... Nyx is not a malevolent being. She only exists to give mankind what they all desire, deep in their hearts. She believes any man keeps this want a secret, hidden from the rest of the world and even himself.

B-But it's still there. The want for death.

It seems that this Tower is indestructible, and therefore Nyx could not bring down the Fall... I think she thought that there must be a way to end it, that she just wasn't seeing it. She thought that... maybe if people didn't want to die yet, then she'd make them want it...

[Ryoji lowers his head for a moment, eyes scrunched together as he lets out a pained sigh.]

That's not an excuse. I shouldn't be defending her-we...

I shouldn't be defending myself. I'm truly sorry. If anyone was harmed, please let me know. I'll do my best to make it up to you.

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...Nyx is still inside me.

[He doesn't feel like he needs to say much else. Those from his old world will know what he expects, and if they don't, maybe that will give Ryoji more of a chance to convince them. The feed shuts off.]

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[He nods, watching Ryoji's body language and expressions quietly. It's obvious Ryoji doesn't want to talk about certain subjects, but Minato doesn't want to put them off any longer.

He doesn't want to regret missing his chance again.]

Yes, I do. I don't want to delay this until it's too late.

[Until something happened? One of them leave and never finish this talk? Or something else entirely?]

I understand. You shouldn't be kept in the dark about all this.

...Would you like to come in?

[He shifts over to gesture to his room, still not really making eye contact. He's thinking about other things, so he can't even worry about being polite. He's afraid of what Minato will think, and what he'll choose to do.]

I would like that.

[At least inside Ryoji's room, they can have a semblance of privacy. It's not something he want just anyone to overhear in the corridors.]

[He leads him inside then. Thankfully, his roommates aren't here, so they won't be overheard. Even if Oz does know part of the story, Ryoji'd like to keep him out of this.

He sits down on his bed, waiting for Minato to join him, then looking over.]

So... where exactly do I start?

[Where to start?]

...From the beginning, with Nyx.

[If it means going over information he already knows, all the better. A refresher course wouldn't hurt anyone, just potentially minimise it.]

From the beginning, then...

[Ryoji is beginning to question what Minato really knows, if Minato has become the Seal or not. He cautiously tries to explain, second guessing himself constantly.]

You already know that it is my purpose as the Appriser to bring down Nyx... right?

Nyx is the mother of all Shadows, a being that existed longer than time can tell. She's not evil, exactly; her purpose is to give humans what they desire. And with the world becoming what it is, with people ready to start the world over with a fresh start... she believes they desire death. There must be a end before there can be another beginning.

[The fact matches up with what he knows. There was missing pieces of the full picture, and he believes speaking with Ryoji would help those puzzle pieces fall into place.]

...And of course, there are people who opposed her. [He doesn't need to say who those people are. It's SEES, the team he leads. He haven't experience that battle, but he knows his comrades well enough. Why just allow Nyx to descend without a fight?] However, she is very powerful.

[Another piece of the puzzle, now set in place. There's just one more, and from logically deducing the end and the answer...]

...So there's another method to stopping her, am I right?

Yes. You all worked very hard to stop her, but she couldn't be defeated. Neither her nor me.

[He feels he needs to mention that, explain that he had had a hand in the battle.]

...You had another method, yes. You confronted Nyx, using your life-force to seal her and me away from the rest of the world, so human desires couldn't reach us.

[He... hates saying this. He knows it is true that this was the way things had to be, the way they should be, but Ryoji wasn't clueless. He knew this Minato hadn't become the Seal yet. Telling his counterpart how he would die... it's not right.]

[And that last puzzle piece falls into place. He knows very well Ryoji wouldn't lie about this, when it concerns a matter of this magnitude...and his own fate. It didn't contradict what he and Yu speculated when their discussion brought up the Velvet Room and their personal assistants.

When their discussion brought up the words uttered by Margaret about a young soul. His own soul.]

...Thank you for telling me, Ryoji. And you must be aware that I'm from before that.

[Before he was taken from his world, before his world ended, he would've keep on fighting the Shadows on each full moon nights. And he would keep on fighting until the very end.

But Minato never know what it'll be like, personally. His determination, persistence--outright stubbornness keeps him going in this horrible tower.]

All I know about this was from talking with others and piecing together what information I know and can inferred from. I never got the full picture...until now.

[Knowing what should happen...does he have the resolve to make that decision to fight and give up his life for everyone?

(yes)

Even if it means not seeing his dear friends again.]

... I do. What was happening, back in your world?

[He still doesn't know much about what went on during the months before he arrived. There were some vague memories from Pharos, and his Minato had told him a few things, back in the Seal. All he knows is that it must have been incredibly difficult. And that even if Minato was determined, courageous... he still needed someone to talk to.]

I'm sorry. I really wish there was another way, one where you would be saved... but it is good. The world didn't end, and all our friends are safe.

[Ryoji won't mention this, because it's selfish, but another reason he liked this option was... just getting to speak with Minato. They could connect, far more than they had over those two months. Neither of them had to be alone. He wasn't sure it was as appealing to Minato, but...]

That's what I hoped for.

[When he learned about the Seal, Minato wondered if he's sleeping or was aware of everything. If he's aware and awake, it sounds daunting and almost lonely. Almost lonely except for Ryoji and Nyx.

He can't really complain, when everyone else will be safe.]

Back home, it's October 2nd. We're preparing ourselves for the upcoming full moon.

[Minato haven't watch it happen, but he knows what will happen on October 4th. That if he ever return home, where his home world wasn't destroyed, he would try to avert that tragedy.]

[Ryoji understands if Minato is afraid. He doesn't want Minato to feel that way though. He wants to talk to him, try to make him feel better. At least help him accept it.

...But he wouldn't blame Minato if he didn't want to talk to Ryoji.]

...Oh. Do you know what's going to happen then?

I know what will happen on October 4th, as well as November with Ikutsuki.

[A pause for him to remember what he's told about December.]

Not a lot for December. I know at some point, I'll sacrifice myself.

[Thanks for the slip of the tongue, Yu.]

... Right. I hope you'll be alright. Those were dangerous times...

As for December, I was gone for most of it myself. I came back at the end to let you make your decision... whether to kill me and forget about the impending Fall, or let me live and prepare to fight.

I'll be fine. During those times, I know I won't be alone.

[But the tragedies he heard about. If his world got restored and he returns with his memories, can he prevent them?]

...I let you live.

[It's not even a struggle to decide on. To forget means living in ignorance, but the Fall will still come. To let Ryoji live and prepare to fight Nyx is dangerous.]

When the time comes for us to fight, that's when I sacrifice myself.

Right... your friends care for you very much.

[The chances of that are slim, but Ryoji still hopes for the best.

As for his decision, Ryoji accepts it without protest. He knows the truth now, and he knows that letting him live was the right decision. He just hopes that some day Minato can be free from the Seal he chose to become.]

Yes, that's right. I... wish there was a better option, but it was still right for you to do that.

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[It would be nice to be freed from the Seal, if Minato went far enough and experienced it. To be freed and finally rest for real. Assuming it's not possible for his soul to return to his body.

And, well, he kind of suspected everyone would give his future dead body a funeral.]

If there's a better option, I would take it. But until we discover it...I'll do what's necessary.

[Ryoji knows that Minato's death cannot be reversed, but sometimes he allows himself to dream. Maybe Minato could get a new body, could be reborn.

That's just a dream, though. He knows that for now, Minato can do nothing except what is right. He gives his friend a sad smile.]

You always were too kind, Minato-kun. To do all this for the world... it's very brave. I don't know if anyone else would be able to do the same.

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