i'll wait for you forever more~

[falsezodiacknight]

The burn of ice had vanished. Did it hold? Vaan could only hope, as he felt his eyes no longer burning.

Slowly, he opened them to... that's odd. The sun was coming though, the heavy load around him had vanished. He couldn't even see--

Lightning. Should he call her Lightning anymore? She was a Cie'th. She was gone. He'd lost another person. That's what the King did, though! Gave up his happiness to protect the lands. At least he'd said goodbye to everybody - his friends, his daughter...

His eyes finally focused. It almost looked like a small... room? Apartment? Outside, he could smell the sea - how'd he gotten here?

...Gods. If Lightning had gotten free, he wasn't going to catch her. He failed. Something felt off, however - his arms were longer. But who cared?