The way Clive's hands come together, the way his fingers fold and clench at one another, should be enough to warn Joshua. Just say it, Clive. Just say it so you can both grieve properly and move on, because Joshua is alive and that's all that matters. ]
It... was fatal. Ultima ripping his 'brother' from you. With your last bit of strength, you gave me the Phoenix.
[ While Clive begged and sobbed and asked him not to, to stay with him, to not leave him. Because though the Phoenix's fire raged through him, he was cold and alone and Joshua was limp in his arms. ]
It was the strength I needed to defeat him, however. And at the end, as he lay dying, I- I took his powers. I healed your body, but you remained- [ No. ] Using the Phoenix after Ultima's powers flowed into me, however, showed me it was too much. So I used my strength, every ounce of it, to cast a Wish. No magic. No crystals. To let people live on their own two feet, to walk into the future on their own terms. That's... that's the last I recall.
[ The brilliant all engulfing white. The pain, the fire. ]
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The way Clive's hands come together, the way his fingers fold and clench at one another, should be enough to warn Joshua. Just say it, Clive. Just say it so you can both grieve properly and move on, because Joshua is alive and that's all that matters. ]
It... was fatal. Ultima ripping his 'brother' from you. With your last bit of strength, you gave me the Phoenix.
[ While Clive begged and sobbed and asked him not to, to stay with him, to not leave him. Because though the Phoenix's fire raged through him, he was cold and alone and Joshua was limp in his arms. ]
It was the strength I needed to defeat him, however. And at the end, as he lay dying, I- I took his powers. I healed your body, but you remained- [ No. ] Using the Phoenix after Ultima's powers flowed into me, however, showed me it was too much. So I used my strength, every ounce of it, to cast a Wish. No magic. No crystals. To let people live on their own two feet, to walk into the future on their own terms. That's... that's the last I recall.
[ The brilliant all engulfing white. The pain, the fire. ]