—𝒥𝚄𝙳𝙶𝙴𝙼𝙴𝙽𝚃 𝒟𝙰𝚈.

i wasn’t a human after you left. but i wasn’t one when you were here， either. so is it better to be a monster with a heart， or a human without a soul? you tell me sweetheart; you’ve been both at the same time.

[🍁] —♤ That... is supposed to be you...? ♤—

“I’m guessing he’s already told you a brief rundown of what happened. And since you’re not the same person from back then, I don’t think it be that fitting if I still called you “Yukari”, huh…?”

“…You’d risk a time paradox in order to change your destiny?” … “…You’ve completely lost it— then again, so have I, at some point. Very well then. You better not regret this…”

"Neither of us better regret this then, Valkyrie. I give you my word."

You give me your word; I'll give you mine. You prevent my destiny; I keep my word.

"You better pray this creates a parallel timeline then cause I'd rather NOT lose my current life, despite how much I've suffered." *He's down, they're both insane in one form or another anyway. Plus with this frame of his, he can weave his own fate & destiny, maybe others too.*

“Are you sure you want to know…?” His expression tenses up, almost as if he’s holding back something. She doesn’t know her fate, yet he does — and internally, he wants to prevent it from happening so badly, but he can’t do that without causing a time paradox.

"Look, that's my best guess as to what happened, considering I wasn't around for what happened, I was busy making sure Selena stayed alive." *He cannot help but feel... guilt for telling her this.* "I had to deal with your torment, and then I dragged us both into the tide."

"I'm trying to make sure I don't fuck up the future... but if multiple possibilities can exist, it's fine." *Sighing out, this one's gonna hurt.* "Gabriel most likely pushed you into the Red Tide, which twisted you, and in turn... You tormented me, for 10 years."

“…Him, huh…?” A slight twitch of anger in his voice. To him, Gabriel was someone who should have died in a matter of seconds, as he was the one responsible Yukari’s insanity and himself having to bear the burden of killing her.