...I thought it was an act of defiance, too.

[But that last part. Now there's a thought. He glances up at that, a little surprised. Because yes, there could always be someone to take his place. Someone with a pitch-black heart who was unaware of the sea of blood.]

[Does he need to be forgiven? No, not especially. But it is about his own world, his own paradoxically selfish soul. He is the perpetrator of hell for himself and everyone around him.]

[He scoffs.]

You know, I'm one of the cruelest there is. A monster who feels remorse is worse, you know.