Power's Den/Corrin: Wailing Soul


Corrin	Zzz... M-Mother... I'm sorry... I couldn't protect you... I lost control! Everything...ruined... Why... How can I begin to express... I'm so sorry! Hng... Ugh... I'm...burning! My blood... Blood is...boiling... It's bubbling up!

Corrin	gasp ...Even in a dream, it's the same... I can't protect anyone. I can't resist the...power seething inside me... My siblings all around me... If Azura hadn't been there, I... I... sob I'm so...scared. Scared of myself... What I might become... This power coursing through me... turns me against even those most precious to me... What if I can't be stopped next time? How can I keep going, knowing what I might do...


Sharena	Hey, Princess Corrin! Great work out there in the battle today!
Ah, Princess Sharena... I haven't seen you venture out into these woods before... What brings you here?		Corrin
Sharena	Oh, I love this place! The atmosphere here is so...unique! Nothing like a nice shiver down the spine, right?
Um... Right... When I'm here, it's somehow easier to control myself... Like the blood in my veins moves a bit slower... There must be some mysterious force at work in this land. Something like a dragon vein, perhaps...		Corrin
Sharena	Oh, right! I wanted to talk to you about your power... I wanted to make sure you aren't... overdoing it. During today's battle, you looked like you were in pain...
... Thank you for your concern, but I'm all right, Princess Sharena. If I feel worn out, you'll be first to know. I can control this power of mine... Trust me.		Corrin
Sharena	All right! Just, please...don't push yourself too hard. If you need help, you can lean on us, anytime!
Thank you. And I'm sorry to worry you, Princess Sharena.		Corrin

Berkut	...


Corrin	I... What? You claim to know I fear my own power? What makes you so sure?!
I have seen you fight. You limit your own strength and only use the barest thread of its potential... Why do you hesitate? Why have any power at all if you refuse to wield it?		Berkut
Corrin	But I—
You fear losing control? Hmph. Strength does not come freely. And you want to use yours as you please...without cost? Hah!		Berkut
Corrin	I...want to use my power to protect my friends and family. If I lost control and hurt someone again...the cost would be too great to bear.
Then reject your strength. Cast it off. Else you either hurt your precious friends or are too weak to save them.		Berkut
Corrin	How c—!
You are naive. You have no resolve. If you remain as you are, your destiny is only to die in battle, unable to protect anything...		Berkut
Corrin	...
But you cannot cast off your strength. You may attempt to run from it—but running from truth will not change it.		Berkut
Corrin	Even if I flee this power...nothing... will change... But I... I...


Corrin	Prince Berkut...
Yes? Have you finally given up on running from what you are?		Berkut
Corrin	...I thought about what you said. You are right that fearing my own strength will do nothing to control it. If I keep holding back, I may not be able to protect everyone I love... I think I need to face the power within me and take back my destiny.
Words come easy. The question is, do you have the resolve to enforce such words?		Berkut
Corrin	I will stake my life on it. My strength will be my own, and I will use it to protect—or it will cease to exist. It's the only way I can make sure I never hurt anyone again...
Putting your life on it, hm? Then you must devote all your efforts to conquering yourself. If you cannot gain the control you seek, even after such effort...I will end you myself, if you so wish.		Berkut
Corrin	Right. I'm prepared for that. Whatever the outcome...I will not live in regret.
Hmph. We shall see.		Berkut
Corrin	... There is so much I must protect... My siblings, who have given me so much love and support... Everyone in Askr who has accepted me... They are all precious to me. I can't believe it is by coincidence that I have this strength... There must be some purpose to it...some reason. I will find that reason, whatever it is. If this power consumes me, so be it... But I refuse to let it take control! I... I'm stronger than it! My true strength is my own force of will—and I will use it to make a bright new future for everyone!

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