Now I know I will never love you,
I'm a man without a heart,
I'm not allowed to feel human feelings.
I'd give - a kingdom,
For one more day as a king of your world.
I'd give a kingdom, if I had a heart.

- Sonata Arctica, "Kingdom for a Heart"

"Eat."

You looked at me, and didn't turn your gaze away even for an instant. For the whole eternity, I might come here and torment you with obvious truths but you won't doubt, not for an instant.

"Drink."

Whatever I say, your eyes will look with the same strength. We lost at the very beginning, but it doesn't matter. We are but pawns.

"Exist."

Eternity is like a breath in Hueco Mundo. One moment is an eternity. I've lived thousand years but now I feel like it was only one night dream.

"Speak."

I can imagine you dancing on the dark surface of Nacarado Precipicio by the light of eternal moon.

"Woman."

There is no sun in Hueco Mundo, it's an empty world. If we said your name aloud, the darkness would smash in a split second.

"Woman."

You smashed my resolve, though it was harder than foundation of Las Noches. My only resolve now is to keep a memory of this moment for ever.

"Woman."

You, who have friends. You, for whom they've come into darkness and have been fighting till their last breath. You, entrusted with a heart.

"If I rip open your chest, will I find it there? If I crack open your skull, will I find it there?"

Even the touch has no meaning here, being merely a nerve impulse that carries information of the softness of the skin, warmth of the breath, and pulse of the blood.

"Eat. Drink. Exist."

We can communicate only with words. I have no heart that would understand yours. I am hollow.

"I am not afraid."

Say it another time.