Since I can't do strikethroughs, the ellipsis indicate a struggling for words.

I knew one day I would be on my own, but I never thought it would be so…abrupt.

One day everything is fine, the next day it's…just not. And it feels like it never will be fine again. That I won't feel fine again.

I was so nervous for my first case but having you at my side made me feel ready. I never stopped to think if you would be there for my second.

And now you're gone.

And even though I am not alone, it still feels like you tore a piece out of me when you…left. You were my mentor. You were supposed to guide me until I no longer needed you. And when I didn't need you, you weren't supposed to just be…to stop being here.

The way it happened…wasn't…It hurts more than I want to admit. You were my mentor, so I should have been prepared for separation. Of course, the circumstances are a bit more extreme than usual, considering most people's mentors don't just…but I plan to get past it. I won't ever forget, but I won't let it hold me back.

One day I am going to be great. I am going to surpass every other attorney and stand above everyone else. And I am going to do it for you. I am going to show you, my mentor, that I can be everything I hope to be and more. Everything I will achieve: every case I win, every great thing I do, every single one of my successes will be for you. I want you to know that.

I said I wasn't alone. You left me people to rely on, though they can be unreliable. But they support me, so I want to thank you for the chance to have them with me. Though their entrance in my life coincided with your exit, I am glad I met them.

I sometimes wonder what it would be like if things had gone differently. If what happened hadn't occurred and you were still here and…I never get very far when I think on it. It hurts to remember it. But, at the same time, it gives me strength. Losing you, and the way I lost you, is what now motivates me to strive to never let anyone else feel like I did. No one should feel like they will never be fine again. It's not…it shouldn't happen. Ever.

It might be easier to become a prosecutor if I want to serve justice so bad, but it wouldn't be right. I need to succeed as what you were, as a defense attorney. My accomplishments would be meaningless if I achieved them on the other side of the courtroom. So I will stand where you stood so many times and become the best there ever was.

And I will accomplish things! I already said it, but this time I will swear it!

I swear to become great, to be more than just your student, to make a name for myself!

I swear I will do everything in my power to prove to you I am a great attorney and can succeed wherever my life takes me, in whatever I do, no matter what!

I will get to the top!

I will be fantastic and you will see!

For you, I will become extraordinary.

For you, I will become great.

I swear it.

I swear it!

I swear to prove you wrong, Mister Gavin!

I will achieve everything you never planned for me to do.

I will become everything you never bothered to think I could become.

I will surpass all you can possibly fathom.

I will do it all because of you. I will do it all for you, so you can see I am not just some pawn to use in your games.

I know I have a long way to go and I still have a lot to learn, but…

I think I'll be fine now.

The intention was to make it seem like Phoenix until the reveal. I tried to word it carefully so that it works both ways. Go ahead and read it again with Apollo's voice and see if the tone changes for you.

If you are familiar with my previous Ace Attorney story, you may have seen this twist coming.