Contrary to what everyone and he himself believed, Karlheinz is actually capable of love.
It was his love for his people that led him to make crucial decisions regarding his experiments, living up to his responsibilities as king even when he had to disregard his moralities. It was his love for Christa that led him to lock her up in that tower, both unable to let her go and because he did not want her to see all the other misdeeds that he would end up doing which would inevitably worsen her condition. It was his love for his sons that allowed him to live through all the hatred directed at him, knowing that each of them (including Kino, the Mukamis, and even the Tsukinamis) are capable of overcoming their darkness and rise beyond what he could reach. It was his love for humankind that led him to truly treasure what it means to love and feel emotions.
Through all that, it was his love for life itself that led him to not regret his actions.
However, for one fleeting moment, he pondered about the chances of what could have happened if he did things a little differently.
Instead of leaving Richter in his shadow, what if he took the time and effort to be a better brother?
Instead of relying only on himself to save his people, what if he actually reached out to the other races to work together?
Instead of leaving his wives to fight against one another, what if he took charge in keeping the peace as a true patriarch?
Instead of breaking his sons in hopes to see them rise above their sorrows and become the heirs he wanted, what if he took initiative to raise them himself to become the best men they could be?
What if, indeed...
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