Aerith won't appear for a while, apologies...
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Tifa.
Dark: having very little or no light; radiating, admitting, or reflecting little light.
Afterwards, she wondered…
Whether that moment…
...that single, weak moment of jealously and resentment, when Cloud left to find Aeris...
…whether that moment was the reason the Heartless turned on her.
The Heartless that, sensing the darkness lurking in her heart, fought with greater purpose...with greater determination…
Until, unable to fight back any more…
...she had succumbed to the darkness.
For some reason, she'd thought death would hurt more…
Had been told that the Heartless would rip out her heart.
Yet, this death had been painless… a simple sinking into darkness.
Still, alone in the dark, she had cause to wonder…
Wonder whether that single moment had led to this.
To this darkness, this uncertainty...
This level of despair.
Surrounded by the dark, it was easy to listen to doubts…
Those little, dark thoughts, that nagged at the back of your mind.
Where was Cloud? Why had he left her? Hadn't he promised?
Promised to come save her if she needed him?