[Though Xiao's face is hidden by the mask, Aether's is not. So Xiao will see the icy tears that have frozen under his eyes, and the way he smiles up at Xiao when he agrees to end his suffering.]
[It's the same smile. And not the sort of thing one would expect to come from a monster taking someone's shape.]
Thank you... Xiao.
[He doesn't actually see the mask on Xiao's face. By the time he's pressed the spear to his chest, his eyes have grown clouded as the ice spreads over his face. And yet before Xiao drives it in to finish the job, Aether says one last thing.]
When I leave this world... will I see you again... Lumine...
[It's over in an instant. Before the spear even reaches the ground on the other side, Aether's entire body shatters into fine, powdery snow, which gently falls around Xiao. The other Aether is no more, and the whole area falls silent.]
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[It's the same smile. And not the sort of thing one would expect to come from a monster taking someone's shape.]
Thank you... Xiao.
[He doesn't actually see the mask on Xiao's face. By the time he's pressed the spear to his chest, his eyes have grown clouded as the ice spreads over his face. And yet before Xiao drives it in to finish the job, Aether says one last thing.]
When I leave this world... will I see you again... Lumine...
[It's over in an instant. Before the spear even reaches the ground on the other side, Aether's entire body shatters into fine, powdery snow, which gently falls around Xiao. The other Aether is no more, and the whole area falls silent.]