Summary
"I am not Ventus. His heart has become a part of mine now." When Ephemer heard what should have been Ven speak those words to Mickey, without confirming he was Vanitas, he'd known how the Master of Masters had faded, and what so many hearts had been lost for. Now Ephemer watched, grasping for trust Sora would sever the spiral of hate before history recurred. Revised and expanded.