FFXIV - In His Garden Fandub
KingXanaduu for Spirit of Ardbert
Ardbert is angry, brash and cynical. Quick to decry the notion of heroes and bemoan his role in dooming his world to a Flood of Light, he acts as a foil to the Warrior of Light and their companions' consistent optimism. Ardbert is good at heart and treasures his companions dearly, expressing anger and frustration at being forced to play the villain during his time on the Source to save his world.
When the Warrior of Light travels to the First much later (due to the time difference between the Source and the First), Ardbert is surprised that someone can finally hear him. Ardbert reveals more of his history gradually as the Warrior of Light (now known as the Warrior of Darkness) vanquishes the Light from the First.
[to MC (Azurumi)] "You're in a corner, and there doesn't seem to be any obvious way out. ...But that doesn't mean it's over. However hopeless it seems, you haven't lost yet."
[reminiscing the past while looking at the sky filled with Light] "I remember looking up at the sky like this before─being caught up in a strange kind of calm. It was after we realized we were responsible for the Flood. When we resolved to journey to the Source by taking our own lives. ...One last sacrifice, one last fight...one last failure. And then the Oracle appeared and...well. You know the rest."
"There were times in the years and decades that followed when I wondered if we might not've been better off just letting the Rejoining happen. "
[looks to MC and smiles a little] "But seeing that giant Talos stir to life cured me of any doubts I still had."
