Xenosaga Episode III: Also Sprach Zarathustra

Wilhelm:
[Referring to Dmitri Yuriev] He truly is a remarkable human being. In order to conquer his fear, he chooses to absorb that fear and become that fear himself.

Chaos:
Why one exists? That's a tough question. I'd like to think it's for the people I care about, for everyone, but my existence doesn't necessarily mean people will be happy."

Canaan:
Yes. Sometimes just existing can hurt others.

Chaos:
You could hide who you are and continue to live, but that's not the answer you seek, is it?

Canaan:
Correct. I cannot deny myself.

Dmitri Yuriev:
Fear drives evolution. Human beings used their intelligence to conquer their fears and to obtain power.

Albedo Piazolla - White Testament:
Eternal time. Amidst that flow, human existence is meaningless.

Canaan:
I don't want to see anyone else I care about die before my eyes. I didn't exist just to watch you die, and I don't want to exist only to betray you. I truly want another reason to exist. I want to protect every one of us.

Ziggurat 8:
So, you chose the same path I did Lactis...

Wilhelm:
Overly strong faith clouds the eyes. You are no longer able to see what you should. But perhaps that is still good, in its own way.

Jin Uzuki:
History shows that those who speak of the word of God have never represented what is right. All they've displayed was deception, falsehood, and aggression.

Pelligri:
Each person must walk their own path. Your path and mine just simply did not cross.

Wilhelm:
You probably don't know the origin of Ormus, so I shall tell you. Ormus was born approximately 6,000 years ago. It began from the death of the man you worship as your Lord. Officially, it existed to convey the man's existence to coming generations. But its true purpose... was to manage the "words" he passed on. The program you call Lemegeton is, in fact, those words. It's a failsafe installed by God that can cause this universe to dissipate. Though it appears the man you call your Lord didn't know that. Of course that was to be expected, for those were the words of Yeshua. To protect the universe from dissipation, I created an organization to manage and watch over those words. That's Ormus's true objective. Not just the words, but also the artifacts of God, passed down from ancient times. All of them are beyond human control.

Margulis:
Are you saying our devout wish to return to Lost Jerusalem is all a lie?

Wilhelm:
Yes, exactly. You needed words, faith, to define who you are. What were you planning on doing once you returned to that place? It disappeared because it was fated to. Because of human action.

Margulis:
Then all we've done so far, all we've worked for was meaningless?

Wilhelm:
It wasn't meaningless as long as you, yourself, believe it wasn't meaningless. After all, that's why I've continued to exist. Now, what will you do, Margulis? You must make a decision that will define who you are. Will you leave this place, or...

Margulis:
I-I...

Wilhelm:
Yes. You are a man who has lived a life without regret. You truly are a worthy actor to decorate the final stage.

Kevin Winnicot - Red Testament:
I was the only one that survived. Sometimes, I don't know if what I'm doing is to atone for not being able to do anything, or to take revenge against those who took everything from me.

Margulis:
I, too, was unable to rise above my human existence. It may have been I who sealed this planet into a nightmare. You could say I was pure. If I'd stopped to think for a moment, it all would have been obvious. But the word "martyrdom" seduced and clouded my eyes.

Jin Uzuki:
Colonel, for that word, your followers believed in you... and laid down their own lives. So why are you here? Why are you not beside them?

Margulis:
Uzuki, those who died with their beliefs were the happy ones. But what about me? There's nothing more pathetic than a pet who's been abandoned by his master. Lacking the strength of the wild, he merely exposes his pitiful form to the world, and waits to die. Heh! But it is the same for you. Ormus, Vector, the Federation, Miltia... all of them were nothing but actors for the one objective. What does the term "People of Zohar" mean for us now? We're just fools made to dance to a tune of lies.

Jin Uzuki:
Why do you still fight us if you know that?

Margulis:
Even a fool has his pride.

Jin Uzuki:
Your movement is impressive, as I expected, Colonel. But this is only the tip of my power!

Margulis:
You always have something to say. Let's see how much you can talk once you've tasted my blade!

Shion Uzuki:
Jin, now I think I understand what Wilhelm wanted to do just a little bit better. His methods may have been wrong but now I think I understand the logic behind his reasons. Living the same life, over and over again but living those lives without any regrets is what really matters. That's probably what the ideal vision of being human is all about. However, we humans are really not that strong. And we know that we can't live like that. We're creatures that are much more flawed, weak and smaller than that. We hurt others, we lie to ourselves, we hate, we blame others, we regret, but, even if we are weak, and even if it is our fate to disappear entirely, I think the will to change the future is still an important one. We must try to change things around us, little by little. Even if it is one step at a time and even if everything is already pre-determined, it's not something for us to be sad about. No. On the contrary, the future is overflowing with hope. And we have infinite paths to choose from. Isn't that right? chaos? KOS-MOS?