[His arms wrap around Vanitas almost instantly and he presses him close to himself, as if wanting to protect him from something.

The other's words cause Aether to freeze, though. His shoulders tense.]

The Abyss... is what took my sister away from me. [He confesses slowly, unsure which memory exactly Vanitas has seen. Was it the one in the Chasm where everyone talked about their fears?]

...I'm not quite sure how it happened, because she was kidnapped by a god before my eyes. Then... the next thing I know it's this... this thing called "the Abyss" that seems to have taken her.