It's not a matter of you having a right to exist or not! [That was all DiZ. And give or take, he hadn't agreed with the man on that account, but he had the cards lined up and was willing to work with him and Naminé. And at the time? That was all that mattered.]

Sora's life was on the line! [He had screwed up. Badly. It had been his fault in so many ways. He was repenting. Even if he had to take a path most would frown down upon, if it meant getting his friend back... And ignorance was bliss, wasn't it?] And while he sleeps, the worlds aren't safe. Whether Xion realized that or not doesn't matter. She decided to go back of her own free will. Don't blame me for your friend's own choice! I just showed her the way when she was ready!

[And maybe... it would have turned out the same way between them had they had the time. But they hadn't. Rather, instead, Roxas had rushed in without thinking, hell bent on something so suicidal. The very thought of that foolish act made Riku's brows furrow while he pointed Way to the Dawn at Roxas.]

But without you, her choice ends up for nothing. Don't you get it? You're the key to all this, to waking him up and stopping everything! We don't have time to find another way!

[And then he was lunging forward with his weapon singing through the air, coming at Roxas with renewed strength and focus.]