[See this smirk? He knows this isn't going to be easy. But he's honestly looking forward to it. No Xehanort to worry about while fighting the apprentice.] We both know that this was going to happen sooner or later. I'd rather cut to the chase.

[A barely-audible chuckle escapes him.] To be honest? It's a little of both.

[The book he had been carrying gets dropped, and the charged lightning released, forming a single, continuous bolt aimed right at Vanitas.

Think fast.]