It is not his true destiny!

[The words are practially snarled, but Diarmuid calms almost immediately after saying them. He knows his words are lost on Ganondorf. Even if the villain wasn't completely convinced of his 'right' to do this, his plan is already in motion. Nothing Diarmuid, trapped in his little crystal prison, says will change that.

All he can do is attempt to reject these negative feelings that Ganonodorf so badly seems to need him to 'bring to life.' Unfortunately, that is easier said that done.

What can someone trapped in a crystal do to resist anyway?

His eyes close, fingers curling very slightly against the crystal.]

We might not be able to stop you now, but I will never give up on the idea that someday, somewhere, you will pay for this. All of you. It is just a shame that it will not be my hand that delivers that punishment.

[It might not seem like much. Perhaps, it's even positive. Except it's not. It's a small part of Diarmuid giving up. Giving up, when he has never given up on anything before.

It's the first domino falling over...]