Originally Posted by Gray Ghost
...because I had no way of expressing that "no, I'm not doing this because I'm evil and want to turn into whatever it is this thing wants me to turn into and want to rule the world.

There was literally a conversation with Shadowheart immediately after that scene where you could say you didn't want that at all.

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I would also argue that it was entirely possible to interpret that scene in another way, but I feel like it might not be worth saying because I get the impression that minds are made up. It's like people saw a portion of canvas and decided what the entirety of the painting must be.