The Doctor's words caused the Master to momentarily backtrack in his thoughts. He had called out to Theta, with a mental slap to his own brain he gave a sigh [b]"What spews from my mouth in the middle of my hallucinations is beyond my conscious control, Doctor"[/b] the image of the Doctor in his previous regeneration, soaked in blood flashed before his eyes as he closed them and shook his head, ridding of the horrendous image. [i]'It wasn't real.. it wasn't..'[/i] he had to assure himself.

Hearing the Doctor speak up once more, his hazel eyes opened as he listened to the Time Lord. He didn't speak a word and merely gave a roll of his eyes as he stepped further away from the Time Lord. However hearing the Doctor bring up the past, there was a momentary flicker of light in his eyes as he looked to the Doctor. Oh he remembered, he truly remembered their marriage, when they were in love, and so much more. The nights filled with passion, or even just holding his Dear Doctor through the night after the man awoke from a nightmare.

The vulnerability rose within the Master, tears began to well within his eyes and in the briefest of moments he'd lost his hold on his emotions. In that moment, that mere flicker of a moment, the old Koschei had risen as he looked to the man before him. Showing his pure vulnerability, his emotion, his sadness, his pain and his longing to have things as they once were.
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[i]'My Doctor .. oh My Dear Doctor…'[/i] were his thoughts as he gulped for a moment [b]"I remember.."[/b] was all he managed to say for his voice was failing him. It took the Master several moments of silence thereafter to regain his composure, to steel himself once more to not fall to the weakness of 'human like' emotions. It was then that the Doctor became furious and began to yell and use definite force with him. Oh this was a side of the Doctor that the Master hadn't seen in centuries. There was the firm slap causing his head to jerk to the side, the stinging in his cheek, the redness to his pale flesh.

The Master listened to the Doctor and finally he drew in a breath and looked to him [b]"I push you away because even after all of this, my drums Doctor. They are the worst they've ever been"[/b] he made his way toward the Time Lord, pushing him up against the wall, his hand reaching for the Doctor's throat as he gazed into his eyes [b]"I push you away because I know if I were to go with you, I know one day I'd hurt you."[/b] his grip tightened on the man's throat [b]"I loved you once …"[/b] he paused and drew in a deep breath. 
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[b]"I still love you, Doctor. I haven't forgotten those nights of passion, those nights of comfort… You will always be the one who holds my hearts, even now"[/b] the grip on the Doctor's throat loosened as he pulled away from the Time Lord, taking in a deep breath after admitting his feelings. He stepped away from the Time Lord to gather his thoughts once more before looking to him. [b]"For your protection against my Insanity, I choose to stay here. I'd rather live knowing you're alive, than having you die by my hands, Doctor"[/b]