[ He can hear the barrage of gunshots she fires, Apollo's quick moving feet, the last gurgling cackle as the ringmaster disappears. He hears it all, but he doesn't really soak it in. He's on the ground when Aigis finally comes to him, each breath coming more painful than the last.
It isn't like how he died the first time. No, that had been peaceful, slow and growing colder, but otherwise like falling asleep. He thought it was fitting in many ways, how often he spent most of his days under his blankets wishing to ignore the rest of the world for a little while longer. But this...this is pain in his chest, spreading through his limbs, clogging his throat. He can taste his own blood.
He sees her. She's okay.
Well...no, she's not okay. She's crying, isn't she? He's growing numb, but that expression...
But she's alive. So...mission accomplished, right?
He doesn't speak. He knows he'll come back from this, but even with that notion, it doesn't make the process feel any better. When his body stops feeling all together, he's grateful, and that's the last coherent thought he has until he lasts a few more choked breaths.
It's not like before. He doesn't close his eyes and peacefully drift off into oblivion.
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It isn't like how he died the first time. No, that had been peaceful, slow and growing colder, but otherwise like falling asleep. He thought it was fitting in many ways, how often he spent most of his days under his blankets wishing to ignore the rest of the world for a little while longer. But this...this is pain in his chest, spreading through his limbs, clogging his throat. He can taste his own blood.
He sees her. She's okay.
Well...no, she's not okay. She's crying, isn't she? He's growing numb, but that expression...
But she's alive. So...mission accomplished, right?
He doesn't speak. He knows he'll come back from this, but even with that notion, it doesn't make the process feel any better. When his body stops feeling all together, he's grateful, and that's the last coherent thought he has until he lasts a few more choked breaths.
It's not like before. He doesn't close his eyes and peacefully drift off into oblivion.
He just stops. His mana signature fades. ]