Palace Game 6/5

[fujimaru]

The Dreamer In The Grand Temple
Humanity Foundation Value: ????

What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun.

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[survivaltricks]

[THINK FAST INDEED]

Ongyo-ki!

[a flash of blue fire, and a semi-transparent creature appears, slicing at the arms with its blades]

[this is not the way Akira wanted to handle this but NEEDS MUST??]

[fujimaru]

The arms cut easily under the blade's movement; they appear to be just made out of the same liquid as the bloodied ocean at his feet.

They also scream, a deafening cacophony of thwarted fury and pain, more rising up to try and grab for him again. There are images now, flashes--wide battlefields, ruined cities, and the burning halls of a facility, a small redheaded figure running desperately through them all.

And then, directly behind him, a voice:

"Do not let yourself be drawn in by them. They will happily add you to their number, if they can."

[survivaltricks]

[jerking back as soon as he's freed, and he keeps ongyo-ki summoned just in case. his outfit has been replaced by Joker's sleek jacket and red gloves, though of course he isn't wearing the mask]

[. . . when he hears the voice, he exhales]

. . . right. Of course.

[fujimaru]

Dantes is close, but not touching. The bro code of like two centimeters, or something like that. He does pull back when Akira responds.

"If you would like to add your curses upon my accomplice's back, I would advise you do not," he says. "My loyalty is to her, not to you."

[survivaltricks]

[HOW LONG AS THIS BRO CODE EXISTED??]

I understand.

[he bows his head a bit, but manages to keep his posture upright. contrite, but not deferential]

I'll be more careful.

[fujimaru]

It's Dantes, it has probably already existed for him.

He gives Akira a long, assessing look, as if to suss out how sincere he is with saying that, then nods sharply.

"Come," he says. "Faster than before. They have been roused, and they will be hungry."

[survivaltricks]

[lifting his chin and nodding sharply again, before following Dantes at a brisker pace than before. he is keeping an eye on the creepy figures at his sides, too-- prepared to dodge if any of them make another grab for him]

[fujimaru]

It's not quite a run, but it is definitely speed-walking at this point. The things that rise up out of the muck and fall away again are mostly humanoid in shape, though there are some that are clearly not: beasts with long muzzles and rows and rows of sharp teeth, plumed birds, and some things that are classic dragons.

Dantes, for his part, does not hesitate in his stride.

[survivaltricks]

[Akira doesn't either; not now, not after that dangerous encounter. he's good at keeping pace with Dantes, and will speed up and slow down as needed]

[fujimaru]

Another hand makes a grab for his leg before too long. It's smaller, more like a child's hand in size, though no head appears with it either. It seems less like it wants to pull him down and just, tugging at his coat like a kid trying to get his attention.

[survivaltricks]

[grits his teeth and jerks his coat away from that hand, pointedly keeping his gaze on Dantes' back so he can keep moving forward. even if the shape and size of that hand pull at his heartstrings]