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END OF CHAPTER 3 ; EXECUTION

The Story Continues...
END OF CHAPTER 3 - WEEK 3
29 Narrators Remain ;
It's execution day, naughty murder children.

Breakfast is served in the dining hall, all the better to fortify you for what is to come. Wherever you might wander in the castle, you will find yourself drawn to the foyer when the clock strikes not twelve, but ten.

In the distance, there is the sound of clanking armor. Yamatonokami Yasusada appears, flanked on either side by suits of armor, escorting him to his punishment. His expression is one that may be difficult for anyone who isn't a sword spirit to read, but he seems to have accepted his fate.

A moment later, the Tiger appears on the foyer's staircase. Her hand trails down the banister as she sashays down it, and she takes her place at the head of the group, standing in front of what appears to be a wall.

"Come along, darlings," she says. "The execution awaits."

You blink, and then it's there — a door leading to the outside. The Tiger steps through it. You have no choice but to follow.



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discardia: (MY PEARLESCENT TRAUMA)

[personal profile] discardia 2018-07-01 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Her fingers twitch slightly, though it takes an additional few seconds to turn her head, to confirm.

It's her partner. It's-- ]


R-Rebecca...
concasse: (glance↠ pretty sure that's illegal)

[personal profile] concasse 2018-07-01 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[... Sanji won't get in Natsuo's way if he truly wants to watch. That's his right, and... Sanji is not kind enough to take it away from him.

But if at any point it looks like he's about to pass out, or wobble on his feet, Sanji will quite literally reach over and pinch him -- hard -- on his cheek]
fragileprophet: (take my hand)

[personal profile] fragileprophet 2018-07-01 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Good..you're doing great.

[He wishes he had more he could say. He wishes he could tell her everything is going to be fine. Even he isn't so optimistic. So he just holds onto her hand.]

I'll be right here as long as you need.
randori: (338)

[personal profile] randori 2018-07-01 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
...I'm not. [ Some of the words are reaching, and he latches onto them, words spilling out after a pause, still caught in a daze and not ready to come out of it yet. ]

I'm not strong... If I were, nobody would be— nobody would have...
concasse: (worried↠ puppy face)

[personal profile] concasse 2018-07-01 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
... Hey.

[Welcome back.]

... C'mon, sit down for a second. Everyone is already being taken care of.
axilium: (and screw you)

[personal profile] axilium 2018-07-01 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[...

belph still doesn't know if there's anything that can make it easier, but he remains by natsuo's side nevertheless.]


Stop. Hold your breath instead.
discardia: (I didn't mean to cook your dog)

[personal profile] discardia 2018-07-01 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm--

[ what is she even doing? ]

I'm... sorry...
concasse: (worried↠ puppy face)

[personal profile] concasse 2018-07-01 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh kid...

This is not what he wanted for you.

Sanji will hang back for a little bit, allow Varian to breathe and collect himself before he wanders over, placing a hand on his shoulder]


Oi.
Edited 2018-07-01 18:29 (UTC)
alchemenace: (i'm gonna miss the farmer's market)

[personal profile] alchemenace 2018-07-01 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it'll be a while but he does... appreciate that ]
okitactless: (weakness)

[personal profile] okitactless 2018-07-01 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[If Yasusada notices the slip, he doesn't comment. (Of course, even if he had, it wouldn't have been any sort of judgment--he's never once thought of Okita as weak, and he won't start now.)

Instead, he makes a soft, noncommittal sound, agreement or dismissal or just acknowledgment of the words spoken, who can tell at this point? He falls into Okita without a moment's hesitation, and if Okita's grip is too tight, then his might as well be steel.

If it wouldn't make things harder, he'd even refuse to let go.

But their knowledge of these things is the same. Were he to continue clinging to his master this way, Okita would have no choice but to stab him in the back, and he knows without a doubt that Okita would never kill him that way. So he forces back his reluctance, and lets Okita step back from him without complaint.

He's still, almost relaxed, even as he watches Okita's body ready itself for a killing blow. When Okita looks at him again, he smiles one last time--and though his body jerks in shock at the first penetration, he rests his hands on Okita's, lending him what additional strength he can muster.

This isn't the sort of strike swords are made for. He won't let Okita hurt himself for this, no matter how much pain he causes himself.

And it does hurt. Yasusada's been injured before, though he's never broken, like his dearest partner--but that had always been at the hands of other well-kept blades, and always in the heat of battle, with his blood boiling and adrenaline helping him fight through the pain. Now, he has nothing to distract him from the feeling of rusted metal pushing through his skin. He has no way of ignoring all the different parts of his body the sword has to force its way through, to get to his heart--and even Okita's expertise can't totally make up for such a poorly-treated weapon.

Maybe, he thinks, maybe he'll get lucky, and be allowed to return to being a spirit, like he used to be. He's never been any good at being a person anyway. He proved that much last night.

It's a small mercy, but Yasusada's body loses blood quickly, as if aware that prolonging this suffering would be an unjust punishment for the both of them. It doesn't take long for his strength to give out, and he collapses with hardly enough breath for a few final words.]


Even in death... by your side...

[If there's anything else he wishes to say after that, it's lost. Regardless of whether Okita catches his body or lets it fall, he's undeniably pale and still. Yamatonokami Yasusada is dead.]
discardia: (Bitch I dare you to wall me)

[personal profile] discardia 2018-07-01 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ "Everyone"... everyone? Souji? Stephanie? Did he mean more people?

Cardia stares at him uncertainly, still very much a mess and dizzy, but-- ]


I... I have to--

[ She has to do something. Doesn't she? ]

[personal profile] randori 2018-07-01 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He looks it, and the longer he watches, the worse it is. There's blood everywhere, the screaming that keeps echoing inside his head and replaces everything else— so when Sanji pinches his cheek, he startles so badly, his knees do actually give, leaving him to half jerk away and half pitch sideways. ]
alchemenace: (you just made earth lame)

[personal profile] alchemenace 2018-07-01 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ by this time he's just wiping at his eyes and refusing to look at rapunzel's corpse over there. just. going to move right along past that. ]

... Hi.

[ he's not sure what to say. ]

[personal profile] randori 2018-07-01 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ This order is easier to obey, and he squeezes both his eyes and mouth shut tight. He keeps seeing it anyways, the scene burned into his mind's eye, but not breathing makes him lightheaded, dizzy, and maybe that's what it'll take for him to stop. ]
concasse: (neutral↠ profile shot)

[personal profile] concasse 2018-07-01 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
... You did your part, kid. Maybe you should go rest for a bit.
wagashis: (9)

[personal profile] wagashis 2018-07-01 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
We'll keep that in mind.

[another nod as waver goes, and then shirasu turns his attention back to hikage, looking him over.]

Will you be able to carry her?
disclosures: (9)

[personal profile] disclosures 2018-07-01 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's fighting her nature and her natural instinct to pull away from things that don't involve her here.]

I'm right here.

[The words are strange and foreign on her tongue, but she forces them out anyway. This is what a good person would do. And Cardia already thinks that about her, no matter how wrong she might be.]

Whatever you need, okay?
concasse: (worried↠ minored in psychology)

[personal profile] concasse 2018-07-01 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yeah that's what he thought.

Sanji catches him -- more by the neck collar than anything, like Natsuo is a distressed puppy, but eventually uses the other hand to wrap around his middle and lower him to the ground.]


This is why I told your ass to breathe.
discardia: With minor trauma (Don't worry you'll probably survive)

[personal profile] discardia 2018-07-01 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
... Thank you.

[ This is fine. This is more than enough. ]
axilium: (uh-huh tell me more)

[personal profile] axilium 2018-07-01 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[... well, he wants natsuo to stop hyperventilating, but not to suffocate until he passes out, so after a couple of seconds pass, he taps natsuo's shoulder.]

Breathe in through your nose. Slowly.
alchemenace: (have you ever met a human woman?)

[personal profile] alchemenace 2018-07-01 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not a child, you don't have to--

[ and that's more snappy than he meant it to be, so he stops himself and takes a breath. ]

... I'm okay. [ he is. obviously not. but. ]
concasse: (serious↠ what a fine mess we're in)

[personal profile] concasse 2018-07-01 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[For a moment he looks torn, wanting to beg her to rest, but knowing sometimes moving is the only thing to keep the grief at bay.

... Eventually he compromises]


Souji's probably gonna need help, but before you go over there, you need to calm down. Otherwise he's gonna be worried about you.

[He'll give her a task to help her focus.]
sanguinairy: (spring)

[personal profile] sanguinairy 2018-07-01 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[At least, he thinks, Yasusada bleeds out faster than some. It's the smallest mercy - he can't offer anything else. Nothing outside of a hand on his shoulder, steadying him as he dies.

The words draw up another well of emotions, some unpleasant, all overwhelming. He tries to accept them with as much grace as he'd managed to walk out here with, knowing what was coming. After a breath, Souji mutters something quietly for Yasusada's ears alone and - for just a moment - brings their foreheads together with a gentle bump.

He'll indeed be there to catch his body, and will stay until he's forced to rejoin the group as the executions continue.]
disclosures: (2)

[personal profile] disclosures 2018-07-01 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[A brief wave of confusion washes over her. Thank you? She didn't do anything this trial. She didn't help anybody. She's not suited to it.

If you say so, Cardia.]


You're welcome.

[However long Cardia needs to stay out here, Rebecca will too.]
sanguinairy: (alone)

[personal profile] sanguinairy 2018-07-01 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[WELL THAT WAS just a lot of everything happening all at once!! Souji's a little bloody and Rapuzel and 2b are dead and Stephanie is now missing a leg and he's honestly dizzy from the phantom pains of very nearly dying, himself.

So for now, he'll just kind of be leaning against a wall off to the side of the foyer, trying to steady his wheezy breathing and process everything that just happened.]

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