[And just what, exactly, do you think you’re doing here? The voice behind Ren makes something churn deep in his gut, and it’s not because he’s afraid. Say what you will about all that these two have gone through in their short time knowing each other, but one thing Ren will never admit to is being afraid of Akechi Goro. No, what makes his stomach twist now is that he knows that voice, and he knows that he himself is dead, and he knows what the means, and he knows he doesn’t like it.
[So that’s why Akechi’s cognition had disappeared after all. Giving up the feeble hope that there had been some other possibility is something Ren was not ready to do today - then again, he hadn’t been ready to die either.
[He turns to face Akechi, expression steeled and unreadable. He’s gotten very good at that over the last year. He simply shakes his head.
[No, he hadn’t just let someone kill him. He refuses to accept that choice of words. He fought until his last breath. And as far as he’s concerned, now he’ll simply have to find a way to keep fighting.
[There has to be some sort of way. There simply has to.]
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[So that’s why Akechi’s cognition had disappeared after all. Giving up the feeble hope that there had been some other possibility is something Ren was not ready to do today - then again, he hadn’t been ready to die either.
[He turns to face Akechi, expression steeled and unreadable. He’s gotten very good at that over the last year. He simply shakes his head.
[No, he hadn’t just let someone kill him. He refuses to accept that choice of words. He fought until his last breath. And as far as he’s concerned, now he’ll simply have to find a way to keep fighting.
[There has to be some sort of way. There simply has to.]