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⁽ᴾʰᵃʳᵃᵒʰ⁾ ▽☥ℰℳ ([personal profile] puzzlingly) wrote in [community profile] hadriel2017-12-07 10:23 am

duel 4. ( video ) If my armor breaks I'll fuse it back together

Atem comes up on the screen, looking more than exhausted, with big bags under his usually fiery eye(s), the Millennium Eye in his left socket, however, keeping its cold, golden appearance, imperturbable as ever. He does not look at the screen then he starts speaking, his normal eye, empty, as he looks at something else. A someone, in fact, but he will not show Kain's body on the feed, however, it would be terribly disrespectful.

My friends, my comrades, hear me out–! 「He starts, his voice nearly broken, but starts taking strength after a few words.」 Most of you don't know me, but I already think of you as my friends, as my family! We all are, in the end, in this together! Together, until the very end, until we are victorious.

He finally looks at the screen, a little fire showing in his eyes at last, his words firmer, passionate as he goes on.

And I assure you, we will be, because I believe in every one of you!

I know it hurts, I know it's hard, that this is not your fight, but they've made it so! You will rest your tired bones and your tired souls when they are all gone. We will mourn those who haven't been returned to us when the time comes. Because–they will be back.

You have fought for yourselves, for those you love, for a future that has yet to come, for Hope and the hope in your heart.

And that's why I come to you today, to plead you to give me your hope, your rage and your sadness, the love for those you're fighting for — give me everything you've got and let us give one last stand! Only one more, I promise you — send the Null this message, let them know that we are not going down! Not today, not ever! Because we are in this together!

Just a little more, my friends... It will be over, soon.

That's it, that is all he says, one last look at Kain's body before him and he brings the feed to an end.


( private: Law )

... Tell me you're still alive...

Unlike his previous message to the whole Network in which he seemed to gather strength as he went on, he looks absolutely crushed.

Why Law, though? Why not Delmar, why not Lup or even Bakura, why not the rest of his friends? Because Atem has witnessed two of the strongest men he's ever known, die right in front of him...
restinglichface: we've created in the studio today (I've very uncomfortable with the energy)

[personal profile] restinglichface 2017-12-12 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
[If she wasn't completely drained of her magic, Lup would fight. She would butt heads with him until Atem either gave in or they ended up in a real fight over it. But she is drained, exhausted in a way she hasn't felt in well over a decade, barely able to get up now that she's on the floor.]

Yeah, yeah. Just try to make it here in one piece.
restinglichface: DNT ([nope] how about we dont and fuck you)

[personal profile] restinglichface 2017-12-12 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
I'm holding that to you. If you die, these hands are coming for you.

[And it's not with her usual brightness, but Lup grins. Be safe, kiddo.]
restinglichface: DNT ([gentle] i can pretend to be sincere)

[personal profile] restinglichface 2017-12-12 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
Just making sure you hadn't forgotten.

[It's stupid to promise anything during a war like this, but Lup will take his words to heart. It's all she can do.]

Get here fast. I've missed your stupid face.