(Where could he go? The answer is obvious: Somewhere dry. But they're out at sea and he has no intention of retreating not when he can still wants to fight. Not when he still can.
He pushes himself off gently, making a point to stand on his own two feet. He holds his sword up in front of him and wipes at the wet blade with the edge of his sleeve. It doesn't do any good. He's soaked to the bone. When this isn't enough, he swings his blade at the air, flicking droplets around him,)
At the start of the year, did you feel it, Raidou-kun? The silent wishes written on each votive plaque! Intangible wishes given real form with each word! (Just thinking about it is enough to make him want to keep going. Just speaking into existence seems to fill him with more energy. He's tired but he can feel a second wind coming.) How can I turn away when they ask for strength and victory?
(All of those prayers and wishes to overcome challenges, to get through the year, for peace and safety, for strength in upcoming battles...)
Until the end, I'll stay.
(Whether it be the end of the battle or himself. Even in his weakened state, he won't retreat.)
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(Where could he go? The answer is obvious: Somewhere dry. But they're out at sea and he has no intention of retreating not when he can still wants to fight. Not when he still can.
He pushes himself off gently, making a point to stand on his own two feet. He holds his sword up in front of him and wipes at the wet blade with the edge of his sleeve. It doesn't do any good. He's soaked to the bone. When this isn't enough, he swings his blade at the air, flicking droplets around him,)
At the start of the year, did you feel it, Raidou-kun? The silent wishes written on each votive plaque! Intangible wishes given real form with each word! (Just thinking about it is enough to make him want to keep going. Just speaking into existence seems to fill him with more energy. He's tired but he can feel a second wind coming.) How can I turn away when they ask for strength and victory?
(All of those prayers and wishes to overcome challenges, to get through the year, for peace and safety, for strength in upcoming battles...)
Until the end, I'll stay.
(Whether it be the end of the battle or himself. Even in his weakened state, he won't retreat.)