[It's a pose Akira knows - in his dreams, in his nightmares, in his passing thoughts.
Akechi won't be goaded to steal first move. Not by anything that Akira's actually willing to do. He knows this, as he knows he must be the one to strike first. He keeps circling. It would be smarter to strike from the back, the sides - but he won't do that, either.
It's not how he does things. Not how they do things.
Because they both know what this fight is for. They have no need to hide themselves behind anything anymore.]
I wouldn't have it any other way.
[He comes to a stop at the front of him. He has a basic guesstimation of what Akechi might use without his Personas now, but there was never anywhere else he'd come at him from.]
Because this is what we're meant for.
[This what I've waited for.
And I'll never lose it again.]
I'll never be weaker than when I stand before you.
[Together, they will fight.
Together, they will live and breathe. They will laugh and their mouths may meet.
Together, they will die.]
And I'll never be stronger anywhere else.
[At once, his gifted dagger is in his hand. He spins it only once.
I'll never lose you again.
His world narrows down to Akechi Goro, thoughts shutting down as others work faster than ever before. Hi feet launch him forward, heavier than the Metaverse but still true, and his blade is up and catching the light.
stares up at it til i go blind
Akechi won't be goaded to steal first move. Not by anything that Akira's actually willing to do. He knows this, as he knows he must be the one to strike first. He keeps circling. It would be smarter to strike from the back, the sides - but he won't do that, either.
It's not how he does things. Not how they do things.
Because they both know what this fight is for. They have no need to hide themselves behind anything anymore.]
I wouldn't have it any other way.
[He comes to a stop at the front of him. He has a basic guesstimation of what Akechi might use without his Personas now, but there was never anywhere else he'd come at him from.]
Because this is what we're meant for.
[This what I've waited for.
And I'll never lose it again.]
I'll never be weaker than when I stand before you.
[Together, they will fight.
Together, they will live and breathe. They will laugh and their mouths may meet.
And I'll never be stronger anywhere else.
[At once, his gifted dagger is in his hand. He spins it only once.
His world narrows down to Akechi Goro, thoughts shutting down as others work faster than ever before. Hi feet launch him forward, heavier than the Metaverse but still true, and his blade is up and catching the light.