[All at once, pieces snap painfully into place. A mosaic that tells a story, a picture that's all too beautiful before it's twisted into a tragedy.
It's a story that would move him into action, under normal circumstances. An injustice like that can't go unpunished. It's no wonder Maruki experienced an Awakening. But even if Akira did something, moved, acted - he's powerless to undo the pain that's already been caused. For all of the work that he had done to help Ohya, he was still powerless to undo the damage that had already been done to Murakami Kayo. His hands can't undo a mental shutdown, just as much as they're incapable of undoing the worst sort of trauma.
His entire stomach lurches as he thinks about it. Haru or Chihaya. Akechi or Maruki. Any of the people he holds in his heart, imprisoned in the confines of their own mind. What would Akira do, other than shatter apart entirely?]
...For all of the power I've been given, there are some things I can't undo. [His eyes squeeze shut.] Wounds that are too deep for me to ever heal. I'd stay at their side, even if I knew it would never be enough. But at the same time... just as I've been powerless to heal those types of pain, I've been given chances to change everything.
[ This is a place where hope shines through the bars of the cage.
put me and this whole thread out to pasture
It's a story that would move him into action, under normal circumstances. An injustice like that can't go unpunished. It's no wonder Maruki experienced an Awakening. But even if Akira did something, moved, acted - he's powerless to undo the pain that's already been caused. For all of the work that he had done to help Ohya, he was still powerless to undo the damage that had already been done to Murakami Kayo. His hands can't undo a mental shutdown, just as much as they're incapable of undoing the worst sort of trauma.
His entire stomach lurches as he thinks about it. Haru or Chihaya. Akechi or Maruki. Any of the people he holds in his heart, imprisoned in the confines of their own mind. What would Akira do, other than shatter apart entirely?]
...For all of the power I've been given, there are some things I can't undo. [His eyes squeeze shut.] Wounds that are too deep for me to ever heal. I'd stay at their side, even if I knew it would never be enough. But at the same time... just as I've been powerless to heal those types of pain, I've been given chances to change everything.
[ This is a place where hope shines through the bars of the cage.
His eyes reopen.]
Was that the sort of chance you were given?