[This feels so bitter. His voice is heavy, like it's lodged in his throat. He doesn't want to do it, but he draws his sword.]
I'm sorry. I hope you'll wake up quickly.
[A decapitation would cause him the least pain, probably, but it's also the standard method of execution in Edo, and Hijikata simply doesn't want to deliver what would feel like a punishment to Emet-Selch, who sacrificed everything. So he shoves the blade through his heart, twisting it quickly to hopefully damage it more thoroughly and shut the other man's body down faster.
When he pulls it back he catches Emet-Selch and lowers him to the ground, firmly grasping his hand. He won't let go until he's gone-- back to Avalon, ideally, and, if he may hope for that after doing this to him, not without him.]
An illusion... how is it Valentine's Day already...
[This feels so bitter. His voice is heavy, like it's lodged in his throat. He doesn't want to do it, but he draws his sword.]
I'm sorry. I hope you'll wake up quickly.
[A decapitation would cause him the least pain, probably, but it's also the standard method of execution in Edo, and Hijikata simply doesn't want to deliver what would feel like a punishment to Emet-Selch, who sacrificed everything. So he shoves the blade through his heart, twisting it quickly to hopefully damage it more thoroughly and shut the other man's body down faster.
When he pulls it back he catches Emet-Selch and lowers him to the ground, firmly grasping his hand. He won't let go until he's gone-- back to Avalon, ideally, and, if he may hope for that after doing this to him, not without him.]