[Somnus will find Hijikata a lot lighter than usual - the familiar fusion comes with Arashi's hollow bones so he can fly. He tries hard to compose himself, not wanting to look like a quitter or a fragile flower, but he folds over in pain again, only held up by the other man.]
I... I know.
[There aren't that many death mages, he needs to keep it together!! He's always gotten back up, whether he'd been cut with swords, shot with bullets, paralysed by horrifying dreams or illusions... but this time he simply can't manage. His entirely body feels sickly, cold and frail, as if a long illness had eaten up all his physical strength over the course of many years. He tries again to stand on his own, but his legs give in, and he can only helplessly flap one wing to create a counterbalance.]
Shit...
[This sucks!! Somnus is trusting him to keep going, and he's acting like a puddle of goop!]
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I... I know.
[There aren't that many death mages, he needs to keep it together!! He's always gotten back up, whether he'd been cut with swords, shot with bullets, paralysed by horrifying dreams or illusions... but this time he simply can't manage. His entirely body feels sickly, cold and frail, as if a long illness had eaten up all his physical strength over the course of many years. He tries again to stand on his own, but his legs give in, and he can only helplessly flap one wing to create a counterbalance.]
Shit...
[This sucks!! Somnus is trusting him to keep going, and he's acting like a puddle of goop!]