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[lamb_of_gold]

I told you to stay in the temple, Shion!

[Despite Mu's harsh and angry tone, there is no answer. Shion is sitting against what looks to be a low wall made of white marble. In his lap are two semicircular halves of a golden shield. He's staring at them without really seeing them.

[Mu, in the meantime, is crouched nearby, tending wounds that look as though they were much uglier not long ago. The robes he's wearing are caked with old blood, and he himself looks to be a bit worse for wear.

[But even as he finishes and then settles down next to the blond, Shion's complete unresponsiveness continues, so much so that Mu's gaze turns from something bordering angry to worried, and finally, with a sigh, to sympathetic. He puts a hand on Shion's shoulder. At the touch, Shion's gaze shifts to the other man, but his eyes, as before, reflect nothing.]


It's...not something easy to swallow, I know...

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[contract_star]

[So there.] What--what the hell happened?

[lamb_of_gold]

We failed.

[contract_star]

[He's silent for awhile.]

...The war?

[lamb_of_gold]

Rages ever onward.

[ram-of-gold.livejournal.com]

[A voice, one that Shion is only passingly familiar with. Even through the pain and shock he's in, Shoin has pride enough that he doesn't want anyone besides Mu to see him this close to breaking. He looks away from the other Aries Saint, and back down at the split shield again. His eyes aren't as blank as they were a moment ago, although he still looks as if he doesn't know what to do now.]

[contract_star]

...Shion?

[ram-of-gold.livejournal.com]

[It takes Shion a moment to find his voice, but when he does it's pain filled]

They are...gone. [It's said as if this is the first time he's realizing this, or at least the first time he's acknowledged the void where he knows something should be.]

[lamb_of_gold]

Yes they are. [His tone is sympathetic. He's been here before, and he's finding it hard to ignore the sad!vibes coming from Shion, so he squirms a bit closer and lets his cosmo burn quiet, warm and comforting, like a blanket.]

[ram-of-gold.livejournal.com]

[He leans toward Mu, wanting the comfort more than he wants to admit. Anyone else he normally would have trusted in this, Sage, Manigoldo, is already gone. That only intensifies the loneliness and the ache when he realizes that.] I should have listened to the both of you.

[blessedtwice.livejournal.com]

[Notices when Mu shouts and walks over]

... Hey, are you okay?

[lamb_of_gold]

Physically.

[blessedtwice.livejournal.com]

What happened to you two?

[ram-of-gold.livejournal.com]

[The voice of a stranger startles Shion. Pride cuts through even the pain and shock. He does not want to see anyone other than Mu to see him this lost. He pulls away to gaze at the shield again, his eyes regain a bit of light, although there is a great deal of pain there.]

[blessedtwice.livejournal.com]

[Rests hand on Shion's shoulder] Hey, it's okay. You'll figure out what to do next.

[digitale-daten.livejournal.com]

[The expression on the blond's face reminds him of something, and it makes his heart hurt. He approaches as quietly as he can, not wanting to shock them, and smiles a little sadly. He keeps his voice fairly quiet, trying to be gentle.]

... A battle, right? And... you lost someone...

I'm sorry.

[lamb_of_gold]

Two someones. [A sad and tired smile. He's trying to look positive~] Hello, Takeru.

[digitale-daten.livejournal.com]

Hello.

[He sighs, and shoves his hands in his pockets, touching his D3.]

Those... those things happen sometimes. [He pulls himself together, trying to ride the line between controlling his emotions and running the risk of looking too cold, or letting them out and being overemotional.]

[ram-of-gold.livejournal.com]

[The voice cuts through the pain and shock. Shion is proud, and he does not want anyone besides Mu to see him this way. He looks away, his gaze finding the shield again. This time there is a little more light in his eyes, although there is still much pain there.]

[digitale-daten.livejournal.com]

[Takeru crouches down a bit, and looks straight at Shion. A hand goes to his old crest tag, and he thinks for a moment before speaking.]

There's a solution to every problem. The lives of those close to you, don't...

[He closes his eyes, fighting internally with himself, before one side seems to win out.]

Don't let it pull you away from your goal. Learn from what happened. Use it. Adapt.

[Takeru straightens up and smooths down his pants.] I'll... leave you be.

[He heads off, shaken a bit.]

[taughtmedicine.livejournal.com]

[quietly, not wanting to intrude]

Is there anything I can help with?

[lamb_of_gold]

Barring an ability to restore life to the recently departed, no. [Sorry Martha, Mu might be just a tad snappy today :<]

[taughtmedicine.livejournal.com]

[it's okay, Martha's travelled with Ten. By now, she's hardly even shocked by the announcement of death]

Sorry.

[Martha turns to walk away and leave them to their grief]

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

ooc: Pretend Shion is to busy emoing to notice the exchange

[OMG Bloody Mu makes Shun rush over] Mu? What happened? Are you all right? Do you need help?

[lamb_of_gold]

People died. We are fine.

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's bad. But...at least you're alive.