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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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So they haven't won, yet.

[He nods at the injuries.] Do you want me to look at some of those?

Not yet.

They're fine. Shion's are mostly healed, and this isn't my blood.

...Who died?

Lord Hakurei, many bronze saints and trainees and Libra Dhoko...

[His voice may or may not have gotten slightly tighter at that last one...kinda like he didn't want to choke on it.]

...I'm sorry.

[He shakes his head] Lord Hakurei was successful in sealing away Hypnos, much as his brother was with Thanatos. Dhoko....Roshi...he saved us. He gave us time to escape.

Then...I suppose they died with honor. [He sounds doubtful, though, because he doesn't really believe in honor.]

They did. Not that either stood a fair chance against Hades, considering where we were.

Where were you?

His castle, behind a barrier that siphoned away our power.

Is there anything that can be done now?

Not at the moment. We are without a Holy Father, and our resources are spread thin. It will take some time to regroup. On the other hand, two major threats are no longer an issue, and so it is less to worry about.

Is there anything I can do?

[A very, very tired smile, but one that is overflowing in gratitude] Could I bother you for a cup of tea?

[Hei smiles right back.] Sure. Just a second, alright?

[He disappears and reappears a few minutes later with a steaming cup of jasmine tea.]

[god he loves you, hei]

[Mu takes the tea and sits down heavily, leaning against the wall.]

[Hei remains standing.] You and Shion should probably just stay here for awhile. Recuperate.

That was my plan, but I think Shion may wish to be somewhere more familiar, and I worry for Kiki as well.

Where...is Kiki?

Home, I'm told, but he tried to follow Shion.

...Dammit.

My sentiments exactly.

But you don't know where he is? You can't sense him?

I haven't had a chance to seek him out yet. Shion and I came directly here.

...If you need a place to shelter him when you find him...Sapporo isn't the safest place, but my team would protect him

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