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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...

Comments

[lamb_of_gold]

Young lives I was trying to save.

[blessedtwice.livejournal.com]

[Ouch. Innocents: that's something Wyatt can relate to.] We can't save everyone. All we can do is try our best.

[lamb_of_gold]

Which amounts to very little when one's opponent is Hades.

[blessedtwice.livejournal.com]

Hades? The Greek God of the underworld?

[lamb_of_gold]

Everyone seems so surprised when I mention it.

[blessedtwice.livejournal.com]

You can't just "run-into" a God in my world. Actually, I think Hades is even dead in my world. How do you fight a God anyways?

[lamb_of_gold]

Gods are very much alive in my world. Fighting them involves attempting miracles and hoping for the best.

[blessedtwice.livejournal.com]

[Tries to imagine a world full of Gods and is horrified at how destructive it would be.] You guys really are lucky then. Do you need any help? I can't exactly go to your world and help out, but I might be able to do something from here.

[lamb_of_gold]

Unfortunately, I don't think there's much that can be done.

[blessedtwice.livejournal.com]

There's no weapon or piece of knowledge that could help?

[lamb_of_gold]

[A slow shake of the head]

[blessedtwice.livejournal.com]

[Frowns. Usually he's able to help in one way or another, so he finds it frustrating that he seems powerless in this situation] Well if you think of anything, let me know.

[lamb_of_gold]

[FINALLY, a small, tired looking smile out of him] Thank you.