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[There's an Aries in the kitchen. One who's golden cloth is half destroyed, it's surface riddled with cracks, tiny pieces blasted off and even entire chucks gone. Shion himself is nearly as banged up as his Cloth, although he's taken time to crudely bandage his more obvious wounds there's many tiny scratches and scraps he hasn't seen to yet. Instead he seems more interested in the plate of cupcakes he found on the counter. There is a kettle slowly heating on the stove next to him. Anyone who comes near enough might notices that he's abnormally pale and shaking sightly. There's slowly melting frost covering the edges of his armor too, although he hardly seems aware of it.]

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[At least the look on Mu's face is slightly amusing, even if this is something he doesn't like to talk about] He found me and offered me power in exchange for coming with him when he saw what I was capable of. When I didn't accept his offer, he tried to kill me instead.

I didn't know...

..It is not a moment I usually choose to discuss.

I understand.

[He watches Shion awhile, then..]

Take your Cloth off. You're both injured.

[Pauses at that] What?

You and the Cloth. You're both injured. Take it off and I will heal you both.

[There's a long pause after this as Shion looks down at his Cloth, but then he wills it off] My own injuries are not that bad and I've taken care of most of them. [Although that's not entire true. Now that the cold and adrenaline are wearing off, his hurting more than he was.]

Most of is not all.

[Mu sits next to Shion, and starts with the bandaged wounds, unwrapping them gently and healing the injuries underneath. He's silent in the meantime, though he does ease up on his psychic shields, sort of metaphorically telling Shion that he's willing to listen if Shion wants to talk.]

[Shion might grumble but he lets Mu see to them. It's easier than having to deal with them on his own. After a moment he does speak] ...Rune dragged me down into the Underworld during our fight.

[Mu's being gentle and warm, and doesn't look at Shion when he speaks, but he's certainly still listening. He looks up briefly, as though encouraging him to continue.]

[Softly almost as if to himself] I had always thought that a Saint who lived for Athena would find his own paradise after he died. not...[He stops, bot sure if he wants to speak of this]

[Mu stills for only a second - most people wouldn't notice it, but for someone as close to him as Shion, it's telling. He's uncomfortable with this topic.]

[He does speak against after a moment] ...Hades had condemned all those that had ever fallen in a Holy War. Trapped them in ice as a punishment for defying the gods. [He might have adjusted slightly to the shock seeing that had caused but he's by no means over it, not quite yet.]

Cocytus...

[His hands still again, thinking.]

I see.

...I know Rune wished to break me by showing me the truth. I was a fool for once again letting him get to me.

Perhaps, but he did not succeed.

Only because of my master and what he taught me. Even though his spirit was trapped, he was still willing to lend me his strength.

[There's a hint of a smile]

Masters have a way of doing that.

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