["For it is in passing that we achieve immortality..."
It just wasn't right. That Tadashi would have to die so pointlessly the moment he returned home. Yang could accept death as a natural thing that happened. And it was a risk those in her profession understood well, but...
"Through this, we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all..."
Perhaps it would have been different if Tadashi's sacrifice hadn't been almost completely in vain. Trying to save a teacher he trusted, who'd set a fire just for his own selfish gain, leaving Tadashi to die a horrible death.
Leaving Tadashi's little brother Hiro, a boy about the same age as her own sister, with the weight of another loss, on top of those of his parents.
Robbing the two of them of a chance to accomplish their dreams together.
It made her angry.
It made her want to do something about it.
"Infinite in distance and unbound by death..."
While she was concentrating, Yang had lifted a foreleg, resting her hoof gently against Tadashi's chest, feeling his heart beat underneath.
This could work.
It had to work.
It'd at least give him a chance. Maybe not much of one, but it was something. If he could learn how to shield himself with his own Aura, he could survive the explosion and the fire. Even if he couldn't completely protect himself against it, it might keep his wounds from being fatal.
It was worth a try.
"I release your soul..."
Tadashi might not have been from her world, but he had a soul. She was sure of that. She could sense it, just beyond the edges of her own Aura . And with practice he'd be able to manifest his Aura as well.
She just had to unlock it first.
If she could just reach far enough...
Abruptly, it felt like she'd touched something, energy stirring to life and forcing her away protectively. Complete with the sensation of stumbling backwards.
Actually...she may have genuinely stumbled.
"...and by...and by my-...my shoulder...protect...thee..."
Something had gone wrong.
Or perhaps something had gone right and she just hadn't prepared for it.
Her Aura suddenly felt as though it had been all but torn from her through her exertions and the fiery glow radiating off her dwindled down to nothing. A deep fatigue seized her and she slumped forward a little into Tadashi, her back legs threatening to give out from under her. Opening her eyes to try and steady herself, the ground seemed to swirl up towards her and her vision tunneled into black.
Swaying away from Tadashi with a quiet gasp, Yang crumpled limply to the ground.]
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It just wasn't right. That Tadashi would have to die so pointlessly the moment he returned home. Yang could accept death as a natural thing that happened. And it was a risk those in her profession understood well, but...
"Through this, we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all..."
Perhaps it would have been different if Tadashi's sacrifice hadn't been almost completely in vain. Trying to save a teacher he trusted, who'd set a fire just for his own selfish gain, leaving Tadashi to die a horrible death.
Leaving Tadashi's little brother Hiro, a boy about the same age as her own sister, with the weight of another loss, on top of those of his parents.
Robbing the two of them of a chance to accomplish their dreams together.
It made her angry.
It made her want to do something about it.
"Infinite in distance and unbound by death..."
While she was concentrating, Yang had lifted a foreleg, resting her hoof gently against Tadashi's chest, feeling his heart beat underneath.
This could work.
It had to work.
It'd at least give him a chance. Maybe not much of one, but it was something. If he could learn how to shield himself with his own Aura, he could survive the explosion and the fire. Even if he couldn't completely protect himself against it, it might keep his wounds from being fatal.
It was worth a try.
"I release your soul..."
Tadashi might not have been from her world, but he had a soul. She was sure of that. She could sense it, just beyond the edges of her own Aura . And with practice he'd be able to manifest his Aura as well.
She just had to unlock it first.
If she could just reach far enough...
Abruptly, it felt like she'd touched something, energy stirring to life and forcing her away protectively. Complete with the sensation of stumbling backwards.
Actually...she may have genuinely stumbled.
"...and by...and by my-...my shoulder...protect...thee..."
Something had gone wrong.
Or perhaps something had gone right and she just hadn't prepared for it.
Her Aura suddenly felt as though it had been all but torn from her through her exertions and the fiery glow radiating off her dwindled down to nothing. A deep fatigue seized her and she slumped forward a little into Tadashi, her back legs threatening to give out from under her. Opening her eyes to try and steady herself, the ground seemed to swirl up towards her and her vision tunneled into black.
Swaying away from Tadashi with a quiet gasp, Yang crumpled limply to the ground.]