The foot pushing against his skull is starting to give him a migraine. Chikusa says something, but he doesn't hear it. It takes all of Add's concentration to collect himself, to shut out all the distractions of his current predicament and focus solely on his Dynamo. Nothing else matters right now anyway. All he needs is a fraction of his power, enough to do something.
He exhales slowly. For moment, the machine begins to glow with a soft light...
Until something smashes into it. Add hisses again and flinches as if he'd been struck himself. There's a weak flash as the dynamo is knocked aside, clattering into the base of a tree. Chikusa might notice another weak static shock before the glow fades, the machine shuddering once more before going still.
But he got what he needed. A tenuous connection and a sliver of energy to use it... all he needs to do now is spring a portal open. Easy as pie, right?
His focus is disrupted again before he gets a chance to try. Something lands hard on his hand, then his head is yanked up from the ground uncomfortably—Add bites his lip, stubbornly refusing to give a reaction. He only barely feels his collar being pulled down. He's so close, if he can just pull through one more calculation—
A fresh wave of pain suddenly floods in. He chokes, body convulsing through the paralysis, unable to breathe for a second as he tries to process what's happening—it fucking hurts, like he's been stabbed through the neck, like he's really dying—
He panics. The adrenaline is enough, at least, for Add to push through the agony one last time. A soft blue light surrounds the space around them, fading with the faint sound of a ticking clock.
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He exhales slowly. For moment, the machine begins to glow with a soft light...
Until something smashes into it. Add hisses again and flinches as if he'd been struck himself. There's a weak flash as the dynamo is knocked aside, clattering into the base of a tree. Chikusa might notice another weak static shock before the glow fades, the machine shuddering once more before going still.
But he got what he needed. A tenuous connection and a sliver of energy to use it... all he needs to do now is spring a portal open. Easy as pie, right?
His focus is disrupted again before he gets a chance to try. Something lands hard on his hand, then his head is yanked up from the ground uncomfortably—Add bites his lip, stubbornly refusing to give a reaction. He only barely feels his collar being pulled down. He's so close, if he can just pull through one more calculation—
A fresh wave of pain suddenly floods in. He chokes, body convulsing through the paralysis, unable to breathe for a second as he tries to process what's happening—it fucking hurts, like he's been stabbed through the neck, like he's really dying—
He panics. The adrenaline is enough, at least, for Add to push through the agony one last time. A soft blue light surrounds the space around them, fading with the faint sound of a ticking clock.