[ Can a borderline hold back lava? He doesn't know. Can his borderline hold back lava?
Almost certainly not.
Unbidden, Chikusa's face pops up in his memory, that blank, oh-so-punchable disappointed look, telling him again how shinki magic is about being superior. If Chikusa were here, he could do it.
And like fuck is he going to fail where Chikusa would succeed. ]
Okay. [ Superiority. Certainty. Strength of will -- he's got this. He's got this or he'll die trying. He can't see the wall of laval from this angle -- there's a rock in the way -- but he clears his mind, tries to focus on where it must be. How high, how wide. How solid the borderline will have to be. ] Okay, swap on three. One... two...
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Almost certainly not.
Unbidden, Chikusa's face pops up in his memory, that blank, oh-so-punchable disappointed look, telling him again how shinki magic is about being superior. If Chikusa were here, he could do it.
And like fuck is he going to fail where Chikusa would succeed. ]
Okay. [ Superiority. Certainty. Strength of will -- he's got this. He's got this or he'll die trying. He can't see the wall of laval from this angle -- there's a rock in the way -- but he clears his mind, tries to focus on where it must be. How high, how wide. How solid the borderline will have to be. ] Okay, swap on three. One... two...