Sousuke could only watch silently as the ayakashi within the ball of water vanished, speared and swallowed by the mixture of water and energy from his god. Somehow, somehow Rin found a way to defeat them. He knew, by himself, he could never defeat an ayakashi, but then again, gods couldn’t defeat them alone either. They had to work together. Despite being in pain and struggling to stand, Sousuke felt his power being used, knew that Rin had won because of them both.
They weren’t powerless. They could win. Together. He pushed one leg down, rolling towards his side and trying to get his feet beneath him. It hurt. His back leg was bleeding and he didn’t even know if the bone was connected anymore. Even if Rin found a way to kill them, there were still five more and Sousuke wasn’t going to let himself flounder on the ground in a bloody, defeated mess. Two legs now. Three legs. He clenched his teeth, ears flattening on his head as he finally dared to move his injured hind leg.
A sharp whine rushed out and his leg buckled under him without hesitation. Blood leaked from the wound and even amid the pain he felt the bone shift unnaturally. Broken. ‘Shit.’ The curse floated into Rin’s mind and Sousuke dropped onto his three legs again, crouching with his chest close to the ground. He wouldn’t be able to put any weight on that leg. Not unless he wanted it to get even worse… and letting it dangle was… Frustration welled up in his chest, frustrated at himself for letting his guard down, for being a burden to his god right in the middle of their first battle. The caution not to move came a little too late and he lowered his head even as he lifted his eyes. No… He had to keep focused!
Right as Rin looked away to find the dog, the reason they had even come out here in the first place, Sousuke’s ears swiveled. Noise. He jerked his head up, eyes widening at the sudden appearance of the entire pack. In slow motion, the entire scene played out. From the bodies twisting through the air to the gleam of light off one of the creature’s claws. Digging into Rin’s shoulder and ripping its way through his shirt and skin. Sousuke let out a shocked bark, rage strangling his throat a second later. ‘RIN!’
He couldn’t move, couldn’t stand, but like hell was he going to let Rin suffer. A fierce glow swept through his eyes and the almost-faded pool of water around them abruptly poured itself into life anew. Swelling and whirling into a maelstrom of current and furious waves, it spiraled about Rin, keeping him in the center of its vortex. Dark water spilled outward from somewhere within the swirl, sliding through the water until it turned the shade of ocean water far below the surface. Keeping the ayakashi at bay with threats of dragging them under and drowning them, the pool extended several tendrils of water, slashing at the five creatures and multiple times attempted to reach for them, intending to bludgeon them or grapple. Another tendril lifted from the surface, the calm interior that remained around Rin’s ankles, and pressed to his shoulder, cool pure water with sakura petals dancing within it. Easing onto the wound to help balm the burn. It was defensive for the most part, but right now, that’s what Sousuke wanted, to make sure Rin was safe…
And if any ayakashi attempted to so much as jump over the outer rim’s waves, the tendrils below the surface were waiting to ensnare them.
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They weren’t powerless. They could win. Together. He pushed one leg down, rolling towards his side and trying to get his feet beneath him. It hurt. His back leg was bleeding and he didn’t even know if the bone was connected anymore. Even if Rin found a way to kill them, there were still five more and Sousuke wasn’t going to let himself flounder on the ground in a bloody, defeated mess. Two legs now. Three legs. He clenched his teeth, ears flattening on his head as he finally dared to move his injured hind leg.
A sharp whine rushed out and his leg buckled under him without hesitation. Blood leaked from the wound and even amid the pain he felt the bone shift unnaturally. Broken. ‘Shit.’ The curse floated into Rin’s mind and Sousuke dropped onto his three legs again, crouching with his chest close to the ground. He wouldn’t be able to put any weight on that leg. Not unless he wanted it to get even worse… and letting it dangle was… Frustration welled up in his chest, frustrated at himself for letting his guard down, for being a burden to his god right in the middle of their first battle. The caution not to move came a little too late and he lowered his head even as he lifted his eyes. No… He had to keep focused!
Right as Rin looked away to find the dog, the reason they had even come out here in the first place, Sousuke’s ears swiveled. Noise. He jerked his head up, eyes widening at the sudden appearance of the entire pack. In slow motion, the entire scene played out. From the bodies twisting through the air to the gleam of light off one of the creature’s claws. Digging into Rin’s shoulder and ripping its way through his shirt and skin. Sousuke let out a shocked bark, rage strangling his throat a second later. ‘RIN!’
He couldn’t move, couldn’t stand, but like hell was he going to let Rin suffer. A fierce glow swept through his eyes and the almost-faded pool of water around them abruptly poured itself into life anew. Swelling and whirling into a maelstrom of current and furious waves, it spiraled about Rin, keeping him in the center of its vortex. Dark water spilled outward from somewhere within the swirl, sliding through the water until it turned the shade of ocean water far below the surface. Keeping the ayakashi at bay with threats of dragging them under and drowning them, the pool extended several tendrils of water, slashing at the five creatures and multiple times attempted to reach for them, intending to bludgeon them or grapple. Another tendril lifted from the surface, the calm interior that remained around Rin’s ankles, and pressed to his shoulder, cool pure water with sakura petals dancing within it. Easing onto the wound to help balm the burn. It was defensive for the most part, but right now, that’s what Sousuke wanted, to make sure Rin was safe…
And if any ayakashi attempted to so much as jump over the outer rim’s waves, the tendrils below the surface were waiting to ensnare them.