sagittariusly | nursed back to health meme

[oh, that was a great question. rokurou thought to himself for a moment, thinking over the pro's and con's of it all before he finally settled on an answer.]

In that case then I would have no choice but to back off from both of you. I can't prioritize one over the other, so I would have to let you solve your own problems before going back to paying off my debt.

[he couldn't choose between the two of them, it was against his code. but he could help them both one at a time, at least.]

Oh. That's fair, I suppose. [ eleanor fought off the odd sense of disappointment she'd felt at his response. not that she expected anything different, but...

well. ] In any case, you have my permission to put your debt to Velvet over mine, should it happen. After all, you're a great help to her in our quest to put a stop to Lord Artorius's activities. I wouldn't want your focus to waver. [ wait. did that even make any sense? surely such an option would not arise in the future, would it?

brushing off the thought, she then moved to neaten their location as best as she could, and only stood by his side after she was done. ]

Come on. We have to go. [ pause. ] Would you be needing my help to walk?

[permission, huh?]

Thanks but don't worry about that- I'll make my decisions when the time comes. I could end up choosing you over her, and vice versa. My focus isn't what you ever need to be worried about!

[well, worry about it sometimes, but eh it's probably fine.]

Hah! I may be injured but I'm not crippled! If I ever start losing limbs then you can help me walk. Maybe. [srsly don't help him walk he's fine. onward! rokurou started to walk forward, and he seemed to be walking perfectly fine.]

Let's... not hope it comes to that. [ eleanor almost reached out to stop him from talking; after all, it wasn't remotely nice to tempt fate like that. he could brag for as long as he wanted when the six of them were together. probably.

she let him take the lead. her spear was safely tucked behind her, so should anything arise--

she paused and turned over to her left. ] Wait. Did you hear that?

[ please let that be her imagination? ]

[oh, he definitely heard something. he had known that the daemon would return for them, and here it was, already upon them. he didn't even need to see it in order to understand that it was fast approaching.]

Yeah. Get ready. [rokurou wasn't going to skip out on the fight, despite being injured, he needed to redeem himself. he grabbed his daggers, now taking a fighting stance as he looked around. there was a distant growl, slow steps, and he could tell it was walking towards them slowly.]

[ eleanor fought off panic and steeled herself, getting ready for a fight. she stepped forward, closer to rokurou in case she needed to defend him, and almost soon as she did the slow steps quickened until the daemon itself burst upon them, claw-like hands at the ready.

the key to this fight was to keep distance. ] Flame Beast! [ the arte wasn't enough to knock back the enemy since it was quick enough to guard against it, but eleanor was satisfied to see that she was able to burn it.

she then moved to a distance, readying another spell. ] Maelstrom!

[good job eleanor! he thought to himself as he saw her begin her assault on the flamed beast. rokurou was already running around the back of it, getting ready to backstab from behind.]

Hurricane Thrust! [he called out, suddenly stabbing his blade at the daemon. it connected and the creature roared, but it was far too strong- far too thirsty for their blood. it reared back, attempting to hit rokurou, but he ducked. angered by the dodge the beast looked back to eleanor, now breathing in it unleashed a massive wave of fire right at her.]

Eleanor-! [don't get caught up in the fire!]

[ just in time eleanor cancelled her spell and then jumped out of the way of the incoming attack. it came close to her head, though, and for a second she could feel the searing heat graze her cheek before hitting the foliage behind her.

she couldn't let herself get hit. she couldn't survive the wounds rokurou himself got. she needed to keep her distance, she needed to-- ]

Maelstrom! [ her arte attack was not as strong as magilou's or laphicet's, but it could still divert the attention of the daemon away from rokurou. she knew she couldn't defeat it with her artes alone; she need him to land the killing blow - and soon. ]

[thankfully she had dodged that fireball. that had been what hurt him last time, and that lingering pain was now coursing through him. the more he moved the more it stung and burned, even underneath the bandages she had applied to him. he could feel his wounds opening up, the blood seeping through the bandages, but that wasn't on his mind right now.

right now? he just wanted to kill that daemon, more than anything.

it was a good thing that eleanor was working on distracting him, he could tell what her game plan was even though they hadn't spoken. he was used to her own movements, to her fighting style, so of course he could even feel the plan she was trying to execute. distract it so he could kill it, huh? well, that certainly worked for him.

as the beast had its back to rokurou, the samurai suddenly ran up to him again. he jumped, now landing on the beast's shoulders and he thrust his knives down into the head of the creature. it was hard for his daggers to sink into it, but with his full strength he slashed and stabbed at its head before it roared back. rokurou had no choice but to jump off of it.

wait- that was it!]

Eleanor, get to the river right now! [if they could at least put out its flames for the time being, they could most likely kill it pretty easily. rokurou would follow behind her, of course, but she had to lead.]

[ yes, yes that was it! after rokurou had stabbed the head of the creature eleanor forced herself to keep from cheering, equally because this was too early a stage in their fight for her to do so and because she wasn't quite sure that the daemon could understand their language. it was better to let their actions speak for now rather than let the enemy know about their plans.

she cast the arte rock swarm while she tried to think of another move.

then rokurou was shouting at her to get to the river and of course, that was the best course of action right now. but for their plan to work she had to get the creature's attention again. ]

Ice Edge![ there! it turned away from rokurou and advanced towards her. without wasting another second eleanor was moving towards the river as fast as she could despite the exhaustion seeping through her bones; thankfully it wasn't too far from their location.

how to push the creature to the waters, though, was another plan altogether. ]

[good! she was running and the monster was now following her. perfect, this plan was working out just fine and soon they would have their revenge on the monster. rokurou craved this fight, he needed to beat him, and he felt the surge coursing through him that caused his daemonic eye to light up beneath his hair.

without saying another word he ran behind the two of them as well. okay- they needed a plan of action, and he was certain the daemon couldn't understand them anyways. he was too far gone.]

We have to try and trip it, and then I'll strike-!

[ trip it? that's... probably a good way to get the daemon into the river. it's not like they have other ideas on hand right now, and touching the creature was out of the question.

eleanor dodged a few more trees, then looked behind her. the enemy was fast approaching, but she was closing on the river. just a few feet more--

a low-hanging vine caught her attention, just then. it was perfect. throwing caution to the wind, eleanor placed her spear behind her, darted forward to grab the vine, then pulled until it formed a line directly onto the daemon's path. the creature's momentum was too much, and it wasn't able to stop in face of the obstacle - soon it was falling, right into the river. ]

Rokurou!

[oh perfect, the vine! rokurou internally praised eleanor for that action, grinning when the beast suddenly started to stumble thanks to the vine. he saw it fall, crashing into the river and its flames were extinguished. it groaned thanks to the fall, and rokurou knew this was the time to attack fully.]

Alright-! [his blood was pumping, his eye under his hair shone brightly, and he grabbed at the sword on his back.]

Form 9! [he took it out of its sheath, slicing at the daemon while it lay squirming while the waters consumed it and rokurou's attacks cut at it again and again. he sliced until he cut at its vitals, now jumping off of the daemon and then sheathing his blade.]

Final Judgment.

[ near the waters, eleanor still held the vine tightly in her hand while watching rokurou attacked the enemy.

she knew better than to try and interfere, not when he was about to land the killing blow. she was just going to get in the way and ruining things while they were so close to victory was just an idiotic thing to do. soon he was performing his mystic arte and a sense of profound excitement coursed through her veins then. just a few more, just a few more... ]

You can do it! [ her voice was small; she didn't intend to be heard, but she had to voice out her support. ] You can do it!

[the daemon had been hit with so much, and thanks to the river it had done extra damage on its own flames. rokurou felt the pain from his wounds, they continued to bleed and seep through the bandages that eleanor had wrapped him up in, but that didn't concern him at all.

he just wanted to deliver the finishing blow and get proper revenge on it. he was glad that eleanor was staying out of it, this really was his fight after all.

rokurou took out his daggers and walked towards the head of the daemon. it writhed in the water and he then placed his daggers right by its neck.]

You were challenging, I'll give you that. [and he then crossed his daggers over, slicing off the head of the daemon. once everything was said and done he looked over at eleanor. care to come join him?]

[ there had been a time in the past where eleanor would have balked at the sight of a daemon standing over the body of another daemon, then call upon her malaks to try and vanquish it. that had seemed like so long ago, when it truth it had only been a few weeks at best.

eleanor shook her head slightly at the thought, then without preamble walked right into the river to stand behind him. ]

It's dead, isn't it? [ it looked dead, since only very few enemies survived rokurou's slew of artes. besides, with its head cut off...

still, there was no fault in exercising caution whenever she could. ] It's not going to revive or anything?

[oh it was dead alright, and rokurou was extremely excited about it. in fact, he was so excited that he turned to eleanor, running over to her. he had completely forgotten about any personal boundaries, about not touching her, and he placed his hands on her waist. he picked her up briefly, spinning her around before placing her back down on the ground. it was a quick, happy gesture, and it lasted less than a moment before he took a step away from her.]

That was an excellent idea Eleanor! That vine was placed just perfectly! [rokurou laughed, letting out a 'yahoo!' before he placed his hands on his hips, obviously very excited about the entire situation.]

No no, it's dead, definitely. We got revenge on the daemon... so... thank you, I was able to get back at it thanks to your help.

[ embarrassingly enough, eleanor couldn't suppress her surprised yelp in response to the moment rokurou picked her up and spun her. while she could understand his excitement, she had not expected that move at all, and so when he set her down there was probably a second or two that she spent staring up at him, her mouth slightly agape.

...and was that a blush staining her cheeks just then? probably. eleanor averted her eyes and turned away towards the daemon's corpse near her feet. ] It was your idea to trip him and push him into the waters anyway. I'm just glad I can assist you in any way I can.

[ only when she was certain that she was no longer feeling warmth on her face did she step closer to him again. the look of the bandages across his chest concerned her greatly. ] How are you feeling?

[he had no idea that she was blushing, he was far too busy feeling victorious. rokurou was looking down at the beheaded daemon, simply beaming, before he glanced back at her.]

I'm feeling fantastic. [....though, he did just realize that he had been bleeding due to his open wounds.]

....Whoops. [that was a mistake... and he would rather not fall over from the blood loss.]

Hey I just thought of a new way to repay you. I'll buy you a new jacket. [SO CONSIDERATE.]

[ oh, rokurou. trust the daemon to make light of something this grave. ]

You ought not to think of that yet, Rokurou. [ her exorcist jacket was... irreplaceable, unfortunately, unless she could contact her old friends from her training days and request for one. she might have an extra jacket lying around the ship. ] Besides, Eizen might not allow you to dip into the group's funds for something so... inconsequential.

[ she frowned again. blood was seeping right through the bandages and daemon or not, she'd rather have him conscious when they return to the ship. drawing even closer, she tried to adjust his loosened banages so they would at least cover what they were supposed to cover. ] Come on. Let's find Magilou and the others.

[he allowed her to adjust his bandages, now just looking down at her while she fixed him up. he really was in too much of a good mood here, he still couldn't believe that eleanor had really helped him with taking down that daemon.]

I'll come up with my own gald then, no problem. [just let him buy you a new jacket dammit.]

Alright, let's go find everyone else. [might as well find everyone and tell them of their epic battles.]

nursed back to health meme

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