The thundering that had shattered Akio’s reality died away as abruptly as it had begun. The heavy and physical sound of the collapse retreated into a hollow and ringing echo that pulsed for a few lingering seconds before fading into a heavy and absolute silence.
The darkness peeled away to reveal a sight that was hauntingly peaceful. He was standing at the edge of the clearing he had just entered. The alchemical circle had vanished and it left only the natural and damp soil of the forest floor. The five pillars of chakra that had dominated the sky were nowhere to be seen. It was a normal night with the air cool and the trees whispering in a gentle breeze.
Near the boundary he saw a familiar sight. Mitsuha and Shun lay crumpled on the ground exactly where he had seen them.
But standing over them was a figure that made Akio’s heart skip a beat.
The man was tall and had the broad and sturdy build of a Senju. He was dressed in the same gear Akio had worn and his hands were stained with the same bark and earth from the forest. He stood with a calm and protective posture that mirrored Akio’s own. Since Akio had spent his life focused on the growth and preservation of others he might have felt a jarring disconnect.
The doppelgänger’s eyes were sharp and searching as they locked onto Akio. The silence of the clearing was broken by a voice that was low and vibrated with a strange and oracular quality.
"You're a medic. You should know better than anyone. You can't save him."
The double did not specify who it meant but the weight of the words hung in the cold air as the five waves of suppression prepared to crash against the real Akio.
Ooc: actions etc, you know the drill
The darkness peeled away to reveal a sight that was hauntingly peaceful. He was standing at the edge of the clearing he had just entered. The alchemical circle had vanished and it left only the natural and damp soil of the forest floor. The five pillars of chakra that had dominated the sky were nowhere to be seen. It was a normal night with the air cool and the trees whispering in a gentle breeze.
Near the boundary he saw a familiar sight. Mitsuha and Shun lay crumpled on the ground exactly where he had seen them.
But standing over them was a figure that made Akio’s heart skip a beat.
The man was tall and had the broad and sturdy build of a Senju. He was dressed in the same gear Akio had worn and his hands were stained with the same bark and earth from the forest. He stood with a calm and protective posture that mirrored Akio’s own. Since Akio had spent his life focused on the growth and preservation of others he might have felt a jarring disconnect.
The doppelgänger’s eyes were sharp and searching as they locked onto Akio. The silence of the clearing was broken by a voice that was low and vibrated with a strange and oracular quality.
"You're a medic. You should know better than anyone. You can't save him."
The double did not specify who it meant but the weight of the words hung in the cold air as the five waves of suppression prepared to crash against the real Akio.
Ooc: actions etc, you know the drill