More and more of the figures are swarming, little nicks and cuts are making their way past Asuka's defenses, chipping away at her health one hit at a time. A slice at her arm, a stab into her leg. She slides back, and again, as blood streams down her leg and hinders her footing. But she stays, blocking the path. She can't raise her sword to strike back in any way, and her eyes burn with tears as she can't take them off of the one figure in front of her. Her head shakes back and forth ever so slightly in denial.
Kaji. Why? Why did it have to be him? He wouldn't hurt me, why isn't he here to help me? You're finally here, Kaji, and you didn't come to save me! Did you just come here to watch me die? Why won't you save me? What good are you if you can't save me!?
Asuka! You've got to fight him! Fight me! Something!
The facets of the crystal Kaji's face twist, into something like a grin. It grabs at Asuka's own blade, shoves with the force of all of the enemies crowding behind it, and it overpowers Asuka. The blade turns in her hands, and bites back into Asuka's side, slicing straight through her armor. The screech of pain that echoes in the room is far different from her outcries earlier. Pain, horror, betrayal, shock, all mixed into a single sound. Asuka's form slumps forwards, she even puts out a hand to lay on the enemy in front of her, barely with the strength to push him off.
"Look at me." But her voice is so soft, all the fight is gone out of it. "L-look at me." Asuka raises her head, tears fall as she stares into the empty eyes of Kaji in front of her. Her hand rises, touches the form on the cheek. "Look at me, Kaji. Look at me."
Asuka!
Kaji's hands raise right back, but the cold crystal doesn't embrace her as she hopes. Strong fingers wrap tight around her throat. Asuka's whole body tenses, and she grips at Kaji right back. "L-l...loook..." Her words are cut off with a high-pitched croak.
I see you, Asuka... I fucking see you. I've always seen you.
A wet snap, and a startlingly loud clang sounds as Asuka's heavily-armored form crashes to the ground. The final warning the hackers get that their defense has fallen. But there is no one left to hear the echoing scream in Asuka's mind, until the real Ryoji Kaji wakes back up in his bed.
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Kaji. Why? Why did it have to be him? He wouldn't hurt me, why isn't he here to help me? You're finally here, Kaji, and you didn't come to save me! Did you just come here to watch me die? Why won't you save me? What good are you if you can't save me!?
Asuka! You've got to fight him! Fight me! Something!
The facets of the crystal Kaji's face twist, into something like a grin. It grabs at Asuka's own blade, shoves with the force of all of the enemies crowding behind it, and it overpowers Asuka. The blade turns in her hands, and bites back into Asuka's side, slicing straight through her armor. The screech of pain that echoes in the room is far different from her outcries earlier. Pain, horror, betrayal, shock, all mixed into a single sound. Asuka's form slumps forwards, she even puts out a hand to lay on the enemy in front of her, barely with the strength to push him off.
"Look at me." But her voice is so soft, all the fight is gone out of it. "L-look at me." Asuka raises her head, tears fall as she stares into the empty eyes of Kaji in front of her. Her hand rises, touches the form on the cheek. "Look at me, Kaji. Look at me."
Asuka!
Kaji's hands raise right back, but the cold crystal doesn't embrace her as she hopes. Strong fingers wrap tight around her throat. Asuka's whole body tenses, and she grips at Kaji right back. "L-l...loook..." Her words are cut off with a high-pitched croak.
I see you, Asuka... I fucking see you. I've always seen you.
A wet snap, and a startlingly loud clang sounds as Asuka's heavily-armored form crashes to the ground. The final warning the hackers get that their defense has fallen. But there is no one left to hear the echoing scream in Asuka's mind, until the real Ryoji Kaji wakes back up in his bed.