"[…] I still lifted a blade against you, regardless if it was real or not."
[ in which i don't low roll and—
elysium's sword pierces thorns' heart clean. perhaps not on the first try, or even the second, but eventually—it does. hien can finds thorns emerging from the river in a way that might feel familiar: he's alone, his clothes marked with fresh slashes and punctures that could've only come from a sword. nearby, there's a clean change of clothes and a towel, which suggests he wasn't left entirely on his own… though it's still strange, considering the periods between returns and transitions into the new maze had always been characterised by lulls. either way, elysium is nowhere to be found.
if hien goes looking, he'll find elysium atop purrfect penance's rooftop, positioned just out of easy sight, eyes fixed on the 'sky' above. if he doesn't, well. that's what week six is for. ]
✧ — week five, epilogue.
elysium's sword pierces thorns' heart clean. perhaps not on the first try, or even the second, but eventually—it does. hien can finds thorns emerging from the river in a way that might feel familiar: he's alone, his clothes marked with fresh slashes and punctures that could've only come from a sword. nearby, there's a clean change of clothes and a towel, which suggests he wasn't left entirely on his own… though it's still strange, considering the periods between returns and transitions into the new maze had always been characterised by lulls. either way, elysium is nowhere to be found.
if hien goes looking, he'll find elysium atop purrfect penance's rooftop, positioned just out of easy sight, eyes fixed on the 'sky' above. if he doesn't, well. that's what week six is for. ]