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[ The towering laser cutter of doom doesn't worry him. They can always evade it, so he's ready to circle around it and make a swift dash to Krad. His best bet for himself is close combat, but before any of this can be enacted, he's pulled back?

Looking surprised, Satanael flickers on and off without a command. How embarrassing. ]

Huh?

[ The moment Akira is pulled back, the laser tower actually widens to fill the width of the entire street, destroying bits of the buildings that it comes into contact with. There doesn't seem to be an opening now. ]

Let's-- [ He swallows. ] Let's go.

[ Daisuke was already tired before he met Akira. Now he just feels like a zombie at this rate. When he gets home, the first thing he's gonna do is sink into his bed and sleep.

Well, if he can get home in the first place. The fog doesn't help with the navigation at all. For the sake of survival, he's still willing to run! He is determined to do so.

And he really doesn't want to get fried by lasers today. ]

[ Ohhhh boy. They are definitely going to run right now. Akira is so quick to turn on the ball of his heel and run with Daisuke.

If he even notices his friend is tired, he'll scoop him up like a bride, but for now SURVIVAL. Luckily there's an intersection? Can lazers change direction. Well, we'll find out. ]

Is your place close by?

[ The laser wall starts picking up speed and Daisuke decides to take a turn with Akira to also test that theory whether lasers can change directions or not. ]

I'm... not sure. I've been running around a lot before I saw you and the fog makes it really hard to see. I thought living here for several years would have made a great mental map, but I guess not...

[ He looks up to the street signs and realizes that they're at least close to his own place. Biting his bottom lip, he's trying to figure out their direction. ]

It's all right. I think we're close to my house at least. This way.

[ Let him lead you to the house... Hopefully, that laser wall and Krad doesn't try to intervene by then. ]

[ He feels so thankful that there seems to be somewhere he can rest. He's trying very hard not to trip in case he falters, but he keeps up well. All the light exercising over the years have done their work.

However, just because there's a huge wall of lasers, doesn't mean Krad is restricted to staying behind it. He has wings, so he flies over the wall, which eventually dissipates anyway because it can't turn for some reason and he shoots a laser at Daisuke. Thankfully, he dodges the first one, which ends up shooting at a fence. But the second one is a direct hit to his left shoulder.

Somehow, he still runs, but he's starting to slow down because of the pain. There's blood seeping through his clothes, redness trickling down his sleeve, stopped by his clothes which only spreads the redness further. He doesn't scream, because all his instincts are telling him to do is run. Run for your life.

When they make it to the house very shortly after, Krad is nowhere to be seen in the sky, or anywhere for that matter.

Daisuke feels like he's going to pass out any minute and it really shows on his face. ]

[ Ohhhh no. Is that blood? Akira notices it quickly and summons Satanael quickly. The demon lord doesn't engage and instead hovers over them as a cover so they can reach the house. Frantic, he slips the keys in and open the door. It was fun when they were fighting, but not when someone else is hurt.

Calm down... Don't panic. ]

Daisuke, just rest here and stay awake. I'll get the first aid kit.

[ It doesn't seem like his housemates are home... Or else he would ask Elliot to heal Daisuke. Unfortunately, he has to listen to him scramble before returning with the first aid kit. ]

All right, take off your shirt.

[ HE HAS NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE. Let him pat his face? Stay conscious. Focus. ]

[ Daisuke almost stumbles into the house and ends up collapsing near the doorway because he feels like he can't go on anymore. He tries to keep his breathing quiet when Akira goes to scramble for the first aid kit.

When instructed to take his shirt off, he does so, slowly. He tries not to move his left arm at all, so that's where the shirt gets out from. The wound is actually small--the size of a fingernail. It resembles a hole as if he was shot with a gun, except you can see the other side through it if you tried. The blood isn't stopping because the wound is a gaping hole.

Daisuke glances over at it and hazily wonders that if he didn't move in time, maybe that would have been through his heart instead, since the wound is a bit close to it. He grits his teeth to endure the pain. ]

Am I... going to be okay?

Yeah, just hang in there... I know a couple of people that can heal, so keep yourself awake, okay?

[ For now, Akira cleans up the mess and makes sure the wound is clean. What possibility is there that the light was dirty and left bacteria in there? He hopes not much, but he applies ointment to the wound on both side before patching Daisuke up. The bandage patches come first before the actual wrap. It has to be wrapped tight for compression to stop the blood.

Okay. Stay calm. Underclassmen is alive and they are Safe. ]

Just talk to me. Anything you're looking forward to?

[ He's going to text his roommate that should be here, but they should get a Heads Up. ]

[ Daisuke winces in pain as Akira works on patching him up. It doesn't take long for the patches to show redness through. Good thing that the bandages do a good job in covering that up.

When Akira asks that, he can't really think of anything else other than wanting to live, not wanting to die, and hopefully an ambulance won't be in the scene because he doesn't have the money for that. Even in a dire situation as this, he doesn't really wan to rack up more things that he and Makoto have to pay for. He has a complicated expression on his face, but it mostly looks like he's zoning out. ]

I... was looking forward to graduating with my friends.

[ He knows (or at least hopes) that he won't die, but the fatigue from before is quickly catching up to him. Whatever was left of his endurance has been chipped away by dealing with the pain and he finds himself slowly... dozing off. Akira told him to keep talking to him, but he can't stay awake for this.

So he ends up passing out. He'll wake up two days later. ]

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