[ covering her ears doesn't help, the muffled sound of the shot still piercing through her hands. her expression looks visibly shocked, upset lining every inch of her face, but it has to be done. and lumine knows that there's only one way this can be resolved.
without looking behind her, lumine carefully goes to aether. it's excruciatingly painful, however, her movements seemingly disjointed. but she pushes herself to kneel in front of her unconscious brother, checking him out, running her hands all over him to make sure he's all right. it's not long before his eyes flutter open, his gaze unfocused.
lumiβ ]
Ae!
[ any ounce of happiness she has is quickly dismissed by the woman's words, lumine looking at her over her shoulders. her entire body shudders when her cold gaze lands on her, pain searing all throughout. even her heart seems to stutter, throbbing like a hand is squeezing it inside her chest.
so she really is ... dying? that guy wasn't just spouting off lies?
lu, what's going on?
lumine's gaze flickers back at her brother, smiling at him helplessly. how terrible is this, to finally find her brother in one piece and then, this. a moment later, she's staggering back to her feet, gasping in pain from every move she makes. ]
If I ... If I continue the process, will you let them go? I ... [ weird, this is usually the time the other lumine is insistent. but for once, she's quiet in her head. even her powers are starting to go haywire on her, not at all responding to her commands. ] My brother has nothing to do with this.
[ oh little star, your brother has everything to do with it, too. it just so happens he hasn't awakened yet unlike you two. but perhaps ... lumine's eyes widen when the woman raises a hand, a dark red energy spiraling in her palm. i can help him. ]
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without looking behind her, lumine carefully goes to aether. it's excruciatingly painful, however, her movements seemingly disjointed. but she pushes herself to kneel in front of her unconscious brother, checking him out, running her hands all over him to make sure he's all right. it's not long before his eyes flutter open, his gaze unfocused.
lumiβ ]
Ae!
[ any ounce of happiness she has is quickly dismissed by the woman's words, lumine looking at her over her shoulders. her entire body shudders when her cold gaze lands on her, pain searing all throughout. even her heart seems to stutter, throbbing like a hand is squeezing it inside her chest.
so she really is ... dying? that guy wasn't just spouting off lies?
lu, what's going on?
lumine's gaze flickers back at her brother, smiling at him helplessly. how terrible is this, to finally find her brother in one piece and then, this. a moment later, she's staggering back to her feet, gasping in pain from every move she makes. ]
If I ... If I continue the process, will you let them go? I ... [ weird, this is usually the time the other lumine is insistent. but for once, she's quiet in her head. even her powers are starting to go haywire on her, not at all responding to her commands. ] My brother has nothing to do with this.
[ oh little star, your brother has everything to do with it, too. it just so happens he hasn't awakened yet unlike you two. but perhaps ... lumine's eyes widen when the woman raises a hand, a dark red energy spiraling in her palm. i can help him. ]