[ you do just fisticuffs a ghost. and marcoh does take a direct stab to the shoulder. the punch connects and yves staggers from the sheer force of it. his head turns the full 360 degrees—you've never seen yves's head do that, even as a ghost. weird.
but he doesn't feel pain.
so he doesn't stop. he even has the nerve to sound bewildered. ]
I'm trying to save you, even if it means destroying you.
[ because he's the hero even when he doesn't want to be the hero. he's the hero who's always had to be sacrificed first in life after life—what?—but this time the hero's duty is to destroy everything. he's done that too, admittedly not in this order. not starting with his friends. but he does it.
he twists the sword in marcoh's shoulder. and then tries to stab him again. ]
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but he doesn't feel pain.
so he doesn't stop. he even has the nerve to sound bewildered. ]
I'm trying to save you, even if it means destroying you.
[ because he's the hero even when he doesn't want to be the hero. he's the hero who's always had to be sacrificed first in life after life—what?—but this time the hero's duty is to destroy everything. he's done that too, admittedly not in this order. not starting with his friends. but he does it.
he twists the sword in marcoh's shoulder. and then tries to stab him again. ]