[It's wrong, to just stand around watching this. Even knowing that he's pinned, even knowing it may kill him to try, it's wrong to stand here idle and not do anything while Shuji wades into the fray again and again and comes away with nothing but agony to show for it.
It's wrong, but what else can he do? There's no way out, and he's too strong.
But something he'd said offhandedly, earlier, gives Fawkes pause. The winner can keep him, he'd said, and so maybe, just maybe —
He can only buy one chance, like this. One lucky break, one lone opportunity for Shuji to get in a hit while the crow is distracted.
He can only hope it'll be enough.
Closing his eyes and gritting his teeth, he waits until Shuji is just close enough that he might have a chance, and then he hurls himself to one side of the arena, covering his face as the minefield of invisible bombs around him all trigger and go off at once, creating an explosion so large and unexpected that the crow can't help but stop and look in that direction, just for the briefest of instants, distracted by the sight of his prey sacrificing itself for the sake of escaping his trap.
But of course, even a fox will gnaw off its own leg to escape a trap, won't it?]
it's fine you're fine
It's wrong, but what else can he do? There's no way out, and he's too strong.
But something he'd said offhandedly, earlier, gives Fawkes pause. The winner can keep him, he'd said, and so maybe, just maybe —
He can only buy one chance, like this. One lucky break, one lone opportunity for Shuji to get in a hit while the crow is distracted.
He can only hope it'll be enough.
Closing his eyes and gritting his teeth, he waits until Shuji is just close enough that he might have a chance, and then he hurls himself to one side of the arena, covering his face as the minefield of invisible bombs around him all trigger and go off at once, creating an explosion so large and unexpected that the crow can't help but stop and look in that direction, just for the briefest of instants, distracted by the sight of his prey sacrificing itself for the sake of escaping his trap.
But of course, even a fox will gnaw off its own leg to escape a trap, won't it?]