The moment that comes out, that familiar (to Akira) aura of killing intent flares up, feeling like the temperature around him drops - And Ichigo's eyes narrow, becoming steely and hard.
He has no hesitation as he speaks again.]
Jacopo or Izaya - or maybe both. They'd talked a lot about using Players to take down the other reapers without needing to dirty our own hands. Guess they decided to see if they could take out Akira even when you'd offered peace.
[He thinks for a moment, breathing in and out, before -]
...Well, Jacopo's dead, so we won't have to worry about that. And the rest of my group's considering joining your side, so that we have enough time to figure out what the Composer wants. Because now, they have a reason to want to bring back the Erased.
[He sounds immensely bitter - but he also knows this is how it goes with most people. If there's no personal stake in what they're doing, they'd rather just win instead of working for the greater good.]
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The moment that comes out, that familiar (to Akira) aura of killing intent flares up, feeling like the temperature around him drops - And Ichigo's eyes narrow, becoming steely and hard.
He has no hesitation as he speaks again.]
Jacopo or Izaya - or maybe both. They'd talked a lot about using Players to take down the other reapers without needing to dirty our own hands. Guess they decided to see if they could take out Akira even when you'd offered peace.
[He thinks for a moment, breathing in and out, before -]
...Well, Jacopo's dead, so we won't have to worry about that. And the rest of my group's considering joining your side, so that we have enough time to figure out what the Composer wants. Because now, they have a reason to want to bring back the Erased.
[He sounds immensely bitter - but he also knows this is how it goes with most people. If there's no personal stake in what they're doing, they'd rather just win instead of working for the greater good.]