[There is no satisfaction in seeing Sakaki falter, in knowing that his point has been thoroughly driven home – for all that Shun has embraced the brutal style of duel that Academia has forced them all to adept to, for all that he will never hold back in any duel he fights, no matter how worthless the opponent, he takes no enjoyment from the things he does.
There is no satisfaction in hurting people, no matter how deserved that pain may be.
There is only his anger and the certainty that every duel fought comes down to kill or be killed for him.
He twitches when Sakaki quotes Yuuto's last words, and though it's anger that still keeps him tense, it's grief that shakes him now – he knows well enough that it isn't a lie, that those are Yuto's words.
(Bleak as the present may be, Yuto fights for a future for them all, for a time without conflict in Heartland. For now, Shun fights to rescue Ruri, and now Yuto too – if there's any chance for that. Well, that and seeing Academia crumble. As long as Academia exists they won't have a future that doesn't include the battlefield.)
He shifts to acknowledge the girl with a glance (sees the echo of Ruri when she speaks of Yuto) and it's her words that drain the his anger for good, that make him let his shoulders slump ever so slightly as he closes his eyes, exhaling again before his expression slams shut off any emotion at all.
If this place was safe, if he was with Resistance, his true comrades, he'd allow himself to show the way Yuto's loss leaves him raw – for all that he's suspected, for all that he's feared, neither prepared him truly for the reality of confirmation. He cannot allow to show the effect on him here though - for all that neither Sakkaki nor Hiiragi are his enemies, they are far from being allies either. Neither of them understands – strong or not, Entertainment Duel won't hold up against the force of Academia. They may be able to make them smile and laugh, but Academia's laughter won't be the kind they were aiming to induce.
(Sometimes Shun hears their echoes in old nightmares, and just the thought of the sound sparks the deep seated rage that drives him to fight, to get up again and again and again.)
When he opens his eyes again, his expression is mostly unreadable as he turns back to Sakaki again.]
...Where is it?
[If Dark Rebellion has truly been passed off to him, Shun wants to see it.]
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There is no satisfaction in hurting people, no matter how deserved that pain may be.
There is only his anger and the certainty that every duel fought comes down to kill or be killed for him.
He twitches when Sakaki quotes Yuuto's last words, and though it's anger that still keeps him tense, it's grief that shakes him now – he knows well enough that it isn't a lie, that those are Yuto's words.
(Bleak as the present may be, Yuto fights for a future for them all, for a time without conflict in Heartland. For now, Shun fights to rescue Ruri, and now Yuto too – if there's any chance for that. Well, that and seeing Academia crumble. As long as Academia exists they won't have a future that doesn't include the battlefield.)
He shifts to acknowledge the girl with a glance (sees the echo of Ruri when she speaks of Yuto) and it's her words that drain the his anger for good, that make him let his shoulders slump ever so slightly as he closes his eyes, exhaling again before his expression slams shut off any emotion at all.
If this place was safe, if he was with Resistance, his true comrades, he'd allow himself to show the way Yuto's loss leaves him raw – for all that he's suspected, for all that he's feared, neither prepared him truly for the reality of confirmation. He cannot allow to show the effect on him here though - for all that neither Sakkaki nor Hiiragi are his enemies, they are far from being allies either. Neither of them understands – strong or not, Entertainment Duel won't hold up against the force of Academia. They may be able to make them smile and laugh, but Academia's laughter won't be the kind they were aiming to induce.
(Sometimes Shun hears their echoes in old nightmares, and just the thought of the sound sparks the deep seated rage that drives him to fight, to get up again and again and again.)
When he opens his eyes again, his expression is mostly unreadable as he turns back to Sakaki again.]
...Where is it?
[If Dark Rebellion has truly been passed off to him, Shun wants to see it.]