[ It's enough to hear Sylvain's voice in the moment, and it feels like the only thing about this ordeal that Steve can really trust right now. He watches as wounds open up on his arms, as mold-like growths seep out instead of blood and cover his limbs.
And then the vine restraints cinch tighter, dragging him closer to Sylvain. He feels the warmth of Sylvain's body, too warm like he's got a fever, and Steve turns to look him right in the face and make sure that he's still conscious. Then again, maybe it would be more of a mercy if he did pass out. ]
This can't...
[ It can't be real, is what he wants to say, but then more lesions form. These open wounds, instead of showing muscle and tissue, reveal thorny mouths, almost like a carnivorous plant has taken root inside his body.
The pain is blinding for a moment, but also somehow distant. Steve hears some approving noises from the acolytes, and the one in charge remarks that this is all a good sign and that they've been chosen. He promises that they will be back to observe their Ascensions.
Steve's eyes snap open, as he realizes at some point he closed them. ]
Wait, no, what does that...
[ But before he knows it, before he can even really tell how, they're gone. ]
no subject
And then the vine restraints cinch tighter, dragging him closer to Sylvain. He feels the warmth of Sylvain's body, too warm like he's got a fever, and Steve turns to look him right in the face and make sure that he's still conscious. Then again, maybe it would be more of a mercy if he did pass out. ]
This can't...
[ It can't be real, is what he wants to say, but then more lesions form. These open wounds, instead of showing muscle and tissue, reveal thorny mouths, almost like a carnivorous plant has taken root inside his body.
The pain is blinding for a moment, but also somehow distant. Steve hears some approving noises from the acolytes, and the one in charge remarks that this is all a good sign and that they've been chosen. He promises that they will be back to observe their Ascensions.
Steve's eyes snap open, as he realizes at some point he closed them. ]
Wait, no, what does that...
[ But before he knows it, before he can even really tell how, they're gone. ]