[ Saya's voice vanishes from his mind just as the fire lights, she doesn't want to accidentally send any sounds of agony reverberating through his head. It'll be hard enough to listen as it is, as Saya's double screams, thrashing on the ground, the pitch of her singer's voice wavering. Saya herself lets out a pained sound through gritted teeth and holds her doppelganger fast. ]
[ It takes a lot of fire to kill a Chiropteran queen. A lot. Sustained burning, and the fire has to move faster than her healing factor can repair the damage. Saya breathes hard and whimpers now and then, barely audible over the screaming of her counterpart, and holds on despite the pain. ]
[ Eventually the double is fried enough, and Saya uses her sword as a crutch to climb off her, her burned arms and legs charred and black. She hefts the blade and cleaves the doppelganger's head off, then uses the sword to send it rolling. Just in case. Both the double and her head vanish into smoke, mercifully. ]
[ After that, she drops her sword and sinks to the ground, shaking limbs unable to hold her a moment longer. Her severe burns start the process of healing over and all she can do is breathe through it. Despite her near-instant healing, the process is still painful. ]
Thank you. [ That's all she can say to Hijikata, for now. She seems transfixed on her burned hands, watching as the wounds heal over. ]
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[ It takes a lot of fire to kill a Chiropteran queen. A lot. Sustained burning, and the fire has to move faster than her healing factor can repair the damage. Saya breathes hard and whimpers now and then, barely audible over the screaming of her counterpart, and holds on despite the pain. ]
[ Eventually the double is fried enough, and Saya uses her sword as a crutch to climb off her, her burned arms and legs charred and black. She hefts the blade and cleaves the doppelganger's head off, then uses the sword to send it rolling. Just in case. Both the double and her head vanish into smoke, mercifully. ]
[ After that, she drops her sword and sinks to the ground, shaking limbs unable to hold her a moment longer. Her severe burns start the process of healing over and all she can do is breathe through it. Despite her near-instant healing, the process is still painful. ]
Thank you. [ That's all she can say to Hijikata, for now. She seems transfixed on her burned hands, watching as the wounds heal over. ]