[It takes a moment for Heather's words to reach Akane. She hadn't really noticed the others there, barely even registers the pain from being strung up like this. She knows what's about to happen, what has to happen, and the terror of it overpowers everything.
She burned so many times in countless histories. She spent so long stuck between the fire and freedom, taking nine years of hard work and broken trusts to escape from that fate. It's not right that it has to happen again, after everything she's gone through. It's not fair.
Life is simply unfair, isn't it?
She imagines Zero II's voice and almost laughs through the tears mixing with the oil on her face. In a horrible kind of way, it's actually appropriate. After everything she's done, perhaps it is only right that she earns salvation for her world by passing through fire once more.]
Do it.
[Her voice is weak, cracking with fear and pain, but she hopes Heather can hear it.
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She burned so many times in countless histories. She spent so long stuck between the fire and freedom, taking nine years of hard work and broken trusts to escape from that fate. It's not right that it has to happen again, after everything she's gone through. It's not fair.
Life is simply unfair, isn't it?
She imagines Zero II's voice and almost laughs through the tears mixing with the oil on her face. In a horrible kind of way, it's actually appropriate. After everything she's done, perhaps it is only right that she earns salvation for her world by passing through fire once more.]
Do it.
[Her voice is weak, cracking with fear and pain, but she hopes Heather can hear it.
There's only one way this is going to end.]