9S falls with the phoenix, half buried under her body. What flames remain after burning up most of his clothes are smothered under the corpse. He lets go of her and drags himself out from under her, struggling to his feet.
"Finally," he gasps out, before his knees buckle under him and everything goes dark.
Pod 153 hovers there for a moment before floating down to place the ceramic rose onto the phoenix's body. Taking hold of 9S' sword -- floating it magnetically, much like he does -- Pod 153 uses its free hand to touch the phoenix's wing. 9S' overheated body is already half collapsed on top of the creature.
< "I claim this life for thy Master's game. A life surrendered to claim my prize." >
And with those words spoken, phoenix, android, and pod are whisked back to the Prince.
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"Finally," he gasps out, before his knees buckle under him and everything goes dark.
Pod 153 hovers there for a moment before floating down to place the ceramic rose onto the phoenix's body. Taking hold of 9S' sword -- floating it magnetically, much like he does -- Pod 153 uses its free hand to touch the phoenix's wing. 9S' overheated body is already half collapsed on top of the creature.
< "I claim this life for thy Master's game. A life surrendered to claim my prize." >
And with those words spoken, phoenix, android, and pod are whisked back to the Prince.