The Second Match

[realitymods]

Characters: Roxas, Axel, Spectators
Location: The Coliseum.
Time: Two days after Weber's announcement.
Summary: The second of the death matches.
Warnings: Character death warning.


When the arena cleared, the man rose from his seat to again address the Coliseum. His smile was untouched, undisturbed by what it had seen. He made no apologies. "For a fairer fight, friendship. Axel," a twist of irony in the smile at the name, "in the red corner. Roxas in, oh, the yellow? Or it will all be fire, and this will be red and gold."

The sand drained up through the hourglass as he spoke. When it had all slipped through to the top, it held its place, waiting patiently for the start, still defying gravity.

"Good luck."

But gravity won out, and the sand began its descent.

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[lamb_of_gold]

Mu put one of his rough, callused, hands over hers, letting it's weight rest before speaking again, quiet and slowly.

"Take your time. Breathe and think through your words."

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

She did just that, taking a minute to just breathe deeply and calm herself before speaking again.

"In the Colosseum, I saw... Axel and Roxas. Against each other." She closed her eyes tightly, thinking maybe it would keep her from crying.