If it has to happen, I'd rather it be with someone I choose.
[ a nod, and the moment edelgard touches the badge, she'll blink, and then -
it's raining, and the adrenaline of the battle and everything that came after are only now starting to fade, as kondo isami stands before them. the funeral clothes given to one awaiting execution are soaked through and dirtied with mud from holding his sick friend - a stark difference from the samurai clothes and blue haori that he would otherwise wear - as he turns toward their leader to wonder why he seems familiar. edelgard will feel a whirlwind of emotion as she watches in silence, a whirling mix of sadness, resignation, and concern for his commander.
then kondo kneels on the ground before nagasone to request a favor, and there's no mistaking the pose he takes.
"Please take my life."
all she can do is take a step back as the words sink in, eyes carefully moving toward nagasone as she speaks with kanesan's voice, "It can't be helped... It's what's supposed to happen."
however, after drawing his sword, nagasone has to ask - why did kondo give up, despite his strength? he insists that there was no need to surrender the battle, but before he can continue, kondo interrupts.
"The reason I fought with teh Shinsengumi was to make a better future," he tells them gravely, "and for that cause, I will gladly give my life. Right from the start, I meant for Toshi to inherit my spirit." edelgard finds herself taking another half-step backward, breath caught in her throat at hearing Hijikata's nickname. "That's all - that's how the Shinsengumi fights."
and though he seems to have accepted his fate, kondo has one more question for the six of them: what will become of the shinsengumi in the future? it sends a wave of shock through the team, none of them having expected to be discovered. kondo, however, only seems pleased to confirm his suspicions, and hangs on nagasone's words.
"They'll be a ray of hope that illuminates the darkness," he says. there's another wave of emotion at that, this time of immeasurable pride and sadness. in a way, it's a lie, and they all know it. but all the same... it's hard not to believe every word, when they know the impact this man and his followers had on history. and kondo himself appears happier than any man should be while awaiting his own death, smiling through tears of joy.
he tells nagasone to do it, and so he rests his sword against kondo's neck briefly before raising it to strike -
and just like that, it's over, and kanesan takes a step back, breathing out sharply. ]
Commander... [ he bows his head to her, expression solemn. ] I'm sorry for making you see that.
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[ a nod, and the moment edelgard touches the badge, she'll blink, and then -
it's raining, and the adrenaline of the battle and everything that came after are only now starting to fade, as kondo isami stands before them. the funeral clothes given to one awaiting execution are soaked through and dirtied with mud from holding his sick friend - a stark difference from the samurai clothes and blue haori that he would otherwise wear - as he turns toward their leader to wonder why he seems familiar. edelgard will feel a whirlwind of emotion as she watches in silence, a whirling mix of sadness, resignation, and concern for his commander.
then kondo kneels on the ground before nagasone to request a favor, and there's no mistaking the pose he takes.
"Please take my life."
all she can do is take a step back as the words sink in, eyes carefully moving toward nagasone as she speaks with kanesan's voice, "It can't be helped... It's what's supposed to happen."
however, after drawing his sword, nagasone has to ask - why did kondo give up, despite his strength? he insists that there was no need to surrender the battle, but before he can continue, kondo interrupts.
"The reason I fought with teh Shinsengumi was to make a better future," he tells them gravely, "and for that cause, I will gladly give my life. Right from the start, I meant for Toshi to inherit my spirit." edelgard finds herself taking another half-step backward, breath caught in her throat at hearing Hijikata's nickname. "That's all - that's how the Shinsengumi fights."
and though he seems to have accepted his fate, kondo has one more question for the six of them: what will become of the shinsengumi in the future? it sends a wave of shock through the team, none of them having expected to be discovered. kondo, however, only seems pleased to confirm his suspicions, and hangs on nagasone's words.
"They'll be a ray of hope that illuminates the darkness," he says. there's another wave of emotion at that, this time of immeasurable pride and sadness. in a way, it's a lie, and they all know it. but all the same... it's hard not to believe every word, when they know the impact this man and his followers had on history. and kondo himself appears happier than any man should be while awaiting his own death, smiling through tears of joy.
he tells nagasone to do it, and so he rests his sword against kondo's neck briefly before raising it to strike -
and just like that, it's over, and kanesan takes a step back, breathing out sharply. ]
Commander... [ he bows his head to her, expression solemn. ] I'm sorry for making you see that.