[How many times can we fall?]

[toremainbehind]

[It's been a week since they've managed to escape.

Neither of them knew who tipped someone off about their location, who helped them escape while everything became hacked and otherwise useless in keeping them contained. It had been their downfall to let Izumo stay in the frontline, his skills almost legendary now with how effective of an assassin he has become over time. Their downfall led to their deaths, and Izumo has ran away with Eric while the remnants of that group tried to go after them.

They didn't know where to go - who to turn to.

For them, this open world was a mystery, even if Izumo has more experience than Eric when it came to the outside world. There's no one they could trust, and little to no money to their name since their captors often took the money Izumo's earned for his kills. But Izumo is adaptable, taking odd jobs here and there in order to earn enough money to save up and find a place to stay.

It's only been a couple of days ago when Izumo first ran into the leader of HOMRA, the Red King and him having traded blows before it came to a tie. They went their separate ways shortly after when an informant came running towards them, Izumo having escaped before he could be questioned.

Now, he had taken Eric to a refuge in a motel. It's small and not one of the best, but it's the best Izumo could afford on such short notice when it became obvious to him when Eric has to rest again.

His right shoulder blade itched from the burns he received from Mikoto, but he ignores it in favor of in-between watching Eric sleep and looking out the window from his perch on the windowsill.]

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[ Eric almost forgot what cities and other people looked like. But he had no time to enjoy them as Izumo led them away from everything he had known for years. He couldn't focus on anything except his brother, there was too much else to watch.

Eric's stomach fell as they spent the night in a hotel, another night he needed to rest. He wanted to keep going, but his body was screaming at him, shaky and weak, to rest. He couldn't remember when he move so much in running. He cursed himself, not only for Izumo to spend money they didn't have, but for slowing them down. If Izumo was alone... The bed was comfy, the first he has had in a long time, he watched Izumo keep a look out for the both of them as he feel asleep.

He bolted up from the beda couple of hours later, blanket covering him slowly falling off. His head whipped around seeing lights, weird things. He didn't know where he was. ]

Ah, I-Izumo? Izumo!?

[redstray]

No guarantees.

[ He will try, but the struggle will be strong. Small things first and work up to the bigger

But he sees that shake and worry settles in. ]

You okay?