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They keep telling me to let go
But I don't really let go when I say so
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Azul shot up with a gasp. He had been resting on the ground. A few inches away, you had just come to as well, sitting up on your bundled legs. With gentle fingers, you held your temple. The two of you were trying to adjust to the change in scenery.
"Ah, they're both awake." Floyd observed with a tilt of his head. He got that Azul would have to 'wake up' from his evil boss mode, but why did you go unconscious during the fight?
Yuu walked over to you. "I take it that loss of sleep did a number on you?" He said jokingly as he ducked down and reached a hand out. Rolling your eyes, you took his hand and he helped you up.
That works. "Yeah..." You replied. Even if you tried to explain those vision you'd have, you figured it wouldn't make any sense.
Jade crouched down to the octopus. "Azul, how many fingers am I holding up?" He asked as he raised his two gloved palms.
Azul stared at him for a brief moment. "8... fingers...?" He answered sheepishly, and the eel nodded in confirmation.
"Indeed. It looks like you're still a little shaky. But... I'm so relieved." A grateful smile adorned his face. "We were able to stop your blot induced rampage."
Leona closed his eyes and held his temple. "Geez, look at what you put us through." He grumbled. That was enough excitement for one day. All he wanted to do now was take a nap.
Ruggie shot him a weary glare. "Leona, you're in no position to talk." He quipped.
Azul was still stuck in a state of shock. He could only vaguely remember the details. Slowly rising to his feet, he tried his best to recompose himself. "What in the world... did I do...?"
"You used your magic too much and went into Overblot. Do you not remember?" Jade kindly informed him. He was surprised he couldn't recall anything, but perhaps that was par for the course.
Floyd chimed in with a raspy cry. "'Give me your strength~~!!' You were crying while running around sucking up people's magic. It was hard to look at, super uncool." He remarked. That look wasn't going to go away from his head for a long time.
Needless to say, the octopus was taken aback by what he had done. He jolted in shock and his glasses became crooked. He quickly adjusted them. "Th-there's no way... I went on a rampage..."
He couldn't believe it. How could he have been so reckless, and lost control like that?
The poor young man tried to wrack his brain, but the memories leading up to this moment were fuzzy. The only thing he could faintly remember was...
Azul glanced past the eels, and his gaze landed solely on you. For some reason, he felt his heart skip a beat when he did so. Snapping out of it, he shook his head and closed his eyes. "Unbelievable..." He whispered with burning shame.
Ruggie found himself sympathizing with him a bit. "Anyone would be pissed if something they'd been working on for so long got erased in front of them." He said in consolation. To him, it was a pretty normal reaction at first, before Azul turned evil anyways.
"If someone went and cracked open my piggybank I'd never forgive them." The hyena added with a pout. His ears flattened in displeasure just imagining it.
Holding his paws on his hips, Grim approached Azul. "But you gotta knock it off with the shady business, y'know. Shape up." He chastised him.
Jack shot the monster a mild glare. How ironic. "And you should 'shape up' and stop using test notes created by someone else!"
