[ Okay now there's no bullshit hang ups about him being kinda ~selfish~ to want to save people he cares about, now it's a wish and he don't gotta worry about that. ]
Understood.
[ Good(?) thing Osomatsu's eyes are on the knife, because he gets to see Megami suddenly wrap his own hand around the blade... tight.
He cringes for a moment as it cuts into his palm, blood already running down the blade, his other hand clutching the handle until his knuckles turn white as a way to cope with the pain. Eventually the blade begins to glow a green colour, illuminating the dark just a little bit.
Only once the glow dies down does Megami withdraw his injured hand, panting for breath as he reaches to retrieve the discarded sheath. The blade still has some blood on it, but it has a weird green tinge to the rest of it. Megami sheathes it, then holds it out to Osomatsu, still out of breath as he tries to explain. ]
This knife... now has the power to undo any magic... break any magic contract no matter how strong... you just... need to stab... the witch...
[ He's shaking now but he's trying to keep it together just a little longer... ]
[Osomatsu almost reaches out for Megami reflexively when he cuts his hand along the blade, at least until he realizes that he'd done it on purpose. He's not sure he would have agreed to make the wish if he knew he was going to do that, but...this is a matter of life or death. Whatever he's giving him is going to be the only hope that they have, otherwise Megami doing anything at all would be a waste.
He reaches out and carefully takes the blade, holding it close to his front as Megami explain's its use. But it doesn't stop Osomatsu from paling, watching how the goddess struggles to breathe.
Stab the witch? Him?? That's...going to be impossible, but at least he has something now that can help, assuming anyone can get close enough to her to use it.]
Because only a few seconds after Osomatsu takes the knife and asks that does Megami sway, and suddenly collapses, landing on his side. His eyes stay closed and he looks like he's in pain, still shaking and struggling to breathe.
Osomatsu very nearly fumbles the knife into the water, then, but manages to keep his grip on it as Megami falls over onto the sand. He quickly takes the knife and shoves it into a pouch at his side, quickly drawing it shut before dragging himself as close to Megami as he can get, unable to get farther than where the shallows meet the sand.]
You're not fine! You look like you're about to pass out!
[Or...are on the verge of it...
The mer lingers, at a loss as to what to do.]
C...cmon now, I...I can't just...leave you like this...! You gotta get up...
[ Megami struggles again for a moment, then curses himself for not being able to hold it together long enough to send Osomatsu off without worry. Not being able to do at least that much in front of your son... how shameful of a mother. ]
N-No... you have to go now...! Or else your father will...
[ He doesn't want to finish that thought, so he stops himself from saying anymore.
He tries to force himself back up, and this time manages to do it, just a little. Just enough that he can reach out and put his uninjured hand behind Osomatsu's head, pulling him down just enough that he can kiss him on the forehead.
He's crying now, but he forces a smile for his son. One last smile. ]
[He hadn't been expecting Megami to be able to move at all, even with him begging him to get up...but when the goddess pulls him down and presses his lips to his forehead, he goes very still. He cried all his tears a long time ago, leaving his face uncomfortably dry in a foreign way. And if the urgency wasn't so great, he probably would have remained rooted to the spot, frozen with indecision...whether he should stay, or trust Megami and leave.
He's not sure how much he believes what he says about him being okay...but at this point, he doesn't have a choice.
Osomatsu lingers for just a moment more before pulling away and letting his tail slip back into the water, pushing at the sand to get himself into the sea proper so he can flip himself over and dive. Dive and swim faster than he ever has before in his life, desperate to make it back down there before it's too late.
Too late for Choromatsu, for Poseidon...and for Megami, too.]
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Understood.
[ Good(?) thing Osomatsu's eyes are on the knife, because he gets to see Megami suddenly wrap his own hand around the blade... tight.
He cringes for a moment as it cuts into his palm, blood already running down the blade, his other hand clutching the handle until his knuckles turn white as a way to cope with the pain. Eventually the blade begins to glow a green colour, illuminating the dark just a little bit.
Only once the glow dies down does Megami withdraw his injured hand, panting for breath as he reaches to retrieve the discarded sheath. The blade still has some blood on it, but it has a weird green tinge to the rest of it. Megami sheathes it, then holds it out to Osomatsu, still out of breath as he tries to explain. ]
This knife... now has the power to undo any magic... break any magic contract no matter how strong... you just... need to stab... the witch...
[ He's shaking now but he's trying to keep it together just a little longer... ]
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Wh- hey-!
[Osomatsu almost reaches out for Megami reflexively when he cuts his hand along the blade, at least until he realizes that he'd done it on purpose. He's not sure he would have agreed to make the wish if he knew he was going to do that, but...this is a matter of life or death. Whatever he's giving him is going to be the only hope that they have, otherwise Megami doing anything at all would be a waste.
He reaches out and carefully takes the blade, holding it close to his front as Megami explain's its use. But it doesn't stop Osomatsu from paling, watching how the goddess struggles to breathe.
Stab the witch? Him?? That's...going to be impossible, but at least he has something now that can help, assuming anyone can get close enough to her to use it.]
What about you?
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[ Except he's most definitely not fine.
Because only a few seconds after Osomatsu takes the knife and asks that does Megami sway, and suddenly collapses, landing on his side. His eyes stay closed and he looks like he's in pain, still shaking and struggling to breathe.
Oops. ]
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[Well. Fuck.
Osomatsu very nearly fumbles the knife into the water, then, but manages to keep his grip on it as Megami falls over onto the sand. He quickly takes the knife and shoves it into a pouch at his side, quickly drawing it shut before dragging himself as close to Megami as he can get, unable to get farther than where the shallows meet the sand.]
You're not fine! You look like you're about to pass out!
[Or...are on the verge of it...
The mer lingers, at a loss as to what to do.]
C...cmon now, I...I can't just...leave you like this...! You gotta get up...
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N-No... you have to go now...! Or else your father will...
[ He doesn't want to finish that thought, so he stops himself from saying anymore.
He tries to force himself back up, and this time manages to do it, just a little. Just enough that he can reach out and put his uninjured hand behind Osomatsu's head, pulling him down just enough that he can kiss him on the forehead.
He's crying now, but he forces a smile for his son. One last smile. ]
If your father comes back for me, I will be fine.
So go.
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[He hadn't been expecting Megami to be able to move at all, even with him begging him to get up...but when the goddess pulls him down and presses his lips to his forehead, he goes very still. He cried all his tears a long time ago, leaving his face uncomfortably dry in a foreign way. And if the urgency wasn't so great, he probably would have remained rooted to the spot, frozen with indecision...whether he should stay, or trust Megami and leave.
He's not sure how much he believes what he says about him being okay...but at this point, he doesn't have a choice.
Osomatsu lingers for just a moment more before pulling away and letting his tail slip back into the water, pushing at the sand to get himself into the sea proper so he can flip himself over and dive. Dive and swim faster than he ever has before in his life, desperate to make it back down there before it's too late.
Too late for Choromatsu, for Poseidon...and for Megami, too.]
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Please... please be okay...
[ Please other gods... let him see them again.
He quietly passes out ]