It's ghostly, and the white and gold masquerade mask that settles gradually as a clasp of sorts at his throat tips to the side at that question. Entirely on its own, as it would seem no movement from Allen or wind made it do that. Some coy or cheeky little twist of an expression.
But, startled, Allen's stopped from answering and his expression flickers when Todoroki asks him that, are you going back to kill it. Looks at him like that, and abruptly the weight in the air shifts and seems to vanish even if his cloak doesn't. As he regains a proper sense of himself and his synchronization, even as his brows knit together as if in some pain at that question. ]
....No. [ It's quiet, and he presses his lips somberly together. ] It isn't alive, but I want to save it. [ Just that. Just that simply, with clear and certain eyes.
Gently and apologetically, he extends his right hand towards the other boy, the one gloved in Innocence. To help him sit back up, if he wants it. ]
It isn't a beast, even if it seems similar... it's an akuma. A living weapon that's made from a human soul. One that's been corrupted and loses itself the more it has to kill. I'm sorry. I think -- [ He realizes he's starting to ramble and stops himself, worrying at his lip. Wonders if it's true, but... realizes it most likely is, and his eyes drop. ]
I think... it must be my fault that it's here. [ His eyes stay downcast and flicker aside briefly; guiltily. ] If it slipped through a crack from my world like others did. [ Which means all those deaths -- what Todoroki just saw and got caught up in so far... ]
I'm sorry. [ It's heavy.
But wallowing won't help anyone so he stops, looking back up at Todoroki then. ]
I'm an exorcist, that's why I have to go back. I have to destroy it. [ It's clear as a bell with that calm sort of urgency again. ]
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It's ghostly, and the white and gold masquerade mask that settles gradually as a clasp of sorts at his throat tips to the side at that question. Entirely on its own, as it would seem no movement from Allen or wind made it do that. Some coy or cheeky little twist of an expression.
But, startled, Allen's stopped from answering and his expression flickers when Todoroki asks him that, are you going back to kill it. Looks at him like that, and abruptly the weight in the air shifts and seems to vanish even if his cloak doesn't. As he regains a proper sense of himself and his synchronization, even as his brows knit together as if in some pain at that question. ]
....No. [ It's quiet, and he presses his lips somberly together. ] It isn't alive, but I want to save it. [ Just that. Just that simply, with clear and certain eyes.
Gently and apologetically, he extends his right hand towards the other boy, the one gloved in Innocence. To help him sit back up, if he wants it. ]
It isn't a beast, even if it seems similar... it's an akuma. A living weapon that's made from a human soul. One that's been corrupted and loses itself the more it has to kill. I'm sorry. I think -- [ He realizes he's starting to ramble and stops himself, worrying at his lip. Wonders if it's true, but... realizes it most likely is, and his eyes drop. ]
I think... it must be my fault that it's here. [ His eyes stay downcast and flicker aside briefly; guiltily. ] If it slipped through a crack from my world like others did. [ Which means all those deaths -- what Todoroki just saw and got caught up in so far... ]
I'm sorry. [ It's heavy.
But wallowing won't help anyone so he stops, looking back up at Todoroki then. ]
I'm an exorcist, that's why I have to go back. I have to destroy it. [ It's clear as a bell with that calm sort of urgency again. ]
It's the only way to still save a soul like that.