[quote=@thewizardguy]
Gabriel sighed, as Mithias turned away from him. "Pathetic. This is why I despise knights. You pick a path, you claim to devote yourself, and yet the moment the going gets rough you abandon it like a lazy schoolchild. I never killed you because I thought you'd learn to do something with yourself, find yourself a little place in this world. I've found mine, Magnus knows his.... even your friend knew his place in the world. And yet, you hesitate with every step you take. You never really decided, you just didn't have the guts to commit yourself to anything." Gabriel flicks his wrist, as a blast of force seems to emanate from him, the ground shaking and tearing beneath his feet. Men and women were launched into the air, as they crashed into walls and floors, the packed masses dissolving into a scrambling stampede of panicked humans, hundreds crushed to death in the sudden tumult. "You pretended to be a brave little SOLDIER, you pretended to be a crusader, you pretended to be my son.... what worth is a son who won't even decide who he is?"
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Right or wrong, a father's scolding bit hard. Mithias bore it like a lash, forcing himself to listen and stand. It would only be good for him to benefit from this. He took a moment in silence, trying to calm himself amidst the vital abuse of the crowd of humans around him. Those still able to run scattered. He remained. A champion must face both victory and failure with grace.

After a moment, Mithias put away his blades and looked up. "It is clear that I cannot defeat you, father, and yet even if I could overcome your power over my mind, I could not accept so many innocent deaths caused by my efforts. That... is not who I am." Sighing, his expression heavy with disappointment at the cold-hearted being before him, he continued slowly. "I'm going to turn my back on you, and I'm going to walk away. If you're going to stop me, then do it. If you're going to kill me, then do it. ... But if you're going to let me go, then leave me forever. You are nothing but a source of pain to me, and I will never want to see you again." Mithias stood a moment, giving a few seconds time for Gabriel to say anything, hoping somehow it would not be as he had said. Then, seemingly resolving himself, he turned away, just as promised, and started walking. It was over. A shadow of Aono's wings followed behind him as he went forward to accept reality, to welcome a new future with new friends and new family.