[b][i]Samuru Amakusa[/i][/b]

Samuru's 'other self' had transformed into some sort of...demon, while a band of other kids, led by a person the boy recognized as the sharp-faced Rui Sinichi, had summoned their own 'spirits', in order to save [i]him[/i]. For a brief moment, Samuru felt gratitude, gratitude replaced by fear for himself and the people who had come to save him. He turned towards Katsuro, surprised to find him as part of the band, and gave a nod of thanks, a nod that may not be noticed.

"Be careful, everyone!" he ended up shouting. "And, if you've heard what I and that..person were saying to each other yet still stood up for me anyway, then I'm grateful all the more!" He would then look at where the group was fighting his 'suggestive' other self, facing it down, and the old fears and anxieties returned. He questioned himself again, he questioned his faith and his place in Creation.

[i]Can't I just cast my faith aside?[/i] he thought. [i]But no, if I do that, if I stop believing, then I admit that there's only one correct interpretation of my faith - the leadership's![/i] But people - potential friends as well - were now at risk, had put themselves at risk because of him. He cannot allow them to die because of his issues, not when they had come forward for his sake. So, he would just keep watching the battle, hoping they would win before this can escalate...

[@Sho Minazuki][@Takaru][@Floodtalon][@Vulkan]