(Execution Livestream Continuation, The Pit, Leo's POV)
For a heartbeat, Leo hesitated, his eyes tracing the arcs of both attacks, as in that single stretched moment where the world seemed to hold its breath alongside him, his mind split down two brutal paths, where one future showed him turning away from Veyr to chase the wider arc of annihilation, while the other demanded that he once again prioritized the life of the Dragon.
*Eyeballs curving*
*Frown lines appearing*
Millions of lives weighed on one side.
While on the other, there was just one…. A life heavy with meaning. A life they had already sacrificed so much to save.
*Clench*
His jaw tightened, muscles screaming in protest as he forced himself to calculate under a pressure that threatened to tear his focus apart, as the memory of twelve million dead burned behind his eyes and the thought of letting even more follow made his stomach churn.
'I can't do this again….'
