001 ❊ He dreams of honor and strength.

[somethingtoprove]

[For a long moment, there's no sound, no movement. Nephrite just stands in the middle of a long tunnel to a dark cave, staring at his hands and his clothes as if to decide whether or not they're real. His uniform, his powers, the unusual eye and hair color-- they're all back. ...But this is a dream. Of course it is. In reality, he's nothing more than a stupid human now and he is not in the Dark Kingdom anymore. He bares his teeth, ground tight against each other in frustration. This should be a good dream, but all he is... is confused. Confused and angry and maybe even a little jealous.

He wants his role as a Shitennou back-- it's all he has. But he's not so sure he wants to obey Beryl or endure the mockery he's so sure to receive upon returning. With a loud growl, his hands ball into fists and he slams one of them into the nearest rocky surface, spraying dirt and debris.]

Even my own dreams mock me!

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[somethingtoprove]

We'll see who's laughing when I impale you on this blade! [And just like that, his long sword appears in his hand (and oh, how he's forgotten how nice it is to be able to do this!) and he storms towards her, not at all holding back when he lashes the sword out at her.]

[nyankos]

[ She can 't deny that it all happened quickly , but she doesn 't break a sweat over it , her long legs bending as effortlessly , she moves out of the way of the blade , stumbling backwards -- lacking grace as she laughs , grin growing wider on her face . It 's almost diabolical , cat-like eyes stretched just as wide as the grin on her face . ]

What a fool you are!

[somethingtoprove]

Aaaagh! [That's Nephrite's way of issuing a comeback. It would translate to something like, 'You're a fool!' if you're fluent in Nephritese. Even if you're not, he makes it clear through action when he keeps rampaging forward, swinging left and right with absolutely no sense of tactics. He just intends to keep swinging until he hits her.]