[The idea of a 'caring' demon is so foreign it's nearly shocking. The idea that Culebre isn't considered strong, given what he'd just demonstrated, is actually shocking.]
[But perhaps even more shocking is the utterance of a familiar name. One that, although not quite an embodiment of terror, does make the hairs on the back of Joshua's neck stand at attention.]
[Before he can request that Garuda not appear, Kazuya already commits, and Joshua braces, but for what, he's not entirely sure. There's no chance that the Garuda he knows, the Eikon under Benedikta's control, could or would appear. But the name itself is enough to pull a reaction that gently brushes the edge of fear and settles easily into 'concern'.]
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[But perhaps even more shocking is the utterance of a familiar name. One that, although not quite an embodiment of terror, does make the hairs on the back of Joshua's neck stand at attention.]
[Before he can request that Garuda not appear, Kazuya already commits, and Joshua braces, but for what, he's not entirely sure. There's no chance that the Garuda he knows, the Eikon under Benedikta's control, could or would appear. But the name itself is enough to pull a reaction that gently brushes the edge of fear and settles easily into 'concern'.]