Taiyo kept walking, unaware he was even being watched. The human lighting a rolled up cigarette before resuming his slow march towards the fight. At least till the stranger in their weird gear landed in front of him, to which the human stopped with a clear look of surprise before he returned to his calm and collected expression. Smiling faintly as the woman asked if he was planning on doing something stupid, to which the man simply looked up at the little dots in the sky and then glancing at all the destroyed islands around them.

"Well... if I am frank..."

Taiyo stated as he returned his gaze to the stranger in question. This people could destroy their world they were standing on clearly if they can casually blow up islands like they were bubble wrap being popped.

"If I run... I'll probably survive if that blue thing doesn't just start killing everything alive..."

Taiyo stated as he grabbed his cig a moment and looked up at the dots all fighting up in the sky. He probably should stay out of it now... After all he might just get struck with a random attack at this point. He wasted to much time thinking about it. Oh well...

"But in truth I just don't see a reason to let someone get away with whatever they want. Even if I cannot fight them, I could at least buy someone a second maybe at most if I piss her off. Might help the other guys trying to beat em."

Taiyo shrugged before wondering if he would be blown up or defeated by a physical blow. He hoped it was an explosion, cuz at least he would die quickly... but then again he supposed if someone can blow up an island, a single punch would kill him. A chuckle as he thought about how absurd this whole ordeal was.

"But it seems they have gotten out of my range now... Oh well.... Anyways... Names Taiyo Kodomo. Nice to meetcha."

Taiyo stated before starting to walk towards the fight again, clearly now going to stop just cuz of death. It was clear this easy going man wasn't afraid of death and even when a stray blast lands a couple of yards away and blows up a building behind him, Taiyo doesn't flinch. He couldn't react to that blast even if he wanted to. It was like watching lasers fight, they were to fast to keep up with. He doubted now that they had started moving, he would ever get a chance to fight them.

"You should evacuate miss."

Taiyo simply stated as he walked past the lady and patted her on the shoulder. Taking a long drag from his cig while he kept walking forward. Both hands resting on the hilts of his Katana and Wakizashi blade.

Taiyo simply walked on as the girl introduced herself as Red, his gaze on the fight in the sky but ultimately fell to the road a head. They would be beyond his reach by now. He could only imagine what sort of fantastic light displays they would show off. He was kind of envious if it wasn't a life or death situation. To see the spectacle of battle in all its passion but to know at the end of the day a friend awaited you, to help you up or.... to fall into the dirt exhausted with you. So that you might laugh together in joyous rapture of growing stronger together.

But he knew it wasn't like that. It was a battle of cold cruelty, and the human could only hope justice won out... but even if it didn't, he would be ready to do his part. As Red approached from behind, he was brought from his thoughts as she replied in a rather cheeky manner. Cheeky enough to make Taiyo chuckled out loud before removing his now exposed joint from his mouth. When she asked what other wisdom did he have if he was so fearless and wise. To this Taiyo looked straight a head, walking slowly and patiently.

"None..."

Was all he stated as he kept walking, eyes occasionally glancing up to see if the other fighters could be seen... they could not be.

"You see my dear... I cannot give you the advice for your life. I can tell you not do to something before it happens, but the advice is blunted... Its pointless to shout or even speak advice before its needed. Otherwise you get a hammer when a scalpel was needed. We are not machines built to be produced in mass..."

Taiyo stated before taking another drag on his joint and looking away to tactfully blow the smoke away. He then returned his gaze to the girl and chuckled.

"To be production chum to be chewed up. We are a beautiful exception to nature, and are capable of beauty only a true sentient can be capable of. We are mortals through and through. The best and most imperfect things to ever exist."

Taiyo stated before going quiet while he looked out over the road, the long road that felt like it stretched on to infinity. Buildings littered the sides of the road like garbage, no one in them and abandoned. It almost felt dead save for the occasional "WHAMP" of some huge attacks shockwave that reverberated through the air. He had no wisdom to give, as any advice that wasn't meant for the moment... it was worthless. if one questioned all advice, then they would never achieve understanding... only paranoia.

"We are all just trying to live our lives to the best we can... Do your best... Thats all I can say."

With that Taiyo went silent, his hands resting on both hilts while he walked with a straight face. His smile was gone, but not his warm aura. His warm aura was still vibrating through the air like a giant beacon. He just wanted people to be happy, and for himself to achieve that happiness. No one needed to be left behind on that journey, we all just had to stop being so selfish....

Empathy:

Taiyo walked on, listening to her replies in kind with silent nods of his own. The journey of a thousand steps, it all begins with the first one. And even then, the journey never ended there. The man silently walking ever onwards, and he wondered... How many had made this journey before. The time that spanned the universe, people of all different origins and pasts beginning out their journeys. He wondered... would his journey have a good end or a bad one? No, such thoughts were beneath him. What will be will be, and what he was meant to be, he will become. No need to think on all that negative energy.

When the girl asked him to hang on, her voice different than before. The Human slowed down to look at her and let her catch up to even their stride out once more. He cast a concerned gaze her way and when she asked if she could take a hit. The man handed her the joint, most of it intact still. Roughly seventy five percent of it remained and Taiyo allowed her to take it from his hand.

"My dear you may keep it. I have plenty. So why not share with a stranger and make a friend her?"

With that Taiyo kept walking, letting the silence of the day fill the voice. Their footfalls echoing besides the sounds of battle up a head. Clearly people were struggling with some conflict unknown to him. Whether the girl knew or not was for her to know. He had no quarrel with those up in the sky besides the destruction they brought. While it did upset Taiyo to a degree, he could not enforce his will to bring them to justice anyways. So no point getting upset about it.

"While I do not know the reason for this battle in the sky... I pray it is for a good reason so that the lost lives today have weight..."

Taiyo then came to a stop before holding up one hand in a half praying stance. The weight of the lost and damned weighted heavily upon Taiyo, as such upon the world about him. Like water surrounding him, the rippling of sadness could be felt. Like a sea of despair the dead rang out to him and they in turn reached into this world through his feelings. A feeling deep lose permeated the air like heavy rain on a morning of sorrowful mourning.

"and they find peace in the after life... May those who did this find justice, but above all else... may their suffering be at an end so that they might embrace the warmth of life."

With that the tides of Taiyo's mood changing pulled the sorrow of the world away. It was replaced by the joys of life, the peace of just being here once more. Taiyo lowered his hand before continuing to walk, not saying anything else as they trudged along. How many lives had been lost this day, and for what reason? Wars of man are waged for things such as resources, and the destruction it use to bring was devastating. But thankfully they had gotten over that now... But to think so much death over such a small problem he was sure could be solved if they just talked it out and listened.

The road they were on eventually curved towards the sun, light shining on them both and in its almost blinding brilliance the fight from before could be vaguely seen. Heavy was the weight of those with power, and Taiyo could only watch as they tore each other a part... He saw them as our beacons, and to watch heroes of power such as this just... tear each other apart... It was tragic. They could do such good with their powers but Taiyo knew deep down... We all make our choices and sometimes the darkness needs its victims. 

Slowly lowering his head, the human's eyes obscured by the shadows, he thought about the torment the murderer must have felt to become this ruthless. He wondered if they were always heartless or were they made heartless? Was the world so cruel as to create something as nasty as a murderer of millions? Yes, and Taiyo knew so long as man had evil in their heart, be it alien, or human... People like that blue creature would always arise. But those who oppose her also arise, forged in the fires of conflict to be the shields of the innocent.

"It really is cool how they can fight in the air like that. Wish I had super powers like that. I could have saved more people."

Taiyo stated as he finally went back to his casual stride. He wanted to help so bad it hurt inside, but he also knew deep down... He would just get in the way. He also knew it would all work out in the end... and maybe even if Taiyo died, the universe goes on. Hope will always persevere even should the final light go out... New lights will always keep coming back and stronger than ever.

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Taiyo's eyes trailed over to the girl as she spoke, her words of sorrow reaching his ears as he looked at her with deep concern. Such a terrible burden for this children, to carry so much strength and be so young. She was probably no older than twenty one he had to guess maybe a little older? Maybe she thought she had to protect this world and all those upon it? Maybe she was scared to fight but knew she had the power to stop what was going on? Taiyo couldn't be sure, he couldn't sense energy or fly. He was just a mortal man.

Slowly the sword monk put his hand on the girls back before patting her a few times in a reassuring manner before turning his gaze to the people up in the sky.

"I don't think you are a coward for being right where you should be."

Taiyo stated before pulling a joint from his pocket and lighting it up once more. His face turning orange as the lighter light up his features a moment. Then when he took a long breath, smoke blowing from his mouth, the human stopped walking a moment. Standing up straight but with a look of carefree abandon. 

"Not everyone... I know this to be true. I do not delude myself on fantasies despite my... inhibited state. I know that this world is a cold and cruel place. But it is our light that makes it warm. I just try to keep people from blowing out others candles."

Taiyo then took a long drag of his joint while he stared at the ground. He wondered how many of them up there was past their thirties, who could be considered full adults. Taiyo looked up at the fighting and sighed a long weary sigh.

"I wonder how many of those people up there are your age miss? You guys shouldn't be fighting death battles at your age... You should be out dating or being silly like wasting money on sports cars not..."

Taiyo then looked to the girl before gesturing to her armor and death gear.

"Walking around like a soldier... I... I wish..."

Taiyo tried to speak his thoughts but ultimately failed, his hands mid air as he froze mid sentence only to drop them in defeat. He supposed he didn't really know how things were suppose to be. He wasn't a god, he didn't know the first thing about who those people were. Maybe there was a valid reason for all of this but... Taiyo struggled to believe that. He didn't like the idea of twenty year olds who should be finding love and finding themselves are using deadly techniques to kill each other. He felt sickened that no one had stepped up to stop them but he simply couldn't imagine anyone could if they could blow up islands.

As his high was renewed, the old man leaned his head back and let out a long drawn out breath of smoke into the sky. This breath of smoke like a dragons breath of smoke as it bellowed in the wind. Great black waves of it emitting from Taiyo's mouth for a moment before his eyes returned to their half lidded calm. The man turning to the woman before shrugging. His words were gone, but he didn't blame the girl. He just wished he could help those who hurt inside.

Taiyo must have seemed like he was scolding her, as she soon backed down like a struck puppy. The sword monk's eyes softening as he realized his mistake. It wasn't their fault, he didn't mean to make it sound like it. He felt bad for his words as the girl slowly sat down, having taken her time to stare into the sky. He wondered if she knew any of them, if she had comrades up there. Would make sense, she was down here and feeling conflicted. Taiyo was glad she was here, he would be dead without her assistance.

"Yes, no problem."

Taiyo would also find a piece of debris to sit on, only for it to crumble beneath him and the sword monk soon found himself seated in stones. He blinked once or twice before chuckling in embarrassment. Slowly brushing all the loose debris away, Taiyo made a back prop from the broken stone. Now able to lean back while he relaxed and ate, the sword monk looked to the sky one last time to double check if they were safe. Yea, so it would seem. The blue one had done something to draw their attention he was sure.

"I did not mean to sound as if I was scolding you miss...?"

Taiyo realized he hadn't caught her name nor her his. Adjusting his jacket as he leaned back and got comfortable, his smile genuinely happy despite the situation. He was just glad to be here.

"My name is Taiyo Kodomo. Its nice to meetcha."

Taiyo stated as he wondered what sort of food the girl was going to eat. He wasn't going to ask her for any, as he didn't believe in asking for things nor did he expect anything from anyone. He was just glad to have company.

Taiyo simply laughed alongside Zerori when she found his fall humous. He did too frankly but he was also glad she was willing to introduce herself once more to him as he had forgotten her name and introduction completely. He smiled in a goofy ball fashion, not displeased to having made the mistake. Clearly Zerori found it funny, so he didn't mind it at all then. Taiyo would catch the sandwiches only to immediately begin eating, his eating like a ravenous beast. Taiyo hadn't eaten all day, and had been high all day. One could only guess the hunger he must have been holding back.

Taiyo finished the sandwich in under a few minutes, enjoy its taste before sighing happily and leaning against the rock. His eyes looking to the sky while he let his food settle.

"Heh, that was good. Thank you Miss Zerori."

Taiyo stated, letting his head fall to the right so he was looking at her while he was leaning back lazily. He didn't know if she had made them or perhaps if they were store bought. Regardless, he was thankful for the meal. 

"So then Zerori. What do you? Mercenary?"

Taiyo asked, Gesturing towards her clothing in general only to chuckle. He supposed it was obvious and maybe she had told him already. Whichever had happened, he kept his smile and folded his hands into his lap along with his legs crossing each other as he lay out on the side walk. His rough homeless look almost fitting in with the destroyed city. He probably looked like a post apocalypses survivor.