It had been a long time since he'd been like this. Surrounded by silence. Feeling nothing but vibrations and pressure, the golem taking the brunt of it as the force of fist hitting ground reverberated throughout its form. Elijah allowed himself some time of reprieve, trying to calm the thoughts ringing in his head of what could've been. His Quirk was untrained from years of disuse. Transformations like this were slow. Had the fist come down any faster he would've-

He felt more than witnessed the golem's position shift, toppling on its back due to actions he couldn't see. The people fighting- they brought it down. They were still out there trying to end its assault. Rest was something they couldn't afford until it was all over.

He took an imaginary breath and moved forward.

In his mind he mapped out the creature, starting from its hand then working his way up its arm. There's something about it he couldn't explain; a feeling in the back of his mind. Something wasn't right here. Before he could resurface on top of the thing's chestplate however, something cracked the armour where he was, forcing him to pop out on the inner side of it instead.

Gravity took Elijah to the second layer of the golem and his fingers caught on the holes it was littered with. Confusion formed on his face once he came down from his shock. Holes? What kind of monster was this? The tense feeling hadn't gone away either but he couldn't see what was causing it, his eyes not adjusting fast enough in the darkness. One thing was for certain though.

He shouldn't be here.

Another explosion outside as he braced himself. What a stroke of irony that the titan's armour was protecting him too now. But it reminded the freshman of something important. He dug in his pockets and held the items in front of his face. Grenades. Several of them that he'd gotten from the biker. His gaze shifted from the bombs to the holes. He'll take his leave, sure.

But not before imparting some gifts.

Shoving them back in his pockets except for one, Elijah pushed on to the lever as he pulled the pin before dropping it into the hole. He then crawled to another hole some meters away, grabbed another grenade from his jacket and pulled its pin too, throwing it in like he did with the first. He'd repeat this process, making sure the explosives weren't close to each other to spread the damage as much as possible.

And just like that, he was out of bombs. Hopefully that will be enough as he likely wouldn't have another shot at doing this. Elijah touched the back of his hand to the armour above him, sinking into it before he began to travel to the golem's leg, far and away from the carpet bombing. If something broke the plating again, whether due to the grenades above or within, at least the metal would shield him from some of the damage should he not make it to his destination in time.

As the armour shook around him, he realized it's highly likely he won't.

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OOC: Elijah meant to escape the armour but an explosion forces him inside the golem instead. He takes it as an opportunity to throw Retsu's bombs in the holes scattering the golem's body before melding into the armour again, heading to its leg as an attempt to avoid more explosions. Though he comes to accept he won't evade them all.

Emilia Hall Fanthes Bakiri Retsu Shion Utsui Claudio Bernardo