>Fight to keep breathing. This is clearly a falsehood, and she is not going to run us out of breath before we strangle out hers!
>Get above Wingly Gengetsu.
>Then stop flying, and let gravity handle the rest while fighting for breath.
>If we actually fall close to her, grab on.
>You stubbornly will yourself not to asphyxiate inside someone else's dream. You get another shallow breath, but it does little to help matters at this point. You need far, far more than that. You're running beyond empty.
>The repelling force has diminished enough to let you maneuver yourself above Gengetsu. You manage to dodge most of the fire around you, although you get clipped by another couple shots as you transit. You're more than angry enough at this point to shrug them off with little more than a grimace.
>You let go of your flight and start to pummel. At least some rules still seem to function like you would expect. If anything, it's nice to just let yourself go. Every ounce of energy you expend at the moment feels like it's bought at a high price. However, without the leverage to dodge, you snag another pair of bullets on the way down.
>You've picked your drop point well, and fall within arm's reach of the fragment of Gengetsu. As she is making no effort to evade, and barely even looking at you, she's an easy target. You thrust your free arm out and grab onto her right leg. You feel your arm jerk painfully as you fall below her and it fully extends, her flight temporarily stopping your momentum. You dig your fingers in to keep from slipping and soon she starts to fall with you; she doesn't even attempt to shake you off. You can feel a single sustained note of frustration and righteous anger resonate through you.
>Still, you're fading fast. You think you may only have a few more seconds to stop whatever it is she's doing before you no longer have the strength to hold on.
