-Rising Up from the Ashes-

just when you thought
that you had it all worked out
you will be the last one
to figure it out

then you will see
that in order to be free
we just don’t wanna fake it
anymore

it doesn’t seem to add up
and nothing seems to matter
you’ve outgrown all the anger
you know that it’s not the answer

rising up from the ashes
You know we never meant to burn
rising up from the ashes...

Rising Up from the Ashes by The Living End
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ha! i've been m.i.a. for over a week, but now i'm gonna start to draw a little bit more! ha... the pic is featuring akira and arkham during the beginning of the second installment... i think i've already explained their relationship, but i'll post it again just to be safe... akira is a notorious warrior, trained in the ninja arts, and takes arkham under her wing as he wants to control his darker side... she was, in the first installment, the main antagonist to the three sisters, ryu, ama, and yui, but after ryu spared her life, she changed her life determined to undo all the damage she's caused... she then meets an defeated arkham and treats his wounds... he later tells her about the wager with mana and, for some reason, she believes him and decides to help, hoping to relieve her of her sins... she teaches him on how to control his life-force and more advanced martial arts to defend himself... all this takes place in between the first and second installments...