It's not working. He looked up sadly, still on his knees, looking defeated, exhausted. He shook his head.

"I guess not..." He could feel it, even so, that spark inside of him that felt like his king. The tiniest light in the overwhelming darkness, the reality of a world where Lord Gyousou was dead.

"I thought... I bowed for him once. Asen. If I could do it for him then I should be able to..."

He's not strong enough.