kali rests his head on batu's chest and closes his eyes, thinking, "Batu, I..." before the sound of a heartbeat startles him from his thoughts and he shoots up, looking down at batu in shock
kali rests his hand on batu's chest, "Was that...?" but it is completely still and silent. "...No..." he sets a hand on his own chest and feels his heart beating, and that gives him an idea
kali looks back at his journal and recalls his notes, "In one particular aspect, alchemy and arcanima are nearly identical." he looks leans over batu and laughs, "Never let it be said that I haven't done anything for you." the journal continues, "And that is that their teachings, as immutable and unbending as they may seem, are ultimately up to the learner's interpretation. So then, it stands to reason that if he needs a heart..." kali leans to give batu a kiss as his own heart is broken down with arcanima and reconstituted within batu's chest. there is an ethereal glow surrounding them as batu's color starts to come back. "I may as well take it literally."
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