“I think you need to relax.”
“Pfff. You know I can’t do that, Kakuzu,” Hidan sneered, but unconsciously made an effort to lower his shoulders by trying to loosen his taunt muscles. The attempt remained largely unsuccessful.
‘You need to relax.’ Bullshit! He needed to fight, to maim, to kill. He was his Lord’s weapon on this earth, the arrow in his bow – and therefore always under tension, always ready to rain death and destruction on this world.
True relaxation, the bone-deep satisfaction of both body and mind at peace… That would only be possible after an offering to his God. If Jashin was sated, happy and relaxed, Hidan was sated, happy and relaxed. It wasn’t too difficult a concept to grasp.
“It’s been too long. I can feel him grow more and more restless by the day.”
Clenching his teeth, Hidan immediately scolded himself for not holding his tongue. Watching Kakuzu’s growing annoyance as he serenated about his beliefs was usually one of Hidan’s favourite activities, but neither he nor Jashin were in the mood for the blasphemous doubts of a non-believer after more than a month without a sacrifice.
On the blurry edges of his consciousness, he could feel the impatient tapping of long, pearly nails, and the sound crawled like ants under his skin.