Kou grits his teeth, and reaches a shaky hand into his suit- fishing out a life stone. One of Maruki's lackeys had dropped it earlier, and it seems right now is the time to use it. He lets out a small breath of relief as the weak healing magic washes over him- not enough to truly heal him, but enough to help, at least. It's enough that he doesn't need to lean on his sword for balance, and he sheaths it on his back again, for now.

Fury and grief still tremble through his veins, his gauntlets clenching and unclenching, longing for something to dig into- but without a target, it has nowhere to go, and all Kou can do is clench his teeth.

"If you think this- whatever it is you're planning- is going to get me on your side, or get you what you want," he snarls at the walls, making sure that Maruki can feel his rage through his words, "you're even more of a blind idiot than your Persona would make you seem."

That said, he can't see any obvious way out. The walls scale into seemingly forever, there are no openings in them, and after a fruitless attack from Palnatoke that doesn't even leave a scratch, not a lot of options are left. Palnatoke's navigation can't seem to grasp anything; it's just a scrambled signal, leaving him to rely on his senses alone, and there seems to be only one path forward, for now. Despite his anger, his anxiety, the profound sense of loss that Maruki oh-so-graciously rekindled with furious intensity, there is not much Kou can do now.

"Piece of shit," he hisses, spitting out the remaining blood in his throat onto the disgustingly pristine walls, sullying them. "Maniacal, self-centered control freak. You wouldn't lose your memories if you'd just given me my tape, asshole, but I guess your so-called 'research' is more important than some lousy memories to you. Who cares when you can just brainwash your problems away, right?"

With no other choice, however, Kou starts walking deeper into the labyrinth, all his senses on high alert.