Die
To lose
Both terms in one sentence
- They often happen during a significant fight in which one character is going to lose or die or if the fight helps defines a character that's won.
Source: Flashback / Anime and Manga - Double-example, since the last two ninja, lovers, both intended to lose and die in the duel they'd been forced into.
Source: Last Survivor Suicide - All it does is cause Miku to lose her beloved brother and spend the third game wanting to die because she feels guilty for not insisting on him to leave the Himuro mansion with her.
Source: Senseless Sacrifice
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