Ladies and gentlemen, we did it... the craziest fade on Isshin

Aight i beat this mf just now and i gotta share what happened.

So we no-hit through genichiro, light work. Gramps comes out to play. Ngl, I get absolutely molested phase 1, eat through like 5 of my heals. But we barely clutch on. Second phase is calm, all normals, get hit few times but we slide back. Gramps V2 goes down no sweat.

Aight, now we're cooking. Phase 3. Lock in. You gotta understand that this is like my 15th attempt, and i am NOT expecting to beat bro. I've only gotten to phase 3 twice before. And Gramps V3 is no joke.

We start off with a nonchalant lightning reversal. We get him to the yellow background posture bar with no hits. Now I'm genuinely getting an adrenaline rush. Holy shit, is this THE run? But i'm too zooted so I miss a parry. Alright, it's fine, I'll just land this mikiri and hea- yo? Why TF are my gourds empty? Why TF is Sekiro in a 5 second stunlocked animation? YES THE FUCKING GOURD IS EMPTY BRUH NOW LOCK IN GRAMPS IS RIGHT- aight so i lose a life. Fuck.

At this point, i'm like yeah this run is over. No heals, 3rd phase. But i look at that posture bar. That sweet, sweet, damaged posture bar. I'm Gramps V3. I'm only living once. We're here right now. And we remember what gramps always teaching us. "Hesitation is defeat." I ain't hesitating.

But i KNOW i'm not no-hitting this guy. I'm not built like that. I got no heals, pellets are too slow for comfort... but we have one slide-back, gang.

A jizo statute.

We pop that shit and RUN it back. I'm so locked in, arms genuinely shaking. I'm fully committed now. Hit a lightning reversal, couple more parries. A mikiri. Gramps V3 is now officially red posture. Aight lock in bro- he hits me. Fuck. Aight, whatever. We used up the revive now. Fuck.

Yall know Sekiro is all about mental. As soon as you think you're gonna die, you die. If you think this isn't the run, this ISN'T the run. Manifestation is genuinely a game mechanic. So with no revives, my heart is sinking. But then...

Oh my days. The fucking pink jizo statue. Holy crap. We pop it. I'm so locked in now. No looking back.

We run in. Parry, parry, parry. And... holy crap, is he jumping for the lightning? Holy fuck. My hands are shaking as I jump up holding block. Oh my days i caught it. Gramps is one tap. I fade him with the lightning. Oh my god. Oh my god. I'm genuinely in Nirvana. I'm so elated I almost forget to hit the second attack for the execute. But I do it...

And gramps is dead. Farewell gramps.

I fucking love you, jizo statues.