76 can feel himself slipping, that creeping thing inside him threatening to push its way out of his chest. He knows, on some level, that by wasting time and energy fighting Reaper, he's just making it easier for the Faceless to take him. In fact, that's probably what's happening right now.

The more visceral part of him doesn’t care—wants to see Reaper dead at any cost. If this is his chance, so be it. He doesn't know if the mask is part of him now, but he claws at it with the intent to rip it right off Reaper's face.