Thirty Ninth Star [Voice]

[heavenfang]

N-no... not that many... it was never that many...

It will stop. I promise it will. The killing will stop. It's gone. Burried in the lake...

STOP COUNTING! STOP, DAMNIT!

I SAID STOP IT!!!

-There is a loud crash as Tir is obviously destroying the walls of his own apartment-

...where's Kazuki. please tell me...

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[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

You do... because I know that... before... I had helped save you. I was able to do some good in this world...

-He could just be babbling. It's hard to tell. But it's obvious he isn't lying...-

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[surelyalright.livejournal.com]

You--

T-Thank you...

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[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

So I'm not just... I'm not some killer...

but one life saved cannot make up for so many lost...

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[surelyalright.livejournal.com]

So many--

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[surelyalright.livejournal.com]

...

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[surelyalright.livejournal.com]

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[surelyalright.livejournal.com]

But...

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[surelyalright.livejournal.com]

T-Tir-san had a reason, right? You wouldn't--

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[surelyalright.livejournal.com]

...

[And the tears flow again.]

[Commentlog] Done!

[surelyalright.livejournal.com]

[Without thinking about it, she quickly hugs Tir.]

And y-you know that killing is w-wrong, so...

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[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

...

-He gingerly wraps his arms around her as well. He had been speculating if... if these would be the people he killed in the future. If these were the souls that his Rune would devour...

But here, it was gone. He didn't have to shoulder that burden. He began to cry...-

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[surelyalright.livejournal.com]

...

[She doesn't say a word. There's nothing to say, really-- all she can do is offer him the only method of comfort that she can.]

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[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

-Familiar words echoed in his mind. Leknaat's words. He couldn't change fate, and he'd been cast a cruel hand. This was only temporary. Kazuki, Sakura, Kio, Riou, all of them... they would all be gone and he'd be back to serving the Rune. He couldn't bear this... this staggering truth-

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[surelyalright.livejournal.com]

[And then it comes to her. Her one unbeatable phrase--]

No matter how bad things seem, surely everything will be alright.

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[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

...

-He looks at her, slowly mouthing the words himself-

Surely... everything will be... alright...

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[surelyalright.livejournal.com]

[She slowly nods. Things would be alright... Right? They had to be.]

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[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

-He nods as well, looking down at his hand. He flexes the fingers with a wince, finally starting to feel the associated pain-

...Thank you.

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[surelyalright.livejournal.com]

I-I'm just glad that I could help, Tir-san...

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[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

You're such a strong person, Sakura... stronger than many adults...

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[surelyalright.livejournal.com]

[...]

T-Th-Thank you...

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[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

You... shouldn't stay here long. Surely your brother is... worried.

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[surelyalright.livejournal.com]

It-It's okay. He knows that I'm not hurt.

[I'm worried about you, sir.]

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[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

Please... I think I'll be okay.

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[surelyalright.livejournal.com]

...

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[surelyalright.livejournal.com]

[She holds out her pinky.]

Promise?