That Which is Left Unfinished

That’s why…
I lower my eyes to the shattered mirror atop the sheet of cloth.

Kei: They left us no choice, did they?

Yumei: That’s true… even she seemed convinced of that.

Live by the sword, and die by the sword. Do unto others as you would have done unto you.

Kei: If you reap what you sow, you shouldn’t do bad things…

Uzuki: Kei-san, there might be power remaining inside, so be careful.

Kei: Eh!?

The hand I reached out toward the fragments pulls back as if stung by a whip.

Uzuki: You didn’t cut yourself, did you?

Kei: No, it’s okay. I only touched it.

Uzuki: You’ll be fine, I think, but there will be trouble if you come under a curse, so I’ll put that away.

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