[ honestly, he can't claim he doesn't belong in this scene. every second after the trial ended, it's been replaying in his head. just the sight of ryunosuke's face in that horrified expression, as karuma plunges through his chest... his blood spilled on the seamless steel of his family's sword -- the only thing left of kazuma's father. ]
[ but. ]
[ he has the strength to move, still. so he goes. his eyes remain rooted at the scene, but he keeps walking. it stays with him, the memory, as it always does. but he keeps going ]
no subject
[ but. ]
[ he has the strength to move, still. so he goes. his eyes remain rooted at the scene, but he keeps walking. it stays with him, the memory, as it always does. but he keeps going ]
[ he doesn't want this to be how the tale ends. ]