𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅.

was it worth it, jinu ? abandoning us ?

[𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅. @SAJASISTER]

𝑾𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔. 𝑾𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆. 𝑾𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅.

[𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅. @SAJASISTER]

allowed her to roam. Last she had seen it, it had been but a sapling.

[𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅. @SAJASISTER]

As soon as Mira's demeanor shifted, Yang expected a strike to follow - but it never came. Instead the huntrix girl seemed genuinely bewildered; Yang wasn't sure whether that was due to her words, actions or both. The demon gave a nod, along with a voiceless huff.

' that's+

[𝕸ɪяᴀ。(미라) @WildestHuntrix]

Noticing how the demon raised her clawed hand to trample with the colorful, ethereal strings, the hunter's posture turned to a much more defensive one; readying herself to strike, if needed.

However, just as she was about to summon her 𝘨𝘰𝘬-𝘥𝘰, what unfolded next beforeー

[𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅. @SAJASISTER]

right . . . it's been a while. '

Cracking a joke was certainly harder without tones to work with . . .
Once again the demon's eyes darted towards the sacred tree.

' My mentor planted it . . . Would you let me see it up close ? It has been so long . . . '

Gwi-Ma had never+

[𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅. @SAJASISTER]

@DEFECTS_VOICE panya.˚ʚ🧸ɞ˚

If it is, she doesn't know. It makes no difference

[𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅. @SAJASISTER]

" no souls ", yang repeats.

she knows she's being ungrateful after everything yu-mi has done for her, but this is her choice. she hasn't taken souls in many decades. gwi-ma was the one who forced her to stay alive. without gwi-ma, it's only a matter of time until she withers+

[yu - mi 〈 유미 〉 @DEFECTS_VOICE]

" i can't make you take them, but the offer will still be there. "

they have to think of something. she's wasting away in front of her all to stay connected to the honmoon, even when it fought against her.

" i miss the honmoon... "

[𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅. @SAJASISTER]

" i will be alright. "

it isn't a lie, yang does think that she might be, someday. so long as gwi-ma doesn't return, she will be. demonkind will be. they will learn.

[yu - mi 〈 유미 〉 @DEFECTS_VOICE]

" if you ever need help, i'm here. "

sometimes. sometimes it was necessary to get away from all this, to pretend that they aren't the new 'king of demons'. the title weighs them down like a fetter.

demonkind needs to figure out how to survive without a king.

[𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅. @SAJASISTER]

it to shape it into words for Mira to read. Her patterns flaring up straight away around her hands as she did so.

' That tree . . . '

Another look was thrown towards it.

' I was there when it was planted. '

[𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅. @SAJASISTER]

At first, the demon's eyes only lingered on the tree. Not intently staring as if she'd never seen a tree before but . . . lost. Her gaze almost empty as she stood lost in thought, as if she were far away and had completely forgotten about where she was in the first place.+

[𝕸ɪяᴀ。(미라) @WildestHuntrix]

The day in which Mira would feel any drop of empathy towards a demon was one she never expected to live.

And here she was, gazing towards the other with a hint of curiosity in her eyes; observing just how the other shrunk in her place. Almost seeming to seek comfort withinー

[𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅. @SAJASISTER]

have been so much easier with words. With a voice. She did have her abilities still, but with the new Honmoon in place it was much harder . . . Still, Yang tried.
Raising a single clawed hand to tap into the Honmoon just as any hunter could - plucking just a single ring from+

[darling、 dearest . @rebloomng]

if all else perished, and he remained, i should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.

[𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅. @SAJASISTER]

gwi-ma's command; she will refuse under yu-mi's if she has to.

[𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅. @SAJASISTER]

souls.

the thought alone makes yang feel nauseous. she remembers each and every horrible thing she has done, back when she had freshly turned demon . . . things she refuses to do again.

" no souls ", yang simply says and shakes her head.

she's refused to take them under+

[yu - mi 〈 유미 〉 @DEFECTS_VOICE]

" you need souls. "

the wear fraying the edges of yang's voice tells them how bad it is. she watches the weakness pull down on her movements; yet yang still plays those songs.

songs they remember. even if the kims tainted the lyrics, the notes stay the same.

+

[𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅. @SAJASISTER]

Apparently . . .

[★ 𝕁𝕚𝕟𝕦 ★ @sajabro]

No rest for the wicked I guess...

[𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅. @SAJASISTER]

I will help you.

[yu - mi 〈 유미 〉 @DEFECTS_VOICE]

and you just got your voice back.

[𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅. @SAJASISTER]

yes . . .

[★ 𝕁𝕚𝕟𝕦 ★ @sajabro]

Ah ssi-

[𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅. @SAJASISTER]

he'll hurt you.

[yu - mi 〈 유미 〉 @DEFECTS_VOICE]

tell the huntrix girls you need to hide. i'll deal with him.

[𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅. @SAJASISTER]

she can.

jinu is dead. it doesn't matter if she dies too. it's for a good cause.

[𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅. @SAJASISTER]

" better ", she says after some thinking, " i'm improving. i think. slowly. "

her voice, yes. her health is a different story. her body is more frail than ever; strengthening the barrier while it simultanously tries to banish her is weakening. but she will use her voice while+