Akuma no jizoku-sei

[Jazzi]

Ainu Depot - 29.02.823 A.S

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Kneeling in front of her table, she spoke her message with a tear in her eye. Her voice faltered as she put her hands in her lap, hiding their shaking from view. Withdrawal from the dream, the cardamine that sustained her, had taken it's toll. Hana could easily be said to have aged a decade in the space of that one long week. Her skin bore scars from the self-inflicted scratches... anything to ignore the pain of her torture. She shuddered, and taking a deep sigh she focused on finishing the rest of the message.

Closing the datapad, she sat back on crossed legs. "Whilst Hidaeki was honourable... they shall pay..." Rubbing her forehead, she held out a hand in front of her face and frowned deeply. It's blurred form floated in front of her, swaying as the withdrawals kicked in once again. "Where...Where did I put it..." As she fumbled around in her satchel for her breather, it occurred to her her life as a Chrysanthemum could never be the same... the damage to her body from the lack of cardamine had taken too much a toll.

"Perhaps...perhaps it could be..." Moments later, she found herself staring at the pulsing form of the orb on her desk. "Perhaps... it could be brought back. It would only..." With only a moments thought, Hana moved to the other side of the desk and took out the purple vials she coveted. "...hai...". She brought a vial up to her mouth, and swallowed the contents in one gulp. Bringing her head back up, she looked around carefully. "Nothing..." Suddenly, the flowing blues of the orb assaulted her eyes. Screaming, she fell backwards as the visions of her past returned to her.

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