[Her fingers pause as blood splatters onto the wooden floor.
She really should have known that the oni would make her regret her decision soon enough. It was by her own recklessness and pride that it had come to this and now she was paying that steep price. Still... she had her reasons. Her own vain, selfish reasons. And this oni didn't have any say in—]
—Ah. [She parts her lips as the twin oni decorations on Shuten's knees come into view. Her brow furrows as she listens and lets out a quiet scoff in reply. She looks up and regrets that she did. When Shuten was waist-deep in shadows she was merely a cornered maiden, a victim wrapped up in her own sins made tangible. Now... with blood as a dark backdrop for her gleaming eyes, steadily dripping as though she had bathed in it...
She truly looked like an oni now. Her eyes narrow slightly.]
...My reasons? I wouldn't expect an oni to understand them.
That's all. [She gives the ends of her haori a last squeeze before releasing the fabric. When she turns her hands over the skin is tinted red, from the tips of her fingers to the base of her wrist. From beneath her lashes she looks up at Shuten, her mouth slowly lifting into a patient smile.]
That aside, your name is rather impressive as well, Miss.
Ah, my apologies. [Her mouth softly whistle the words.] Shuten-douji.
Why don't we... [A pause. She smiles around her next words.] 'Start from scratch', hm?
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She really should have known that the oni would make her regret her decision soon enough. It was by her own recklessness and pride that it had come to this and now she was paying that steep price. Still... she had her reasons. Her own vain, selfish reasons. And this oni didn't have any say in—]
—Ah. [She parts her lips as the twin oni decorations on Shuten's knees come into view. Her brow furrows as she listens and lets out a quiet scoff in reply. She looks up and regrets that she did. When Shuten was waist-deep in shadows she was merely a cornered maiden, a victim wrapped up in her own sins made tangible. Now... with blood as a dark backdrop for her gleaming eyes, steadily dripping as though she had bathed in it...
She truly looked like an oni now. Her eyes narrow slightly.]
...My reasons? I wouldn't expect an oni to understand them.
That's all. [She gives the ends of her haori a last squeeze before releasing the fabric. When she turns her hands over the skin is tinted red, from the tips of her fingers to the base of her wrist. From beneath her lashes she looks up at Shuten, her mouth slowly lifting into a patient smile.]
That aside, your name is rather impressive as well, Miss.
Ah, my apologies. [Her mouth softly whistle the words.] Shuten-douji.
Why don't we... [A pause. She smiles around her next words.] 'Start from scratch', hm?
Won't you simply accept that for now?
[Hah, she thinks. As if she would.]