child_kanji | *Sixth Firefly* : *Video*

[The video comes on to Zashiki sitting in a plain Asian-style room, in a patterned yukata. It's not very obvious where she's located, but wherever it is, it's really quiet and peaceful. Alra-chan's voice is coming from behind the D-Comm.]

I-is it on... ?

It's on. Are you sure you want to do this, Zashiki?

I'm sure...

Alright...

U-uhm... I don't know... if anyone actually remembers me. I was-- ... when people were getting their souls taken... that was me...

[she bows her head, hiding her eyes with her bangs]

I'm sorry... I'm so sorry for everything I did... I know I was under Akumaro's control, but... I-I don't... I don't want to use that as an excuse. The truth is, I willingly told him about my power. If I had never done that, he wouldn't have exploited it... and no one would have gotten hurt because of me...

I scared my friends... Watanuki-kun... Doumeki-kun... they were all worried about me. Nadeko-chan even tried to save me, b-but...

[she stops long enough to rub at her eyes with the back of her hand, but she still doesn't look up. Her shoulders are shaking noticeably.]

I'm glad everyone is okay... Watanuki-kun helped get everyone's souls back to them. Ame-chan took me away after it was all over, that's why I haven't... said anything until now.

She wasn't okay. I still don't think she is, but she keeps trying to tell me different.

I-I'm better now, Alra-chan... I don't think it's right for me to keep quiet this long. Not after what I did.

And you're still not convinced that none of this was your fault?

[Zashi looks up, teary eyed and clearly upset by this comment]

I shouldn't have told anyone about that power! It's dangerous, and I never ever want to use it again! I-- !

[she stops suddenly, starting to cough harshly.]

Zashiki...

[Alra-chan sighs, and with a mutter of 'I think we're done now...' turns the comm off]

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Greetings. My name is Shiba Takeru, of the Samurai Sentai Shinkenger - those who were given the responsibility of destroying the threat of Akumaro's kind.

Your partner... She's right. Lies and deceit are how Akumaro plays his games. You were merely someone who was caught up in it, just as everyone else was. You certainly were not the first.

[ she heard the coughing and came into the room, kneeling next to her and gently rubbing her back as she waits for her to finish. ]

[keeps coughing for a few more minutes before quieting down. She leans against Ame tiredly, chest rising and falling heavily.]

I thought I was getting better...

Zashiki-chan, don't blame yourself. You didn't know what Akumaro was capable of. He's a monster that enjoys suffering. None of this is your fault.

That... That...

Ryuunosuke-sama, watch your language.

He used an innocent... That Gedoushu used an innocent.

I'm none to happy about it either. Especially after seeing the aftermath.

[there's a good five minutes before her reply, and when she comes back she looks much more tired and pale. She still bows to him, though.]

Shiba-san... e-even if that's true... I still gave him something he could use...

An innocent... ?

Zashiki, don't you think for a second you're anything but!

I'm... I don't know what I am anymore...

[ she looks extremely sad. ]

Zashi-chan ... I know you don't believe it, so I won't tell you I don't think it's your fault, even if that's what I really think.

But I do want you to believe me when I tell you that I don't hold anything against you for what happened, and I just want you to feel better, and I hope we can spend some time together and become better friends when you're feeling well.

[ she does manage a smile ~ ]

[ wraps her arms around her and holds her close, closing her eyes. ]

You are. It's just going very slowly. That fiend really did a number on you, but I'm also willing to wager that this world might have something to do with your slow recovery.

Just take it easy.

[ pets her hair a little. ]

Mm...

[she manages her own tired smile, but it is almost instantly followed by tears rolling down her cheeks]

I want to come back... I miss my friends... I wish none of this had happened...

[she starts coughing again, hunching over a little]

It's alright. You couldn't help being manipulated and I don't hold what happened against you. You don't need to blame yourself for it.

I... I want to go back... I miss our friends, Ame-chan... but I know I'm not ready yet...

I still shouldn't have told him... if Watanuki-kun hadn't gotten the souls back in time...

It never would have happened without his intent to do so. You also couldn't have known.

If you give into the sorrow he created by doing that, you are only giving any like him power. The tears of their victims are the very thing which feed the Gedoushuu.

Mn, a lot of us wish that, Zashi-chan. We all miss you and we want to see you again, but right now your health is most important.

[ as she starts to cough again, Nadeko winces. She hates feeling so helpless ... ]

I... I can't help it...!

[she starts crying again, hiding her face in her hands]

They could have been lost forever if Watanuki-kun hadn't helped...

[her coughing fades]

I don't know if I'll ever be okay... it was so dark, being under his control...

You didn't know it would turn out that way. [He sighs.] I know what it's like to play into someone's hands and be used to do things I would never do. It does hurt, but... the best we can do is move on.

You're not. And it's good that you know that. It saves me the trouble of having the emphasize it.

[ hugs her a little tighter. ]

Hang in there.

No... I didn't. But it still doesn't feel right... I don't feel right...

[she starts to say more, but the coughing fit comes back again]

I can't imagine what that would be like ...

I know you'll recover, though. You're very strong, Zashi-chan.

[coughing again]

C-can they come visit some time? I think I could handle that...

[That worries him.] Hey, you should go get some more rest. You don't sound so good.

Y... you really think so?

You are an innocent. Akumaro enjoys the pain and tears of the innocent. He enjoys toying with people and their emotions. He also enjoys using people and others of his kind as his own personal puppets.

He knows what he does and he enjoys it. He would since he's been alive for over 200 years.

He's a manipulator. He takes control of those who are unsuspecting and/or are innocent.

Don't think you are anything but an innocent. You are a victim of crimes that he has committed. You didn't know.

[tired, sad smile]

I've been like this ever since it happened...

She's a child spirit. Who knows how much darkness that bastard filled her with just trying to keep control of her mind.

Alra-chan...

What, I'm not allowed to be pissed? I don't care if the bastard is gone! That doesn't forgive what he's done to you!

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