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“Purity and morality are not synonymous. Purity is born of pure intent, of faith and confidence in one’s choices. When one acts with conviction, his ki will be pure and powerful, and that, kamigakari, is the source of all strength.”
Actions change our course, influence our futures, but intentions define us, empower us. Without intent, we are nothing.
A single tear escaped her closed eyes and slipped down her cheek. He didn’t love her enough for his soul to be forever changed, but she was afraid her soul had already been rewritten in his flames.
“Shiro, will you …” She drew in a quivering breath. “Will you watch the fireworks after the solstice? Will you watch them in … in my place?”
“Whatever you ask of me.” He drew her closer and captured her hand in his, lifting it. Eyes lowered, he pressed his lips to her knuckles. “Whatever you desire, whatever you need. Command me, little miko.”
“On the eve of this world’s destruction, caution will be our death sentence.” Ice and fire coated his dangerous, crooning tones. “Though it may be the path of greatest risk, it is the only path that leads to victory.”
“I don’t want to lose this. You are my fire, Emi. You are my warmth. Before you, the flames within me were cold as ice.”
“He is my other half,” Uzume replied simply. “He completes me. To tire of him would be to tire of life itself.”
Tomorrow is my last day in this world. I am not afraid.
To find true makoto no kokoro, you don’t need to be in harmony with a kami. You need to be in harmony with yourself.
“If I am your fire, then you are my light.”
“I would have kept you forever, little miko.” His words were soft, almost soundless. “I would have taken you with me wherever the tides of time carried us, and I would have loved you until the very end.”
