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Draft 15 19（第3页）

Kagami’svoicefadedawayintothestillness。Thesunhadalreadysetbehindthedarkclouds。Theglowingholyvessels，whichhadlitupthespace，begantodisie，returningtofloatingspecksoflight，thendisappearingintothedarkness。

TheoutlineofKagami’sspiritbodybegantoglow，butinsteadofbeingsolidagain，itstartedtoevaporate，untilatlastallthatwasleftwasasmallwhiffofsmoke，whichseemedreadytodissipate。

ArashirantothelocationwhereKagamihadbeen，whileshoutingwithgreaturgency，“Akishi!ehelp!”

Akishidashedforward，“shehassacrificedherbodyANDherspirit--weotreviveher!”

Kagamihadsacrificedherphysicalbodytthedivinepowertothisworld，andthepricefortemporarilydeactivatingTheFive’sunparalleledtalentswasherspirit。

“Akishi!Nowevenhersoulisgoingtoperish;IwanttopreservemyKagami-inmydearswordbeforeshevanishesforever。”

“Okaythen，Arashi。Iwilldraellquicklywithmyblood，andyoutraceitcarefullywithyours。”

Thetwoworkedhurriedlywhileeveryonelookedon。

“Arashi，sword!”

Theyplacedtheswordontothespell，andAkishipouredherstrengthintoactivatingthemagic。

Thewhiffofsmokestartedtodrifttowardthesword，andArashirejoiced。“Success!”

“Notdo!”Akishireplied。

Thewhiffofsmokeattacheditselftothetipofthesword，andapureglowoflightbluestartedtocoattheentiresword，likeshimmeringlightfromapureaquamarine。

Suddenly，justastheglowwasaboutteintothesword，itquicklystartedtofade。“Itfailed!”CriedAkishi，beingtakenbysurprise。

“Whatwentwrong?!”Arashiquicklyasked。

“Hersoulisnotenoughinquantity--it’sinplete!”

“Ryō!”DemandedYukari。

“It’sinmysleepingchamber。”Ryōsaidinadepressedtone，ratherdisengaged。

“Wedon’thaveenoughmagictoteleportanymore。SomeonefromKageyamahastoretrieveitfromHimeyama。”SaidKasumi。

“Arashi，shewillbegoneinonesingleminute。”CameAkishi’svoice。

Arashitookupthesword，withafraofitstillvaguelyglowing。Sheslashedtheairinfrontofher，pherwholebeingintothemightinessoftheattack。

Thesword，uobeartheenergy，begantoshake。Itssurfacestartedcrag，segmentsofthebladebrokeoffalongtheedgeofthesword。

Aturbulentwindformedwiththeattack，andalongthepathoftheblade’sdaringcut，appearedathinblackline--anopeningtotheunknowndarkvoid。

“Kagami，yousaidyouwerefromanotherrealm。Inthisworld，yourinpletesoulotbeience。Sowhereverthere’saworldthataninpletesoulsurvive，Iamsendingyouthere!”Withthesewords，Arashithrustedtheswordintothevoid。“Mysword，mydearpanion，thoughdamaged，mayyoutakegoodcareofKagamionmybehalf。Whatevertranspires，liveinpeace，health，andhappiness。”

Thesworddisappearedintothevoid。Arashiwaosaythelastwordsof‘farewell’，butnosoundcameforthassheopenedhermouth。

TearsslowlycamedownthefacesofAkishiandArashi。Theysatontheground，withthespelltracedinbloodbetweenthem。herofthemsaidaword，astearsfellontheground。

Yukaristoodup，andslowlywalkedovertoArashi。ThenYukarisatdownontheground。

Yukarididnotknowhowtofortsomeonedeepinm，butshethoughtshecouldstartbylearningtobeatArashi’ssideinsilence。

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“Gagh!。。。”Hitomisatupinbed。

“Wha。。。oh。。。”

（“Iaminmybedroom。IthoughtIdiedatKageyama。。。”）

“Thatwasabizarredream。。。thatwasaloooonnnnngdream。。。”Hitomisaidoutloud。

“Sosomehowmysoulwasinplete，andArashihadtosliceopenthefabricoftimeandspacetoseothisworld。Huh。”Hitomilaybackdown。

（“Well，whetheritwasjustadreamornot，itisiing。Maybethe‘there’ssomethingmissing’gotonmymindsomuchthatmysubsciousnessgotworkedintomakingadreamtoprovideananswer。”）Hitomiclosedhereyesandpulledherblauptoher。

（“Goodenoughofareasonforme。Alarmwon’tringforanotherfivehours。Today，IgotothelaketoenditwithRin。”）Hitomiwentbacktosleep。