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I close my eyes, wondering what to do next. There wasn't much left in the world, as far as I know at least. I couldn't be the only survivor though... someone else must have made it. I sigh. I wander around, there was another elevator nearby. I didn't trust it much after what happened to Ceroba, but I knew it's been used recently, some of the other amalgams chose to leave. Even in their state they knew something was wrong...

I spent the next while observing my body, trying to piece together what happened to their bodies. My tail swished, I felt happy... it was something neither of them felt in a long time... its nice.

I reach the room and I move in front of the mirror, setting down the blanket to stand on. My fur has became a pale white... a remnant of the determination. I could see a slight bit of colour around my body in stripes, all a deep dark brown, darker than Kanako's... I wasn't sure what it was meant to be, it did come from her but... there's something more to it. I look around some more... answers will come eventually. I seem to be between the two in height as well, maybe about 7-8 feet tall. I part my hair and stare into what has become my eyes, one has now become two, one just above the other, they were a deep black and seemed to be a sort of void to within my body, though bright pink slits still remained taking the role of my pupils. My arms have doubled as well, the lower ones ending in claws adourned in black, each arm independent of one another... unfortunately though, one of them seems to function worse than the others, the upper left one. A remnant of her sacrifice to get here... guess I'll have to tailor my clothes when I get back...

I try to sleep some more... I can tell I'm not ready to awaken just yet... I can feel it in my body, it's shifting and moving on its own still... remnants still remain...

. . .

What traveler brought ruin to the world?

I︎T︎ S︎E︎E︎M︎S︎

i tried to apologize, for everything... causing her to fall down... for not getting here sooner... for not being able to stay... i try to tell her that i wasn't able to stay for long... but nothing came out. she placed a goopy finger on my lips... she understood. she snuggled closer and whispered something to me... offering me some peace... telling me I wouldn't have to die... she told me we could be together forever. I was shaken by the idea, but I knew I couldn't let her live in this world alone, I knew that I wouldn't be able to live long enough for either of us, to make up for what I had done... I could feel my body starting to lose its shape, barely holding itself together... just for her. I couldn't let her live alone in a world like this... I held her, I held her as tight as I could... I closed my eyes, I couldn't bare to see what was happening. My body had gone completely numb, the only part of myself that I could feel anymore was my soul... our souls. I could feel them beating, starting out of sync, but then beating in unity, and from unity... to harmony... two beats of our souls, two stories that we shared, two bodies like one another, two minds sharing the same hope, the same dream...

i could feel eyes watching me from every angle, but whatever the presence was I couldn't return the gaze. my body started to sieze, the medication was wearing off, but I needed to keep going... i entered a room full of beds, every inch of progress i made was sheer agony, i needed to lay down... i can't move anymore... i can feel myself crumbing... my body collapses beside the nearest bed, i couldn't push myself on top of it... I couldn't keep going... it was too much... i curled what i could into a ball and my body trembled and shivered... it was cold... it was so cold... i could tell my breathing was slowing, i couldn't feel anything anymore... i had been running on borrowed time, i could feel my body losing its form... so close to my goal... so close to... Kanako...

...i awake... broken and mangled at the bottom of the shaft... i couldnt move my legs, and one of my arms was... shattered beyond use. but... i was at my goal. i tried to yell for help or in pain, but no noise could come out... i tried to drag myself across the floor with the sole limb i could use... i could feel myself becoming numb, i could feel my body slowly crumbling to dust... it was agonizing, i could feel my body tearing itself apart trying to stay together... i could see blood obscuring my vision... whatever magic i was burning to see my environment was extinguished trying to get me through the fall... i wasnt dead yet... but i wont last long... my fate was sealed... but here i am, i just need to find her... my final act... i... can't stop... not now...