the story continues from the part in the manga where Kyouko strangled and pushed Sho off the tower in Sho's PV.


Her entire face hid behind her hands as she stood still, as if in a prayer, or perhaps she was trying to hide away from whoever she did not want to face.

However, even without her own self's knowledge, under the pair of delicate hands, her cherry red lips slowly cracked to form an undetected smile. Nobody, not even those of higher power, was aware of a dormant little seed that had started to germinate within her.

"O… onee-san, what… what have you done?!" A shaky voice sounded from behind her.

"Ha… Haha… Hahahahaha! Yes! What have I done?" The sudden burst of laughter echoed from the top of the tower, passing through the thick layers of cloud. Her hands fell to her sides and she turned around, a twisted expression erased all traces of her regular self. "I have just killed a living being. I... I have just caused the death of a living, breathing, being." But with a step forward, her facial expression suddenly softened and a single tear slowly streamed down her face.

"And, that man is the one that you love." She took another step forward, reaching out for Mimori. "Although I know I will be forever hated, but this is my way of protecting you."

"No, no, onee-san, why are you getting paler!" Mimori scampered forward, trying to hold her dear sister's hand, to feel her gentle warmth once again. "I… I don't blame you! Really!" Although grief of her lover's death had impacted her greatly, her dear sister's situation is more urgent now.

"I am sorry. I will have to leave, to atone for what I did."

"Wait… Wait! Onee-san! Don't leave me!" Mimori's reached out hand passed through the translucent figure.

"I am sorry…" Her last words became whispers that seem to be scattered by the wind.

"Noooo! Kyouko onee-san!" Mimori screamed. But no one answered. The soothing voice that resembled the tone of the finest harp; the gentle hands that always held hers when they went exploring; the eyes that were as clear as an undisturbed lake; the person whom she had been together with since the day she opened her eyes – She is forever gone.