Disclaimer: I do not own Nightmare Inspector (Yumekui Kenbun) or any characters therein.
A/N: WARNING!! STORY CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE END OF THE SERIES!!!
Owari
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It was slow at first.
He knew it was happening, but he didn't feel it.
Hifumi entered the Silver Star Tea House, and the memories came back. The memories he didn't realize he had been collecting, cherishing.
He'd always considered Hifumi something of an annoyance, and outwardly treated Mizuki with something akin to indifference, but..
But..
He fell sideways from his chair and into his companion's arms. This sham body was vanishing, quickly now.
Azusa had considered existence as a baku less than living. Eating nightmares and forgetting the day was no life. Yet Hiruko had lived more in two years as a dream-eater than he had in all his years previously. He had things he'd never known before-friends, a place he could possibly call home, precious memories. He had things to thank his predecessor for.
What it came down to, really, was that now he had..
I..
Tears streamed down his face and dried quickly as his eyes closed.
"Now I have something to lose."
And that was the most heartbreaking and yet amazing thing of all.
Something to reflect on as he faded away.
~End