Her Drowning
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It nibbled at her, as her gem grew dark.
It's despair. She knew it was. What she didn't know was what would happen if it went all the way black, if she ran out of power. Would a grief seed at that point make any difference at all? Or will she have used up all the power she'd gained and she'd have to watch from the sidelines thereafter?
It shouldn't matter, she thinks. She'd achieved her wish. Kyousuke was happy, playing the piano again. She'd saved him. And she'd saved many a person thereafter, by fighting Witches and Familiars alike.