Mitsuko couldn't sleep and instead of forcing herself to she decided to go for a walk around the camp with her weapons, eventually reaching the outskirts of the camp on the opposite side of LingQi and Diamondback. She feels a sharp pain in her mind that forces her to clutch onto her head. She looks up as she grits her teeth and was surprised to see an image of Akari standing there in her school uniform, though instead of getting scared like she used to, instead she was actually quite mad at her.

'Aww, having a bad time sleeping beautiful?' She smiled innocently however Mitsuko knew full well that was fake.

'What do you want now? Haven't you made me suffer enough?' Mitsuko growled

'Oh that's no way to talk your ex now is it? Especially by what you did to me!?' Akari screeches ferociously as her uniform becomes more bloodied as more patches appear on her uniform. However Mitsuko simply turns away though its more out of annoyance than fear.

'Look I get it, its my fault you're not longer with us…with me. And I get why you're haunting me for so damn long…but can you stop it? Haven't I already been through enough?' Akari teleports in front of Mitsuko and screams in front of her face surprising her.

'Do you think you have suffered enough!?' Mitsuko with a shocked expression took a couple of steps back before she regained her composure and responded.

'I…I like to think so. Its not like I did it on purpose, I didn't know what you were feeling. You didn't say anything how was I supposed to-'

'EXCUSES!' Akari interrupted Mitsuko inches away form her face.

'You always were full of them and now is nothing different. Despite the person you try to be in this world you'll always be the MURDEROUS Mitsuko I fell in love with.'

'I'm not full of excuses…at least I try not to be.' Mitsuko admitted as she glanced to the side, trying to avoid her gaze.

'Trying isn't good enough, you tried to lead a rebellion and do stuff your way but look what happened after that!? Man Zang Ba and Wu Zi deserved much better, though where are they now? Dead!' Mitsuko shot her eyes back up at Akari who had a mischievous smirk on her face.

'Don't act like you know anything about that.'

'I know everything! Remember I've been watching you for some time. I also saw how they were killed, sad really. Do you ever wonder if they regretted their decision?'

'They probably did, I wouldn't blame them really.' Mitsuko averted her eyes away from the smug looking Akari.

'Aww look at you, feeling sorry for yourself, that's just how its always been isn't it?' Akari condescendingly criticised Mitsuko.

'Look what the fuck more do you want from me!?' Mitsuko yelled taking Akari aback.

'I get that I've been a total bitch, I get that I'm such a goddamn horrible person, I get that ok! And…I'm sorry, I'm sorry for what happened. But why now? Why ever since I came to this world is when you decide to do this shit? Can't I just live out my life now? For all I know I'll die tomorrow. Isn't that enough?' Mitsuko questioned, she wasn't sure if she was angrier or saddened by everything. Akari teleported in front of Mitsuko and screams as her eyes sink into her skull.

'You think its that easy to be forgiven!? You think just because you renounced what you did that you'll be left alone!? You think just because you're sorry makes everything ok!?' her words echoed in Mitsuko's mind as they were all she could hear. She crashed to the ground as those words kept ringing and ringing in her mind. Then all of a sudden, silence. She looks up to see Akari, still with patches of blood on her uniform though her face was back to normal as Mitsuko remembered her.

'Heh you may think its that easy, but it really isn't, do you think Zang Ba or Wu Zi can forgive you that easy, do you think they would forgive simply because you're sorry?' Akari deviously chuckled as Mitsuko looked down on the ground.

'No I don't think so, I think the opposite actually. I don't think they will forgive me no matter how much I may beg for mercy or anything like that. Again, I know I deserve nothing less…however. I think that I've suffered enough without being constantly reminded of my goddamn failures and who I lost. I don't need your constant reminders of what happened that day constantly egging me on!' Mitsuko responded getting irritated by Akari more than ever.

'Heh, maybe you don't need it…though I'm here for a reason. There's a reason why I'm always whispering to you the very things you despise you know.' The sinister chuckle of Akari severely aggravated Mitsuko.

'Maybe but I think with the shit I'm going through I don't think I need the extras. I'm already paying the price for them…and for you.'

'Hmm, would you say that you're paying the price of the murder of that woman's father?' Mitsuko shot a death glare at Akari at the mention of LingQi.

'Watch yourself.' She threatened.

'Or what? You're going to kill me again? You do an awful lot of that nowadays don't you?' Mitsuko growled at her.

'I do know you killed him without even thinking about her. I mean really? I thought she was someone important to you, yet there you were. Ready to kill him since that's your answer for everything right?' Mitsuko swung her scythe though it stops inches away from Akari's eye which seem shocked by her sudden response.

'Well what the hell would your answer be when someone you care about is being forced into an arranged marriage because of her asshole dad!? You think you can stay there and not do anything? I've had enough of standing by and letting things like that happen! That's why I wanted to get stronger so I can change things like that.'

'You didn't have any problems with standing around when it was me did you!'

'Don't even go there, they're two different goddamn situations.'

'Yeah, one you helped the other you let suffer and die!' Akari's eyes started to bleed as the drops ran flowed down her cheeks.

'That's why I wanted to help, I didn't want to repeat my actions. I felt like I could've actually done something and I was able to change it!' Mitsuko and Akari were inches away from their face, both staring daggers at each other before Akari giggled.

'I wonder is that how she'll see it?'

'What do you mean?'

'You know full well what I mean.' Akari starts circling around Mitsuko putting her ghostly hands on her though Mitsuko couldn't feel them.

'His words echo in your mind, don't they? Did you really think that killing him would have no consequences at all? Honestly, I thought you were the one out of us two that was the quiet and collected type. I suppose that bloodlust really got to you didn't it?'

'It was nothing to do with bloodlust!' Mitsuko yelled, her eyes turning into her reptilian eyes.

'Are you trying to convince me or yourself?'

'I don't need to convince myself about that because it's the truth.'

'You can't deny that you felt such relief after seeing the man dying in front of you right?'

'Because he was a shit ruler and a shit father and hurt LingQi, why would I not feel relief after him?

'Even so, you were always taught how bad killing and murdering was though, we all know how bad it is. However here you are now, leading a band of other murderers in the middle of nowhere hoping to find some supplies to make sure they don't starve.'

'Things are different at this time, aren't they? Everyones fighting for their lives.'

'Doesn't mean you have to join them does it?'

'It does when a bunch of radicals try to kill you after you wake up!'

'There you go again, conjuring your excuses. Its as if you've practiced them.' Akari smugly smirks while Mitsuko grits her teeth.

'You know you can't solve everything through sheer violence, right?'

'Of course I fucking know that. I'm not a bloodthirsty monster or anything.'

'At least that's what you tell yourself.'

'Stop with your goddamn bullshit! I'm sick of it!' Mitsuko's anger only escalates after talking to Akari who just keeps having this all-knowing smug look on her face, really reminds her of Lu Bu, Chen Gong, those people that arrogantly think they can't be touched. It really pissed her off.

'Just imagine if LingQi came by and saw us talking, what would she say? I'm sure she'd have lots of questions but there's one thing she'll want answers for. Why did you kill her dad?' Akari smirk grew into a smug smile as she saw Mitsuko struggling to come up with everything while also seeing her twitching with the left side of her face, trying to contain the anger.

'She's only been following you because you took her home away and has nowhere to go.'

'She was going to get married off and be a trophy wife! And besides the flood attack would've happened anyway. At least this way she survives and has a chance to be happy.'

'Maybe the history books got it wrong, maybe she could've escaped and found someone worthy of her? But look where she is now, wondering with her father's killer. How would she feel once she found out you smiled and delighted when her father turned into a corpse?'

'Stop it.' Mitsuko begs. She doesn't want to think about that anymore, she doesn't want to think about how upset and angry she will be. She just wanted it to be left alone.

'How will she be when she realises what kind of monster you really are.'

'Please just stop it.' Mitsuko clasped her hand against her ears trying to block out the voice, however her voice starts coming from inside her mind as she sees her speaks.

'How will she react when she knows you're just a murderer?'

'Shut up!' Mitsuko screamed out of anger. She swings her scythe at slicing Akari's throat surprising her. She grabbed the wound trying to suppress the river of blood escaping. Mitsuko didn't realise what she did until it was too late. Her left side of her face stopped twitching.

'Wait, I'm sorry I didn't-I…I didn't want to have to do that.'

'B-but you still don't…f-f-fully regret it…do you? You d-didn't like what I was saying did you?' Akari attempts to chuckle though the wound prevents her from doing so as she crashes to the ground. Mitsuko was too surprised to actually go to her, wondering if she would reject her help.

'Of course I didn't like it but I-'

'Well th-there you go. S-s-sounds to me like you're j-just a monster who accepted herself.' Akari looks up to see Mitsuko's shocked expression on her face and couldn't help but gurgle as she attempts to laugh.

'So what will you do then? When she realises the truth? You know full well she'll want to kill you. Will you let her or will you kill her aswell?' Akari spits out more blood as Mitsuko snapped out of her trance and crouched in front of Akari even though she didn't want to hear anymore of what she has to say.

'I could never bring myself to kill her.'

'But you can to me? Heh, if you can kill me again then what's stopping you from killing her?' Mitsuko just kept silent with a horrified expression on her face. She never thought of it that way, if she can kill Akari like this out of anger, what's stopping her from just slipping up? What about Pang Tong, Dodomeki, Gyuki or Diamondback? What if they say something she didn't like and just lost it? Is this really what she is? Someone who kills for the sake of it? A monster? A murderer?

'Just imagine it now, you've just killed everyone who was loyal to you. Their blood is on your scythe, your sword, your hands. Just imagine if it wasn't me you just killed but.' Akari stops herself as her body metamorphoses into Lu LingQi with the same wound, looks and blood pouring out. Mitsuko stayed there speechless.

'Me? Mitsuko…why…why are you…like this?' "LingQi" questioned as she starts to collapse before Mitsuko able to grab onto her shoulders.

'Wait LingQi, I'm sorry I didn't mean to. I thought…I thought you were…I mean this isn't me…I mean maybe it is. I-I…I just don't know but I never wanted this to happen I-' Mitsuko was panicking, she didn't know this was going to happen. LingQi starts laughing as she starts morphing into Akari again.

'Hehe, don't worry it was only me…this time. But if you're going to keep walking this path you may need to kill her like you did me and you'll have to force yourself to move on…just like you did with me.' Akari states, looking severely upset, unable to contain her tears. It broke Mitsuko's heart.

'Akari I-'

'My lady?' Mitsuko looked around as she heard Dodomeki's voice. She found herself standing alone. No Akari, no LingQi, nobody just her and Dodomeki. Did she just imagine the whole thing? She couldn't believe it…yet the confusion and emotions she was feeling felt very real. She realised she can't just stay in silence all this time and ignore Dodomeki.

'Yes Dodomeki, did you find anything in your search? A village maybe?' Mitsuko asked without turning around, she didn't want to risk revealing anything that may have been on her face.

'I did yes, unfortunately not what we wanted my lady. I found a small village however it was recently razed thanks to bandits. Bandits that are camped nearby. A quarter of a day hike for the army to arrive however their camp is filled with supplies, I suspect from the village. Though their camp were still lit up, they may be preparing to leave by the time our army reaches there tomorrow.' Dodomeki explains. Mitsuko tightens the grip of her scythe. Those bandits expect to just raze a village and escape with their supplies while her army is struggling to live? There's no way she would let that happen.

'And where was this camp?'

'Eastwards. The camp is situated next to the side of a mountain so they can't flee from the rear and would need time to escape.'

'Is that so? In that case, rest. Tomorrow order the army to follow those directions.

'Understood my lady.' Dodomeki lowered his head and bowed as Mitsuko walked away…though not in direction of their main camp. He stood up and saw Mitsuko walking eastwards.

'My lady, where are you going?'

'Where do you think? You think I'm going to let them escape with OUR supplies? Ha. No they'll give us those supplies or die.' She tilted her head backwards to face Dodomeki with her sinister smile and her reptilian eye active. He was taken aback by this sudden change and was concerned.

'With all due respect my lady should you not rest yourself? I would be more than capable of dealing with those human lowlifes myself.' Dodomeki offered.

'Thanks but I don't think I'll be able to rest for the rest of the night without some bandit blood spilt.' Mitsuko dastardly smirks before walking off with both her weapons. Dodomeki just stood there…he wasn't sure what he should do. The fact that she didn't hear him call out to her for the last five minutes did concern him. He didn't want to let her go on his own but she was the master. If she wanted to do something, she had the freedom and the ability to do it. Still Dodomeki didn't take to the idea of Mitsuko going on her own, she could've been ambushed or captured. Just the thought of her falling into a trap without him to help her doesn't sit too comfortably with him. He quickly shook his head. What was he thinking? She would be fine, Mitsuko's capable of dealing with whoever she needed to even if it was a Mitsukai or anything. Dodomeki returns to the camp…however the thought of Mitsuko getting hurt was always present in his mind and doesn't know why. He never felt this way before so why is this different? Maybe some rest will help him out and maybe doing this Mitsuko will return to normal.