Kirra sat in a corner of the Masaki house, crying quietly. She wouldn't let anyone near her, and shot a crackling bolt of red lightning at Sasami when Sasami tried to comfort her.
"That's gratitude for you!" Ryoko muttered. "We save her life, and she tries to kill our cook. What's up with her anyway, Tenchi? I know Mihoshi's death couldn't have done this to her."
"I don't know, Ryoko. I talked with her at the Water of Truth, and she disappeared."
"You don't know what she asked you?"
"Duh, Ryoko! You know about the Water of Truth."
"Yeah, Tenchi, but where is it?"
"I'm not telling you!"
Kirra stopped crying and stood up to look at them with hollow eyes. Her face was red from her tears, and she looked empty of emotion, worse than before she had come here. Kirra walked out of the house, into the front yard, and lay down on the ground.
Everyone hurried outside to see what the heck she was doing. She was just laying there, on the muddy ground! Was she insane?
Kirra moved her hands so that her forefinger was pointing at her heart. A chain of lightning began to curl around it, whipping angrily. Tenchi realized what was about to happen, and ran out to stop her, too late.
The lightning lashed towards her heart, almost stopping it. She would not live for long.
"Kirra! Kirra! Stop! What are you doing?!" Tenchi called out in anguish.
"Tenchi." She whispered. "Tenchi, back at the Water…the Truth Water…I asked you if you loved me. You said no. Since you don't love me, let me die without these goodbyes!" Kirra was beginning to cough blood now.
"Kirra…" Tenchi said in surprise. He knelt down and set his hand on her chin, ignoring the blood.
"Tenchi…my love…always."
"Kirra, no, don't leave."
"Bye, Tenchi…Please…please…remember me…" Her voice faded slowly as her head rolled to lay flat against the ground.
"Kirra!" He said loudly. "NO!"
This was worse than Mihoshi's death. Mihoshi had been nothing but a burden since day one. Kirra…Kirra had helped out, and had been so much more…intriguing. Mysterious, he guessed.
Why? Why her?