Beginning note: I don't own Spirited Away, I'm not making any money off it, and this is all for the funzys.
Ablution - A ceremonial act of washing parts of the body or sacred containers
Retribution
Steeling herself, Chihiro took off down the hillside, making her way to the town at the foot of the bathhouse. It was so eerily familiar, completely unchanged from the last time she'd seen it, but her memories had the patina of age marring them; she'd never remembered it being this grand.
She'd been scared the first time she walked this path; picking her way across river stone and up the steps leading into the town. Spirits watched her progress as she walked the twisting streets, steadily growing closer and closer to the bathhouse. She wasn't afraid this time.
She was doing this for her Cove God just as much as she was for herself and Kohaku. This was his retribution against fate; a requiem for unrequited love.
And with that knowledge, she took her first step onto the bridge that led to the entrance to the bathhouse.
Note: Tada! A chapter I actually liked writing. Also, so that everyone really understands what she's talking about, a Requiem is a Funeral song.