Has he been waiting for me?

Why would he want a monster like her? After experiencing something so frightening, she should have pulled away and ensured she never held another weapon or went anywhere near such a violent world. But instead, she found herself joining the underworld, almost like there was a tug, a pull towards violence.

A pull towards a world of blood, pain, and misery.

Her thoughts broke off, hearing a gentle voice beside her.

"Sumire," Toh said softly.

It was Toh. Toh was kneeling beside her. 

"Do you remember everything now?" Toh asked gently.

Sumire shakes her head. "Not entirely. But I remember what I did, I remember that I killed, and then I-"

She felt the bile again and bent towards the toilet bowl. 

"T-they, they were already hurt. But they were the ones who pulled me away from that room. They were the ones who headed to the forest with me."