In the empty school, the girl t a certain entity.
She did not know if it was a man or a woman, a child or an adult. She could not even confirm if it was human. The other party's appearance was blurry, as if seen through a screen door.
—What happened?
A certain entity asked the girl.
Do not talk to strangers. That was what her parents and sister had told her before. If it were a normal day, the girl would have definitely run away in a panic by now.
But the feeling of loss from just being betrayed by her family, and the loneliness of wandering alone, pushed her to involuntarily open her heart to this non-human entity, pouring out all the grievances in her heart.
—Poor child. I also understand that feeling of wanting to monopolize the important people and stay with them forever.
"You understand too?"
Hearing the other party's answer, the girl couldn't help but feel a sense of closeness.
—Mhm, I know. You want your sister, dad, and mom to stay by your side forever, right? Maybe I can help you.
"Really?! Do you have a way to bring my sister back to ?"
A flash of joy appeared in the girl's eyes.
—Of course.
Then, a certain entity handed a shining, beautiful golden gem to the girl.
And at that mont, the girl—Hoshimiya Mukuro—beca a Spirit.
Michael, this was the power Mukuro gained. Objects went without saying, but it could even close invisible things like mories, concepts, and the key Angel.
Feeling neither doubt nor fear, Mukuro was filled with joy towards this sudden power.
(As long as Muku uses this power, Muku can make sister, father, and mother only love Muku.)
So, Mukuro imdiately and happily used this power to close all the mories everyone had of her, her sister, and her parents—their entire family.
Mukuro thought that as long as everyone around them who knew them was gone, her family would be able to pour all their love onto her.
But in reality, things did not go as Mukuro expected at all.
After realizing they had been forgotten, her sister and parents fell into extre panic. They constantly tried to find the cause of it, completely ignoring Mukuro.
In the end, when they discovered that Mukuro was behind everything, and saw the inhuman power she possessed, their attitude towards Hoshimiya Mukuro completely changed.
Shock and anger, panic and confusion, and—rejection.
—Monster.
—Why.
—Get out.
—If only we hadn't adopted you.
She vaguely rembered only these few scattered words. As if to prevent her mind from breaking, Hoshimiya Mukuro's brain instinctively chose to forget it all.
However, Mukuro deeply engraved the emotions left in her heart at that ti.
Pain, sadness, loneliness, regret—and the despair that everything was beyond repair.
Finally, so her family wouldn't continue to hurt her, and so she wouldn't continue to hurt her family, Mukuro chose to cast everything away.
She restored everyone's mories of her parents and sister, and erased her own existence from everyone's mories. After completing all this, carrying disappointnt towards her family and herself, Mukuro ca to this empty universe.
(Sorry... sister... father... mother... Muku does not have the right to love you.)
Realizing her love was so twisted, Mukuro put a lock on herself.
On her mories.
On her emotions.
[Do not be loved (hurt) by others anymore, do not love (hurt) others anymore.]
Leaving behind this sad plea, Hoshimiya Mukuro fell into a long and lonely drift.
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"Nushi-sama!?"
Watching Shido push Yatogami Tohka away and be about to be pierced by Michael, Mukuro's face was filled with panic.
She hurriedly tried to stop the Angel's attack, but she was still a step too late. Although the aim shifted slightly, the tip of Michael still pierced deeply into Shido's shoulder.
"Ugh—!"
At this mont, an inexplicable headache made Mukuro grab her head.
Scenes of mories were transmitted through Michael as a dium, constantly replaying in Mukuro's mind.
(Are these... Muku's mories?)
Mukuro's face turned completely pale, and her body began to tremble uncontrollably.
Normally, the mories locked by Michael could never be restored unless Mukuro actively unlocked them.
However, Itsuka Shido used the fake Michael copied by Haniel to open a channel on this mory lock.
mories circulated through this channel like a flowing river, so Mukuro could dream of Shido's past, and Shido could also dream of Mukuro's past.
And now, Mukuro's Michael pierced Shido's body. The mories stored in Shido were returned to Mukuro, bypassing Michael's closing and reviving in Mukuro's mind.
(Author: "Don't ask what principle this is, I don't get it either.")
"Guh... ugh, gaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!"
The next mont, Shido's scream snapped Mukuro out of her shock.
She saw the part of Itsuka Shido's arm near his shoulder burst like fireworks, turning into minced at and blood floating in the air.
...
"Hah—hah—!"
His forehead covered in sticky sweat, Shido's facial muscles contorted as he panted heavily in pain.
The pain caused by Michael far exceeded his expectations. It felt completely different from having his hand cut off or crushed. It felt as if the existence of his entire right arm had been negated and vanished.
Almost instinctively, Shido used Gabriel to suppress his sense of pain, and used Haniel to seal the wound to stop the bleeding.
Although it was just a drop in the bucket, it prevented Shido from going mad and fainting from the severe pain.
Soon, the healing flas of Camael ignited from the wound. But because this injury was too severe, and combined with the loss of Ratziel's Spirit energy regulation and the physical strain from forcibly circulating his Spirit energy earlier, the healing speed was very slow.
(I cannot fall down.)
Recalling the mories flashing in his mind, Shido turned his gaze to Mukuro.
"Once again... Muku has hurt the person she loves..."
"Mukuro..."
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."
However, Mukuro had completely lost her previous murderous intent and sharpness. She stared blankly at the sky, tears constantly flowing from her eyes, looking like an abandoned child.
"...Muku didn't an to... Muku... just wanted to be loved... Muku... didn't want to hurt anyone... don't... don't abandon Muku... Nushi-sama... sister... dad... mom... ugh..."
Dreams, mories, reality—the three mixed together in Mukuro's mind. Confused, Mukuro held her head.
Then the next mont, pitch-black, muddy Spirit energy began to pour out from Mukuro's body.
Shido's pupils contracted slightly. He was no stranger to Mukuro's change. It was the precursor to inversion.
"Wait... I am fine... I won't abandon you either... Snap out of it... Mukuro!"
Enduring the severe pain in his body, Shido yelled with a hoarse voice, trying to wake Mukuro up.
However, Shido's words could no longer reach Mukuro's ears.
"Ugh—ah, ah, aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh—"
Accompanied by Mukuro's roar, the originally beautiful and brave Astral Dress was painted with blood-red patterns. A chaotic color surrounded Mukuro, swallowing the tears she shed, turning them into a deep pitch black.
With a clatter, Michael dropped from Mukuro's hand to the ground, turning into light particles and dissipating. In its place, a giant black key appeared behind Mukuro.
"Stop... Mukuro..."
However, ignoring Shido's voice, that black key plunged straight into the earth.
Then the next mont, starting from where Mukuro was, a powerful earthquake spread in all directions.
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