"If you can hear every sound of sorrow, why can't you hear my heart breaking? You heard it, so why do you keep hurting me?"
"I don't think I can. This is just who I am: seeking redemption through destruction, and light in the darkness. I'm sorry."
"Even though you killed the family and companions who meant the most to me, I still can't bring myself to kill you. I also can't let you hurt anyone else."
"Then stay quietly in a fish tank all by yourself, like a fighting fish."
"All right."
- A CM fanfic. There may be spoilers if you haven't played CM.
- Told from Hoshino Ichika's perspective.
- I'll try to keep the characters in character, but our interpretations may differ, so please don't hold it against me.
- I wasn't satisfied with either the Lantern Fire ending or the NE, so I put together an ending that falls somewhere between them.
Theme: Respect your own choices.
