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It was here that you'd come upon the flowing river... and Kasen's form laid out near the riverside!
You quietly placed Suika back down on the grass and pushed her mouth shut so she'd breath out of her nose instead of snore and came over to the Hermit's side as Fluffy whistled while floating over her. Putting your hand on Kasen's shoulder, you rolled her over-
"...What the...?!"
What... is that? What is... that thing coming out the side of her head?
"Uh...?" You tapped it with your finger.
It was solid, like stone, and flat, as though it had been cut perfectly off. Was it... growing out the side of her head?! Her skull?! Was it what she covered up using her hair buns...? No Human has things like this protruding from their head. For a Hermit who's risen from the dregs of weak Humanity to something greater, she sure had a pretty inhuman feature. Almost like Suika. Actually, it was exactly like Suika's horns. Was it perhaps some side effect of gaining powers...? You didn't know, you just slipped her bun back on, not wishing to chance the possibility she gets upset over it if she wakes up.
"Kasen. Kasen! Wake up." You say as you shake her.
Kasen is... unresponsive.
And not just sleeping, but totally motionless. Her chest is rising and falling, her skin feels cold as yours was, but... not in the fearful and alive kind of way. Kasen looked like she had gone pale under the moonlight. She wasn't waking up!
Oh shit. No... NO...! Don't tell you... don't tell you she's... she's...
"...Hgn!"
You started pressing on her chest, her breathing wasn't returning.
This can't be happening! This can't be happening right now! How did she die?! How did she... she boasted about being so strong! Was it the alcohol? Who... who killed her?! Was it that... that Youkai out there...?!
This is all so wrong. What do you do? What do you do?! What about Kogasa? What about Suika? Yourself?!
What do you do, man...?!
>[Write in]
>Commence CPR.
>Dunk her head under the water.
>There's nothing you can do. Kasen is gone... you'll just have to find Kogasa now and leave.
>Pray more. More!
>Confront the Youkai yourself. With Karma at your level now, the ward was more effective. Time to see how effective.
