[She's welcome to stay as he reads through Shiki by Seishin Muroi. Perhaps there are more of his books in the library, six novels and two collections of short stories.
The older brother is exiled from the sacred hill to wander the wasteland. His beloved younger brother was his only connection to the world, and without him he's hated and cursed by all. The older brother desperately try to understand why he killed the younger, to no avail. To make things worse, the younger brother rises from the ground every night to follow him, and goes back to his grave every sunrise. He's a "shiki" now, a "corpse-demon." The younger brother says nothing, only trails silently after his murderer to stare at him with empty eyes.
Until one day, the shiki finally speaks:
"Thank you. The truth is that I hated the sacred hill. You've set me free, brother. I'm glad to have been killed by you."
Then the younger brother disappears, even though it's still night time. Natsuno scowls at the paragraph, and reads out loud:]
"He called for his brother out loud for the first time. Then he remembered that name belonged to him - he never had a younger brother. The younger brother was born from his despair, and due to this despair he killed them both."
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[She's welcome to stay as he reads through Shiki by Seishin Muroi. Perhaps there are more of his books in the library, six novels and two collections of short stories.
The older brother is exiled from the sacred hill to wander the wasteland. His beloved younger brother was his only connection to the world, and without him he's hated and cursed by all. The older brother desperately try to understand why he killed the younger, to no avail. To make things worse, the younger brother rises from the ground every night to follow him, and goes back to his grave every sunrise. He's a "shiki" now, a "corpse-demon." The younger brother says nothing, only trails silently after his murderer to stare at him with empty eyes.
Until one day, the shiki finally speaks:
"Thank you. The truth is that I hated the sacred hill. You've set me free, brother. I'm glad to have been killed by you."
Then the younger brother disappears, even though it's still night time. Natsuno scowls at the paragraph, and reads out loud:]
"He called for his brother out loud for the first time. Then he remembered that name belonged to him - he never had a younger brother. The younger brother was born from his despair, and due to this despair he killed them both."
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Seriously?