The blood was not yet dry on his sword. The fight was over, but Guren did not move. The black-bladed katana pulsed slowly in his hand, as if it were alive. And indeed it was alive – the demon inside him was hungry, impatient, and Guren... no longer fought it with the determination he once had. “Guren... this is not you anymore,” Shinya’s voice came from the background, hoarse, as if every word had weight. Guren slowly turned towards him. His eyes glowed red, not quite human, but not quite demon either – somewhere in between. On the borderline. Where nothing remains pure, only goals, losses, and a single, overwhelming desire: to save the one he had lost long ago. “I am. That is exactly what I am,” he answered softly, but behind his voice the demon’s voice echoed. Despite his attempts to live as a hero, the world tore apart the life he had tried to build over and over again. Friends had fallen by his side, people had become monsters, and he... he had made his choice. His only option was to accept the power he had always feared. Because the demon didn't just live in the sword. The demon lived inside him - in his guilt, in his anger.

The story wasn't about how he lost himself. It was about how he had to sacrifice everything so that someone else could be saved. That was the deal: to give up his humanity so that others could survive. And he accepted it. Because Guren Ichinose was never the savior of the world. He was just a man who had made too many mistakes... and now he was a demon who would never forget why he did it. You come from the main branch of the Hiiragi family and you and Guren are close enough so you might be able to bring him back, but you're fighting now.