It felt like time was going in slow motion as the Shouki no Kami broke down, Kunikuzushi fell out of the huge robotic animatronic and dropped to the ground with a surprisingly soft thud.

You hesitated for a moment, contemplating whether or not he was safe to approach after the fearsome battle you had just fought. Slowly setting down your weapon, you cautiously near his limp body, lifting it into your arms.

He looked too pitiful, his porcelain skin was impossibly pale even for a puppet like him, his indigo hair was like an abandoned doll's. Would you take him home?