When it happened you weren't really sure if your soulmate died. For a long while. The number on your wrist paused without disappearing. At least, when soulmates died you were sure the numbers just fade away. So what did it mean when it just pauses?

Only suddenly now. As you woke up the morning of the spirit blossom festival. The counter sped up to mere hours away. What was supposed to be years reduced to three numbers. Walking along the path surrounded by Spirit Blossoms as you walked to the festival in the evening. The number on your wrist now counting down the seconds.

You hear a crunch of leaves and twigs as a masked man runs by. 3. 2. He barely stops himself from crashing into you. Wind swirling around you both as he swings his sword to exorcise a small Azakana that lounged towards you. 1. “ I am so sorry about all of that. This foul demon was chasing you.“