I come at the end of the long road.

[ibideficitorbis]

WHO: Shura and YOU.
WHAT: A demon has found its way into Coba!
WHERE: Anywhere you like.
WHEN: Day 7?

This is quite a place Shura has found herself into. It looks like a normal, modern city at first glance, but if she stares long enough, she can see ruins and desolation everywhere. Is this an illusion? It was hard to tell. Both the modern city and the rubble looked equally real. She walks around the shopping district and stops every few steps, trying to find a clue as to what this place really is, why she is here, and whether she can find any drinkable water for her parched throat. As she travels, her stench lingers in the air long after she has left, a mix of dirt, gore, and sweat that makes it difficult for others to breathe. Maybe someone should tell her, as she seems oblivious.

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[teethteethteeth]

"Oh my, that must be quite a story. Was it truly the only way?" Sugar still isn't sure she likes what she's hearing, but it sounds like it must've been terrible circumstances.

[ibideficitorbis]

"Yes." Shura grits her teeth. "God is the one that put in place the workings of the end of the world and the fucking battle royale world-in-waiting that comes afterwards. Then He laughs as the survivors go mad and try to create world robbing humans of their freedom of choice, because God hates that humans can choose not to worship Him!" Her voice has risen, and she's trembling with controlled rage as the small crowd of the bath looks at her fearfully.

[teethteethteeth]

"So you ended it all to stop this God's actions." There's a lot of questions raised by what Shura had just said, but she got that gist at least. "It seems sad to me that a world had to be ended to do that, though." She pauses. "I did come from a rather terrible world that could be said to deserve to not to exist. I'm not so sure about that myself, but it isn't a good place at all."

[ibideficitorbis]

"It is sad," Shura agrees. "To be honest, I was hoping that a bit of world would survive, or that I could have a piece of the world to live with my favourite people, but..." She sighs heavily. "I am not a god of creation. Much the opposite."

An opening to change the subject! Shura will take it, because speaking about her own world makes her vblood boil. "Is it that bad, where you're from?"

[teethteethteeth]

"It's called the Red World and... where there are other worlds that are expressions of things such as pleasure and virtue, it is a expression of vice and selfishness. Everyone seeks to enjoy themselves at the expense of others, the strong hunt and torment the weak, and it is a place of much suffering."

[ibideficitorbis]

So a Yosuga world, then, like her friend Chiaki wanted. Ugh.

"I'm really sorry you had to live there. I'm sure it's a horrible place."

[teethteethteeth]

"It was such a horrible place that one of the lords starved me while stuffing me full of power, turning me into a bottomless pit of hunger to devour the world. All because he despised his world.

It was only later that I came to my senses."

[ibideficitorbis]

"... wow. I'm really sorry. I'm glad you're better now?" What do you say to that? It's up there with what Lucifer and God did to her and her friends, frankly.

[teethteethteeth]

"That's right! My current life is a far happier one. Hopefully the same happens for you."

[ibideficitorbis]

Shura smiles a bit at that, despite the horrible thoughts colliding in her head. No. She had won. Things would get better.

"Thank you."

[teethteethteeth]

Sugar is glad to see Shura smiling. She'd been through a lot from the sound of it.

"You're welcome!"