[There is a woman wandering through the snowstorm, pale as a ghost. Occasionally shadows pool around her feet unnaturally. If you get close enough, you can hear her singing a strange song.]
Deep in the shadows depths there's a place,
Where devils and demons presence does grace.
Petals fall and flowers wither,
Voices call "Come now, Come hither..."
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Are you sure you're wearing enough?
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Can you hear them calling?
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[Yeah, she's just crazy.]
I must go...
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You should still keep warm, though. Otherwise, you might just go off and join your "voices."
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.....And Brother will punish me.
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Why?
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And I am always punished when I am disobedient.
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[This is an understatment. Said "brother" sounded like a person that Bazett would likely try to kill if she ever encountered him in Mayfield.]
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Brother can do as he pleases. He is the Devil King of the Sixth Heaven.
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[Okay, so this is a bluff, seeing as how she has never punched something so high ranked before. She has, however, punched copies of dead heroes and minor demons.]
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[A tiny bit of lucidity creeps into her gaze.]
Only death awaits those who defy Brother's will! You must not go against him!
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Everyone always... dies. And it is always my fault.
[Tears start falling but she hardly seems to notice them.]
Lord Nagamasa..... What have I done?
[The shadows at her feet begin to swirl around, agitated.]
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It is never just your fault. All people have their own responsibilities and make their own choices. It is the culmination of these choices that lead to the final results.
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No...
If I'd obeyed Brother properly in the first place...
[She seems at a loss. She isn't sure which would have been better. To have defied her brother to protect those she cared about, or to not have become so deeply involved with others so she wouldn't care in the first place.]
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