She could recall everything. It wasn't a dream. The last six years of her life had just come crashing down, along with the fact that she wasn't 'Aragaki Kobeni' anymore...

She was 'Hiiragi Kobeni,' a six year old little girl who would grow up to be the most fearsome entity known as the Demon Lord of the Modern Era in the future. A young girl with the highest amount of bounty on her head, the most wanted terrorist in the entire world.

That's her.

It was this realization that she broke down crying. These were not the tears of someone who just woke up from a nightmare, not the tears of a man who came to terms with his own death like it was a new adventure. No, they were tears of someone who had just lost her beloved family. This, she knew more than anyone.

It was when someone grabbed her tearstained hand that she knew she wasn't alone in this room. If the other person minded the tears and snots, they didn't show it. The other party's wobbly smile and narrowed eyes showed nothing but kindness and compassion. Her very thought process screeched to a halt as she looked into 'her' eyes.

She has eyes that reminded her of a bright Summer sky...

"It's alright. Everything will be fine. Onee-chan's here, after all."

It was this smile that lit up her monotonous world.

"Onee-chan..."

"Un! Onee-chan's right here, Kobeni-chan!"

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'One thousand paper cranes, huh? That wish, I'll make it come true!'

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The theme(s) for the Second Tempest is:
1. Non-Mainstream Weapons (Nagamaki and origami)
2. Duality of Secret Life (She's the Last Boss!)

This will be quite slow-paced...