Final Chapter of Hate Without Frontiers. Yay! Expect the sequel to be up one day.

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Ashes to Dust and Dust to Life

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Seira was there, on her knees. Her tools were scattered everywhere. She was still in shock about what had happened. The last temptation that she fell into. The same mistake of her ancestors. But unlike them, her artwork was human. Completely human and was to bear a child with the one she had loved.

Before her, a gateway to the void was beginning to seal. The Chiyoko no Bannin and its bastard child, Chiyoko, caged inside that lost world. Their souls crying out to be released, but the Hikari woman did not set them free.

Blood fleshly dipping from her body. Wounds she had to heal alone. As the gateway closed and the last shriek heard, she turned away to the table. The keys to the door lay in front of her. The Ring of Memory and the Sphere of Time. Picking up the diamond ring, she knew who to give it to. After all, Satoshi did ask her to get him a ring for his wife.

Glancing the next artwork, she shielded her eyes from the light coming from the gem inside. The Sphere of Time allowed her to see any time era or place as the Ring of Memory allowed to see any memory of the wearer and probably one of the people he has come in contact with.

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"Niwa Kosuke-san?" Seira was getting worried about where to hide the Sphere of Time. She needed to keep this from the rest of the families now, except for Kosuke since he was the one who had advised her to seal it away.

"Hikari-imouto?"

"I…'killed' the Chiyo no Bannin by sealing it like you said."

"Good. Do you have any keys that may trigger the gateway's appearance?"

"Yes. I'm planning on giving one to Satoshi to give to Risa someday. It is a diamond ring after all."

"Oh…he asked?"

"Yes. But now's not the time for talking about that. I've got the Ring of Memory down. What should I do about the Sphere of Time?"

"Donate it to your Museum."

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What a fine idea that was.

She had g to worry about anymore.

But a went by,

Her nephews grew,

Learning about their histories.

She kept lying that Satoshi was the last

To create a magic artwork.

The S e a l weakened year by year

As the Chiyoko no Bannin turned into s.

From them to D u s t,

Then, from Dust - back to L i f e.