I love it. thank you for this.

whoa. shadow souji is intense.

This story was really, really good. I wasn’t sold on the premise but once I started reading I couldn’t stop. Thanks for making this, I really loved it

I pity Amaterasu, but she brought it on herself.

“It was a fox, but as it slowly emerged from the darkness they could see a white scar crossing over its right eye, and a charred but still recognizable red bib at its throat. It was limping, and parts of its fur appeared to be singed or completely burned away.”

Ok I actually screamed NOOOOO out loud here. Poor girl, after all that hard work her shrine is destroyed and she’s injured! I think that actually hit me the hardest out of everything else this chapter for some reason

Soujis shadow is the most intense one so far. I can even feel the depression from here

That fight with Nanako's shadow is really well written. I always thought the Investigation Team's shadows weren't too intense. I couldn't really take them seriously, but the Nanako one is different and I could feel that the stakes were higher

What's up with Nanako? She's really agressive

It's our boy Igor!

*Slow clap* Well done. Absolutely fantastic. This might seriously be one of my favorite post-canon stories for *any* piece of media. The longer I read, the more I realized just how much thought and time and effort went into just the *planning* of this fic, let alone the actual writing of it. I thought you nailed the characterization for everyone's future selves in a believable way. The way the mystery slowly unraveled throughout the story was superb. The writing quality and prose were excellent. All told, thank you for writing this. Reading it was a truly wonderful experience.

huh, interesting

wasn't namatame a politician before he came to inaba? that means he's souji's senior in age, status, and many things. how can souji just add "kun" to his name and he just accepted that? a

wow. that was so good! I love mystery and action (and some whump) and writings that make me feel emotional. i moved a ton in middle school so this story was like amazing for me. great job! :D keep writing!

One of the best stories I can find in this particular fandom and look how old it is. Even more rare is the fact that it is Souji/Rise. I enjoyed pretty much the entire thing from start to finish, with perhaps the exception of what happened to Souji and Yukiko's relationship. It kind of felt like cheap drama to help prop up Souji and Rise coming together and was probably the weakest part of the story.

Nanako was also an incredibly annoying character.

The hell? What happened to you, Sweet Nanako!?