"No, I suppose you can't change the past, especially with your world gone. Nothing will bring back those you killed, just as nothing could bring back the townsfolk who died from the snakes in my world." She couldn't help thinking of what Kanji had told her back in the foggy tunnel. "But that doesn't mean you can't repent and try to move on and become a better person instead of continuing to hate and punish yourself."

She couldn't help a tiny flinch when the Shadow looked at them. It was already halfway to becoming a monstrosity with its withered form and worn clothes.

"I guess you have to acknowledge that what it says is true. That it really is part of you."