31_days | [26-May-2016] [Touhou Project] Self-Deconstruction

Title: Self-Deconstruction
Prompt: 26-May-2016 "tell me now, when will this wild wind fall still"
Based on: Touhou Project
Characters: Keine, Mokou
Type: Angst/horror; 200 words
Warnings: Descriptions of gruesome violence and adult themes.
(Back to humor tomorrow. Sorry, I had a bit of DRAMA and briefly lost my sense of humor.)

Keine found Mokou sulking behind the village school. "Are you alright?" Keine asked. "You haven't been yourself lately."

"No, I haven't," Mokou said quietly, as she raised her right hand. "Last night, I punched a stone until I PULPED this hand, down to the wrist. You can't imagine how painful it was. And it doesn't even matter."

Keine frowned. "That isn't funny, Mokou."

"No, it isn't," Mokou agreed shakily. "You know how everyone has self-destructive impulses? The little voices in your head urging you to jump off a cliff, or drink poison, or set yourself on fire?"

"...yes?" Keine said carefully.

"When you're immortal and invulnerable, those voices become louder. They've been slowly growing louder in my head for centuries. And I can't ignore them anymore."

Mokou began to tremble. "I'm losing my mind, Keine. I'm going crazy. Immortality might be both a blessing and a curse, but being immortal and INSANE is an eternal torture I wouldn't even wish on Kaguya."

Keine knew no words would help. She silently hugged Mokou instead.

"When will this end, Keine?" Mokou whimpered. "When will this END!?"

I don't know, love, Keine thought grimly. I fear it will be long after *I* die.