Nights in Lamento Beyond the Void

(...) Konoe thought to give himself over to the flow of time as well.
He decided he would never give up.
There were things he couldn't stand to lose no matter how much time passed.



"- No wonder. You're a cat who asks all kind of ridiculous things, huh ?
- I don't see it that way."







Personal feelings won't change the path that lies ahead.

However... If this world should perish, I believe there is a reason.
Nothing lasts forever. It may be this world's constant need for rebirth and change.

"Do not lose sight of yourself."

"Even if you lost you way, listen to your own heart.
In hesitation, there is always one positive feeling (...), no matter what. You have strength, and that's the truth.
Any strong feelings will lead to strenght."







At night, all were equal.














"The words the cat spat at him were like thorns that stabbed him in the chest since he was very young. But Konoe said everything would be okay.

Leaning against the wall of the road, he tightly grasped the clothes over his roused chest. (Asato)

But recently, a different sensation continuously remained in his chest. It was a tight, impending feeling, like something was on the verge of bursting forth.
As far as he knew, he had a feeling that it could not be undone."

"Almost as if it were his own situation, Konoe understood. Being blamed for something he had no control over : how was that fair ? Rejected so many times, the frustration of no one believing you...
He knew this feeling well."





"There is no such thing as absolute."

"Following the elder or defying him, that's your choice, isn't it ?"
"It wasn't a bad thing to honor one's traditions and bloodlines. (...) propably did it to bring unity to the members of the village. But at the same time, it isolated their society."
"The elder is wrong. Outside of Kira, the world sprawls out all over. Don't you want to know about that ? "



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Asato's interpretation meanings The black cat is an unlucky one, the black cat superstition Opposition with the white cat, Rai Monster child, cursed Isolated "That child is a cursed child, a taboo child. That's why we have to et rid of him some day. If you remain by his side - disaster will befall you." "Rather than be afraid of something they couldn't see, they thought what they saw with their own eyes was the cause, no matter how unsure they really were. It probably give them peace of mond. It's pathetic but Asato became the target." He wasn't permitted to have anything in the first place. He was just no allowed to. Thinking this way made Konoe's heart ache. He had thoughts that the thing he desired were sins. "If you want to save that child, it will probably cost you your life. Do you have confidence you'll make it through ?" Did he think he wanted to save Asato ? (...) he wanted to get close to him. The small incidents kept piling up, and before he knew it there was a tremendous distance standing like a wall between them. However, he truly wanted to be near him. "I was ready from the very start. ever since the time I brought Asato along with me from your town." Having heard Asato's story, he did not know how much he could actually do. Even so, he thought that he wanted to meet him. ... A large, long scar ran diagonally down Asato's dark back, is if tearing it in half. Konoe could see it clearly even from a far distance. Where did it come from ? Was it an accident ? Even if the scars of his body healed, the emotional scars would have continues to fester ever since his childhood.