Word Count: 100
Prompt from Stella Mira’s Soundtrack Challenge #11: Semblance of Dualism
Akahito remembered those desperate days when he had tried to save Yuki. But death had made a mockery of his attempts and stole her away from him. He was not a religious man, believing there was only the body and the spirit that gave it life, and when that essence was gone, then all that remained was a corpse.
Though decades had passed, the pain of his loss had not ebbed. He soon learned that when he embraced a woman, the pain was momentarily forgotten, so he indulged often.
Desperate for relief from the pain, he moved purposefully towards Kagome.