!!! [UPDATING PRIOR AND CURRENT CHAPTERS AS OF OCTOBER 2023] [FIC STARTED 12/25/22] #15 IN KAZUSCARA 11/22/23! #19 IN KAZUSCARA 10/18/23! SUMMARY: The lone Wanderer tries to return back to his homeland of Inazuma to understand his place now in the world and to find a piece of his past he has yet to remember. He meets Kazuha while boarding the infamous Crux ship. Now living as "Kuni", he must face the consequences after his attempt to change the past through the Irminsul as he was granted a new body. One that is slowly turning human or close to it. It is unknown why fate has done so or why he has faced so many cruel things up to this point but now that he had ruined everything, how could he possibly complain? Similarly, the lonely samurai has dreamed of red maples back home as the date of his dear friend's passing comes near. Now homesick, he finally travels back to the nation of eternity but has to face his own realities as two wanderers experience newfound feelings. + + + "Do you seek to destroy me?" Kazuha whispered. "What?" "You've done fine work in that regard," Kazuha says and moves his gaze up to Kuni. "Congratulations are in order." Color in the wanderer's face drains. "How much did you hear?" "Enough to know why you're feeling guilty." [Note: inspired by SZA's song of the same name as this fic from her SOS Album. I think it kind of fits an internal conflict wanderer could have. This is also on AO3 under the same name and my same username. Thank you for reading! This updates more on AO3 presently.]