( it isn't the first time that makoto has stood witness to such a tragic domestic scene. it likely wouldn't be the last.
people contract demons in desperation. it's not something a normal or sane person would do — the cost is their very life, their essence claimed as gold dust to serve as the currency of immortals, so to call upon something so fearsome and so strange to do one final request for them before the curtains closed on their life is typically something done by one driven mad with grief, anger, betrayal, or bitterness. sometimes, upon being called, he had found such a miserable scene to greet him — someone horrified at what their own sorrow or anger could carry them to do, willing to call upon a demon to try to either cover it up or make what few amends they could before their soul was claimed.
there were other times that a scene like this was what was requested outright. makoto preferred to keep his hands clean in contracts such as those. after all, it wore down the soul so that it was that much easier to claim if he provoked the human he was contracted with to do it themself.
so he's oddly numb and distant to it, too-pale face like a porcelain mask as he observes what he can see of the desiccated corpses from the doorway. link confirms their states, and he confirms that it's not the entire family that suffered such a fate.
it's just as much of a curse as it is a blessing. makoto's lips form a thin line. )
She's likely the one that covered their bodies.
( while he supposes it's not impossible they could have been under the blanket when they died, it is unlikely. it can be an act of guilt or shame, to cover the bodies of the dead, though it might have also been the best she could do to lay them to rest. or perhaps she just couldn't stand the sight of them anymore... )
If she's still alive... It would be a perilously heavy burden that she bears.
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people contract demons in desperation. it's not something a normal or sane person would do — the cost is their very life, their essence claimed as gold dust to serve as the currency of immortals, so to call upon something so fearsome and so strange to do one final request for them before the curtains closed on their life is typically something done by one driven mad with grief, anger, betrayal, or bitterness. sometimes, upon being called, he had found such a miserable scene to greet him — someone horrified at what their own sorrow or anger could carry them to do, willing to call upon a demon to try to either cover it up or make what few amends they could before their soul was claimed.
there were other times that a scene like this was what was requested outright. makoto preferred to keep his hands clean in contracts such as those. after all, it wore down the soul so that it was that much easier to claim if he provoked the human he was contracted with to do it themself.
so he's oddly numb and distant to it, too-pale face like a porcelain mask as he observes what he can see of the desiccated corpses from the doorway. link confirms their states, and he confirms that it's not the entire family that suffered such a fate.
it's just as much of a curse as it is a blessing. makoto's lips form a thin line. )
She's likely the one that covered their bodies.
( while he supposes it's not impossible they could have been under the blanket when they died, it is unlikely. it can be an act of guilt or shame, to cover the bodies of the dead, though it might have also been the best she could do to lay them to rest. or perhaps she just couldn't stand the sight of them anymore... )
If she's still alive... It would be a perilously heavy burden that she bears.