Yaruichi's POV 🔮

I sighed as I looked over at my visibly insane younger sister, Lukari.

Ever since Lukari heard the news that Xander's dead, she's been nothing but a total wreck.

Her hair was messy, she was thin and weak from slowly starving herself, her eyes were really puffy, and there were wounds (along with blood stains) all over her body and clothes from where she was harming herself with the knife that she was carrying around...

But, the look in her eyes were lifeless like as if she was a living ragdoll with no emotion....She hardly spoke a word either.

She's became mute.

The last several days ago, Lukari had tried to kill me for no reason.

I was really lucky that I managed to get away from her, with no injuries or wounds.

Eventually, after that occurred, Lukari had finally stopped trying to kill me.

But, after those several days had passed, Lukari suddenly started trying to commit suicide on herself.

I've been doing this several times on stopping Lukari from killing herself, knowing that if Lukari actually did commit suicide on herself...

I would no longer be able to see my beloved younger sister anymore.

I looked at Lukari, sitting across the kitchen table from her, as silence filled the air.

Except for the sound of the grandfather clock ticking in the background.

Lukari was tied to a chair by me, being prevented from getting up and taking a chef's kitchen knife, just so Lukari can kill herself.

After a few minutes of silence have passed by, I picked up the mug and sipped a bit, drinking the tea, before setting the mug down and sighed.

Lukari's ear twitched a little after hearing the sound of when I sighed and when I setted the mug down.

"Lukari...." I began as I looked at my younger sister.

Lukari lifted her head up, as she met my gaze.

As always, the look in Lukari's eyes were completely lifeless while my eyes were filled up with concern and worry.

"Why are you doing this after hearing the news that Xander's dead?" I asked.

"First, you tried to kill me and then you tried to kill yourself before giving up....

Now, you're harming yourself by creating wounds all over your body and getting blood stains and holes in your clothes using only a knife...

You've changed from the Lukari that I knew everyday to....this."

Lukari lowered her head back down, without telling me why.

"Figures...Lukari's not gonna say anything. She's mute. I've expected this response anyways." I thought to myself.

Then I letted out a another sigh before getting up from the chair I was sitting on before walking over to Lukari.

Lukari looked up at me again as I approached her.

Once I approached Lukari, I went behind the chair, Lukari was tied to, and started to untie the ropes that pinned her in place by the chest.

After the ropes were undone, I setted them aside underneath the kitchen table before untying the rest of the ropes from Lukari's wrists and ankles.

Lukari continued remaining silent as I helped her up from the chair before getting embraced into a hug by me.

As I gave Lukari a hug, I felt tears starting to appear and run down to the sides of my face, making me sniff a little.

"It's hopeless...I can't do anything anymore to bring back the Lukari I knew before she's completely changed...Permanently.
She'll never be reverted back to her normal self again." I thought to myself as I buried my face into Lukari's messy hair.

Lukari could only look at me as I remained standing there, hugging her.

She wouldn't even bring her arms up and hug me back.

I just felt...hopeless.