She threw the bell.
He cut away his fear of blood. Then his love for his wife. Then the sound of rain on a tin roof. shinobumonogatari
Kirei moved like a falling leaf. She did not block. She did not parry. She simply wasn’t there a millimeter before each cut landed. The Heart Cutter sliced air so cleanly that the air screamed. She threw the bell
And as she passed, the old bell rang once. shinobumonogatari
“What do you want me to do?” Kirei asked.