Fatal Frame Parthenon Claim, 9/10

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Title: Causing Pain
Prompt: Innovation
Muse: Hinasaki Miku
Fandom: Fatal Frame
Length: 683
Summary: Kirie and Miku talk about who to revive first, and Miku starts to wonder if she's being affected by the evil, too.
Disclaimer: Mafuyu, Kirie, Miku, and everyone else belong to Tecmo.
Notes: Part 9 of a Fatal Frame AU.


Miku folded her hands as she watched Kirie. There was an absolutely scary smile on the other ghost's face as she hovered around the background well.

Kirie had gone on and on about how big an innovation it was to make a family out of ghosts. She'd elected to go for one of the children first, and while Miku had suggested the one in the clock - she'd kind of liked him - Kirie had elected to go for the one in the well. "She's the most gruesome," Kirie said. "And then I think I would like to awaken the Blinded maiden. She could go after our enemies so much better if she was aware of them!"

"I... think that she does pretty well without being awakened, actually," Miku said. "I had a lot of trouble with her. And one of Mafuyu's notes said the same thing."

Kirie was beaming. "Which ones gave you the most trouble, Miku? That way, I know which ones that I should awaken!"

"Um." She thought about that. "The headless priests, but they gave you so much grief that I wouldn't want to cause you pain. And Mafuyu's colleage, Tomoe-san, and his boss, Takamine-san...."

"Ah, so the new arrivals." Kirie nodded in satisfaction. "I'll admit that there would be some satisfaction in waking up the priests. I could torment them better that way...."

"I, um, wouldn't mind that either." Did that sound evil? It was probably so. Kirie hadn't even been the one to kill them.

"Then we'll try one of them next." Kirie was nodding in satisfaction. "Which one should we try, Miku?"

Miku pointed at the grave near the well. "That one?"

"Excellent." The creature on her back seemed satisfied as well. "Miku, you're progressing so much faster than Mafuyu. I fear that Mafuyu is too kind a soul to understand what needs to be done."

"Mafuyu would help anyone," Miku said. "He's better at comforting, and I'm more practical. But let's try one of the kids, first, so that you and Mafuyu can have a family."

Much as it appealed to her, she wasn't into torturing people, even people who had done evil things long ago. She would leave that to Kirie, not allow herself to become affected.

But Kirie was gazing at the priest's grave. Which made sense. The girl had died years after Kirie had, and she had nothing to do with Kirie's death. The priest did. "Or do you think awakening the priest would be easier and more satisfying?"

"Hm." Kirie looked at the grave. "I'd prefer the priest. That way, if it only partially works, he can be in even more pain!"

"Let's try him, then," Miku said, and wondered if she was being touched by the evil. She'd have to ask Mafuyu - he'd have a clearer head on that.

In all of her life, Miku couldn't have imagined being this way and causing such pain. But she really had no choice. Mafuyu really had no choice. If they couldn't figure out how to break the curse, how to get themselves free, they'd be spending eternity at Kirie's whim.

"Very well. How do you think we should start?" Kirie asked.

It felt like being in school again, working with others. Except she didn't have to worry about her sixth sense because it went with her body.

"Try... dragging him down?" she asked. "Maybe to where we died." She had no clue. But if it worked for her and Mafuyu, it might work for him. "I'd try my camera, but..."

"It's destroyed." Kirie said, with satisfaction as she grabbed the priest. Or his body. Who knew where his head was. "It contained a part of the Holy Mirror, and it will never be able to harm you again."

So that was where the last piece was, she thought as she followed Kirie down. She'd have to talk to Mafuyu about it.

But in the meantime, she had to follow Kirie. She had to convince Kirie that she was loyal to her. Because if she didn't, this would all be for naught.