imano goes back to kyoto and meets up with yoshitsune

he knows he has to protect the proper timeline where Yoshitsune dies

at the very least he's happy to be by his side but something is off

as a contrast to his memories, when he saw yoshitsune's final moments, he wasn't actually there

historically, yoshitsune never had a mamorigatana named imanotsurugi

and he finds out his own existence as being a work of fiction

SURPRISINGLY he takes it pretty well, and he knows at least there's somewhere where he belongs

and that's by aruji's side

lileep INCOHERENT SCREMAING

here are his sprites!

god is that why he has that black aura around his blade...

awakening sprite!

so that's what the black aura is supposed to be... karasu tengu wings

God literally nothing about this is okay how did they make him more sad! !!

...that is brutal holy shit

prayer circle for other swords

...

/quiet screaming that becomes quiet sobbing

We made him real, our child...

The only reason this isn't completely awful is that he has a home with Aruji but if he didn't...

Orphaned, possible betrayal or imagine him fading out of existence