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Makima stood in front of the door — Norman entered the tiny apartment and his gaze softened at the sight of Emma’s slumbering form; “I’m home.” he whispered, a small smile unwittingly formed around his mouth as he stared at the unmoving body laying on the bed
Norman wanted to hear her voice–to hear her say those words; “Welcome back!” but just like the countless days before this, Emma did not reply
“Comatose” the doctors told him, they kept on telling him that it was no use.. That he was only wasting his money because no matter how many operations… the chances of her waking up was little, zero even
It was the 18th of November when the Gun Devil hit Japan, fifty--seven thousand and nine hundred twelve died.. And all it took was twenty--six seconds…
It was the longest twenty--six seconds of his life — and even until now, he could still remember every single detail.. The endless rain of bullets coming from the sky… Emma using her own body as a meat shield to protect Norman
The taste of iron hit her tongue and all she could feel was a burning sensation spread all over her body, it felt as if lava was being poured on her back — fire mixing with her blood and setting her veins ablaze.. It was impossible to describe the pain that she was currently feeling…
That is why he will use Chainsaw man to kill all of the Devils–to eradicate all that is evil and everything that he deems bad — so that when Emma wakes up, there will be nothing else but goodness left in the world
But Emma was not a living, breathing human anymore.. She is a rotting corpse and she has been dead for a long time now…
So what was the point with doing all of these things if the only reason that he was doing it in the first place was now gone?.. It would be a waste of time ━━━━━ of so many lives ━━ yet, despite all of those, he still decided to continue because he had already started, did he not..? It would be a shame to leave things incomplete
After all, Norman did not like unfinished businesses