Reviewer: Trace Urishimina Signed
Date: March 27 2016
Title: Chapter 14: Divine Intervention
Not a bad story, but I get a bad feeling that when the fight comes Isane and Momo will escape unpunished for what they did. Ignorance does not excuse murder after all and it doesn't seem like heaven is interested in punishing them. Personally I really hope Isan loses.
Author's Response: Whether or not they'll escape unpunished for what they did I can't say. I will say, happy endings aren't my style when I actually finish things. I enjoy drawing out every drop of suffering I can, right to the end. So take that as you will. I would point out that Daiyo has just as much blood on her hands. Difference being is that even though she knows about it she doesn't care. Of them all, Rika's the one with the cleanest hands. Well, at least at the moment haha.
As for Heaven being interested in punishing them, not really no. Daiyo's Empress and Ryoko are more... independent operators with their own agendas. Heaven just serves to catalogue the karma of each spirit to figure out where it goes and occasionally act as arbitrator in disputes between prominant spirits. Think of it like a huge, spawling bureaucracy with no oversight. Yes, Isane and Momo's actions effect their karma negatively, but since they'll die eventually no need to really interfere.
Didn't intend to go on that lengthy explanation haha. Regardless, hopefully explained some things as to why the 'gods' as it were don't just smite them.
Thanks for the review!