Third person POV
After that, while Tashio helped out by giving a meal of a roasted steak and some potatoes to the zombie-infected SWAT soldier, Ichiro thought of using his former evil self to purge Reina's darkness from him. He looked down at his voice changer, thinking of using simulated dark, demonic voices to heal Reina's shattered soul.
So, he sought permission from Gen.
Hearing that, Gen said, "Hmm…sure, unless Reina allows it."
He looked at Reina, who then nodded and said, "Sure, well, a katana strike…I'll control the amount of rituals each night, too."
With that, Ichiro drew out his katana and lunged at Reina. His blade went through Reina's chest as the On the Brink of Death serum got to work. As Reina held on, Ichiro adjusted the dials of his voice changer to make his voice darker and demonic.
He chuckled as a rehearsed one. "Don't worry, I'll murder your darkness, despair, and PTSD in cold blood of pain…"
Hearing these words, Reina felt soothed, before Ichiro pulled out his bloody katana.
Now, Reina gave the green light for the modified zombie virus injection as the finale of tonight's ritual. Gen did so, and the virus only simulated, not turning. Reina then fell asleep for the night. It was not even 8 p.m. yet. Now, Gen and Ichiro worked on cleaning Reina's wounds and the mess they'd made. Then, while everyone else was having dinner, they carried his body to his room and got some new clothes from his wardrobe.
After that, Gen went back to his usual research work for the cure while Ichiro visited the headquarters' small prayer room with a Zen Buddhist altar and a lot of incense sticks. He burned some incense sticks and uttered a prayer for his former ninja master, Ken Hamada. Ken was his father, and Ichiro felt the guilt of killing him and half of the ninja school when he became evil in the past.
"I will pray for your souls day and night," Ichiro muttered. "I am also helping a soul to get back from the abyss of his own suffering. "
He offered a small orange as an offering (when the offered fruits are rotting, they will be turned into fertilizer in the courtyard).