Serph nods, approving, withdrawing his hand. "Remember what's important."

His own reflections mix with Akechi's, the violence of humans and demons being torn apart... especially when he had been refused entry into the Karma Temple, and therefore refused entry into Nirvana. He doesn't regret his decisions, but he does wonder if they are exactly what keeps him bound to the wheel of suffering.

But he can't stop anyway.

"Keep moving forward. The past will be too far behind to hold you."