I think she was only ever a victim of circumstance. Both her brother and the prison guard were enacting their own version of justice by enacting the murders. The guard out of admiration/obsession and the brother out of a warped sense of justice and cost-benefit.
As for rukia, her only crime was...
I feel like a conversation of the confession leading to them talking abput their feelings for Keisuke has the most potential for melodrama and pace, unless theyre still gping to want to build up the vibe by making it more vague and awkward between the three (i just dont see it (a scene where the...
Now the concept of a populace living in sich a wide and long lasting empire that you have people living and dying not knpwing the world outside is interesting. Like a narrative focused on that life would be the opposite of your normal call to adventure arc.
Did she manifest previous versions of those three from non descript points in time or were they all caught in the genjutsu? I dont think tokio wouldve been preparing for bed after that encounter