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In chapter 36 of the _Tsukihime_ manga, Akiha doubles over in pain while Shiki
is collapsing at the site of the incident eight years ago. The pacing and a
remark from Akiha indicating worry for Shiki imply that this is related to
Shiki's collapse.

[![Akiha
still](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zpHm3m.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zpHm3m.jpg)

Why would Akiha have a physical reaction to Shiki's collapse? I do not recall
seeing any indication of the two being linked physically or mentally in the
way Shiki and SHIKI are. (Shiki eventually sees murders from SHIKI's eyes. We
don't see Akiha undergo the same experiences as Shiki in this maner.)
Alternatively, am I misunderstanding what happens here?


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Why does Akiha have a physical reaction to Shiki's collapse?


> I do not recall seeing any indication of the two being linked

Actually they are. In the visual novel, in Akiha's Route, what really happened
when Shiki collpased is revealed. SHIKI inverted and attacked Akiha but Shiki
protected her and died; however, Akiha gave up some of her life force to save
Shiki.

> She was outside playing with Shiki, her adopted brother, and her real
> brother, also named SHIKI. But the Tohno blood was much stronger in her real
> brother and he inverted to his non-human form. In this uncontrollable state,
> he lost control of himself and attempted to attack Akiha. Shiki jumped in
> the way to protect her and took the full force of the attack. Shiki died
> protecting Akiha, but Akiha used powers granted to her by her non-human
> blood to give him half of her life, allowing him to survive.

Source: [Akiha Tohno - Personality (2nd
Paragraph)](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Akiha_Tohno#Personality)

Akiha's pained expression is most likely from the strain of maintaining
Shiki's life alongside resisting the Inversion Impulse of the Tohno Demon
Blood inside her, which she requires Kohaku's help for.

> Akiha often struggles to maintain control over her Tohno blood and resisting
> her Inversion Impulse, which she has difficulty with due to her also
> maintaining Shiki's life, to the point she also had to drink Kohaku’s blood.

Source: [Akiha Tohno - Personality (3rd
Paragraph)](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Akiha_Tohno#Personality)

In her route however, it becomes too much as she succumbs to her Inversion
Impulse in the end. In the True End of her route:

> [Shiki] decides to kill himself instead (so that she will regain the life
> energy she gave Shiki when he died eight years ago, and then will be
> restored to her full strength so she can more easily resist her Tohno blood
> impulses and restore her mind).

Source: [Akiha Tohno - Role - Akiha's Roue (8th
Paragraph)](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Akiha_Tohno#Akiha.27s_route)

Suffice to say that there is more to the True Ending than what I have quoted,
which you can read up on the site in the quoted paragraphs and those that
follow.


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