Akio's body was placed on a thorny plane just made for cremation. It was not the best build, but it was what they could put together for him.
Akito and Jin prepared everything for the burning process, with Akito putting the gold coins over his brother's eyes.
While these preparations were going on, Ken sang a formal hymn, while Mia recited a passage from the scroll of Revelation from the Holy Bible.
While Ken put on a bold face, looking sad but strong, as did Jin and even Akito, Mia could not do it.
She was able to recite the entire chapter without stopping, but what she had no control over were the tears pouring out of her eyes.
By the time Mia was done with the formal recitation and Ken with the burial hymns, Jin and Akito were already done with the preparations, with the corpse and everything else required already in place.
Jin took up the fire torch and gave it to Akito, as they all felt he was the right person to do this.
