Chapter 9: What Hearts Are Made Of
Summary: Hina, Ankh, Rei, and all the others make their final stand to save Shingo and Eiji and prove what's stronger than fear.

Bibliography

Shinto

BBC: Harae
Chopsticks NY: Interview with Rev. Masafumi Nakanishi
Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America: Festivals and Calendar
Green Shinto: Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America
Facts and Details: Shinto Shrines, Priests, Rituals, and Customs
Youtube video by HAMROC: Oharae at Kanda Shrine

Wikipedia

Shinto shrine
Shinto architecture
Harae
Onusa
Kagura
Misogi
Suzu - Bell

Encyclopedia of Shinto

Shubatsu - Used as the purification Rei used to break the connection between Eiji and Ankh.
Hamaya - "Demon-breaking arrow," blessed, blunt arrows used during New Year's.

Buddhism

Wikipedia: Butsudan
Izumis' butsudan, 1
Izumi butsudan, 2
Chopsticks NY: Joya no Kane - Bell-ringing on New Year's Eve
Wikipedia: Bonsho - Large bell used for joya no kane

Athena/Sailor Coronis

Sailor Moon Wiki: Sailor Coronis
Ranger Wiki: Beauty Zonette - From Gekisou Sentai Carranger, used as inspiration for front of Sailor Coronis's uniform, with wings folded
Sailor Moon Wiki: Sailor Lead Crow - Used as inspiration for attacks, since she did essentially take Coronis's powers
Wikipedia: Coronis - List of various mythological figures named Coronis. I've mostly referenced the first two, of Phlegyas and Phocis.

Misc

LiveJournal: amaiakuyume: Setsugekka by Gackt - Translated lyrics and interview about Gackt's "Setsugekka ~ The End of Silence" ("Snow, Moon, Flowers"), which inspired the title.
Florigene: Mooncarnation - Purple carnations
Time and Date: Tokyo - Accessed for December 29, 2014 – January 3, 2015
PubMed Health: Concussions
Mayo Clinic: Diagnosing concussions
Brain Injury Association of America: Mild Brain Injury - Reference for higher-end injury, mostly in terms of what to expect in recovery
Centre for Neuro Skills: Occipital Lobes - Area of the brain where Date's injury occurred.
Screencap of Date's X-Ray
Firestarter toy review: SIC TaJaDor Lost Blaze - Used for the Ankh-possessed TaJaDor
My Lost Blaze picspam
Wikipedia: Mars: Name and epithets - The various names of the god Mars, depending on what aspect he was being worshipped as

Flame finale & bibliography