Fandom Noragami: Corrupted World

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"But they're still food!" Inori stated, slightly pouting as she looked to Sukutse, who was currently calling out to the lost cat. She had seen a documentary playing on a TV a few days ago about the endangered Prionailurus viverrinus, a fishing cat that lived in southeast Asia. Their genetic make up was apparently very similar to Japan cats. Despite that, Inori trailed closely behind Sukutse, her footsteps moving light and gentle along the hard concrete. In eager to please, Inori began whispering cat sounds in attempts to attract the furry friend.

They were walking along the bustling streets of the shopping district. Colorful lights, glowing boards, and crystal clear windows populated the area. Inori, overwhelmed by the scene, looked down to her feet, trying to keep herself occupied by staying within Sukutse's unlit silhouette. She concentrated intently on the shadow, mimicking its movements until losing her balance and stepping into the lava. "Wah!" Inori exclaimed in realization, as her foot touched the sun rays emitted onto the concrete.

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Continuing on, the blue-haired regalia observed the environment around her. Clothes. Stores. Food. Voices. Cars. Inori sniffed the air as if she was soaking in the current setting through her nostrils. "My Inori sense is telling me that we should go that way." Pointing down a desolate road, Inori grabbed Sukutse's hand and ushered him to follow her.


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[takki]

• Sukutse

• I knew it. He slightly smiled as he praised himself for guessing what Inori's going to say next. This kind of thing doesn't happen every day since she is very unpredictable in all kinds of situations. Sukutse kept calling the cat, hoping it would show up. If he was a normal person, then the people around him would've looked at him strangely, or even call the police on him, considering that he and his regalia were doing this for quite some time. He now realized that finding cats are one of the hardest, casual jobs he can take.
  
  "She never fails to find fun wherever we are..." He muttered as Inori was playing 'Keep walking over Sukutse's shadow or die'. Sukutse just kept walking casually and calling out for the cat while observing his surroundings. After a moment, Inori exclaimed, "Wah!" which probably means she stepped out of his shadow.
  
  While walking and trying to find the cat, Inori pointed on a deserted area, "My Inori sense is telling me that we should go that way." She held his hand, indicating that he should follow her. Sukutse thought, Not like I really have any choice... He followed her without hesitation. After all, her Inori sense is one of her... strengths. Sukutse hesitated slightly as he thought about that.
  
  "I don't see any reason of the cat going into somewhere empty if he's hungry."
  
  
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[Svisttt]

Saki removed her hands from face, glancing over them to make sure there wasn't any blood. Her face still ached, but it was starting to feel a little better already. She figured she'd just be left with a bit of bruising and the everlasting embarrassment of this moment. She'd failed to notice the boy walking past them, too disoriented to focus on much else than Morī. Saki gently wiped her face with one of the tissues she was offered, before looking back up and smiling. "Morī~! Y-you look like you're about to start crying more than me!" Saki teased, trying to keep things lighthearted. "I'm okay- promise!" Saki grudgingly took the other girl's hand this time, mostly to make Morī feel better... She seemed to blame herself for what happened, even though it was just Saki being dumb and stubborn.

Saki covered her right eye, looking at the world through her left. Everything just looked like a mass of swirling and blurred colors, and from what Morī said it wasn't normal. Why? She lowered her hand and tried changing the topic, "So... ah... who lives here?"

 

[Darkmaster006]

Spoiler: Shrine

Moriya let go of Saki's shoulder and she grabbed Morī's hand. "It's just..." she mumbled almost unintelligibly. Morī was about to open up a bit about her problems to Saki—how she thought of herself and her relationship with others—but she realized it would be better to try and be more cheerful, for Saki and her well-being. "Ah..." she looked a bit disoriented but then perked up and smiled, "I'm so glad!"

"Oh, oh, just an old... friend, I guess? He's absent most of the time these days and can seem very distant, but he's kind-hearted. Takeminakata's his name, although he's known for various others, too," Morī said.

To their left and to their right were many trees and bushes, but most importantly the two stone statues of guarding lions who watched over Saki and Mori as they passed through the last (made of iron but painted brown) torii; Morī's hand on Saki's, Morī's was still trembling slighty—which was unusual for her, 'God of Intricate Patterns' indeed. The sun rays shone upon the shrine as they went on—their path lighted by the tōrō—through the wooden doors, revealing a quite small interior. There was just one elderly woman praying, as well as the blue-haired boy from before, yet Moriya's attention shifted to her left, at the paper-made dolphin statue that always caught her attention. Past the praying-stools, there was an opened door that lead to another, smaller room; the light of the garden creeped out from yet another opened space in that smaller room. Near the dolphin, there were also many drums; and on the walls hanged many paintings—one that showcased some dragons was the one that took most people's attention, usually. There hanged not many lanters, and none were on: at this time of the day, the room was lit entirely by the sun rays. Moriya eased up her pace.

 

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A tight tug took grasp of Sukutse's hand, sending his body zooming along with Inori's rapid scurrying. She swiftly moved through various intersections, all while dragging Sukutse along with her like a sack of rice. Along the journey was a collection of houses, accompanied by lush gardens and flowers dancing in the breeze. A small dog lay sleeping on its side on a patio. Its fur curled as the warm winds swayed by. Even with a slight glance, you couldn't deny that there was beauty in the quiet stillness. For the few minutes, it seemed as if the world was at peace.

Coming to a sudden halt, and almost causing whiplash, Inori let go of her companion's hand. "Arrived at destination" Inori stated in a robotic monotonous tone.

There was a pond covered in lily-pads and botany . The sun colored the rippling currents of the nearby mossy waters. Carps, Koi, and other life thrived here. Yet, there was a slight eeriness about it that set off an alarm in Inori's head. The waters felt as if they were luring her in somehow. It was an odd, off-putting feeling. Better to ignore it. She thought.

Due to being a few blocks from the nearest shrine, the area included a minor wooden torii arch, leading towards the path of a designated deity. Engraved on the torii read "Takeminakata-no-Kami"; god of wind, water and agriculture, and a patron of the hunt.

Leaving her companion's side, Inori hopped over into some nearby bushes. Ahead of Sukutse, her figure disappeared within the shadows of the wilderness. After a few seconds, there was no response. Silence. Until, Inori suddenly shot up from the soil, holding up an unamused feline up into the shining light. She held it, returning to Sukutse with leaves stuck in her hair. "The furry child has been found."


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[takki]

• Sukutse

• Sukutse followed her anyway, but she scurried real fast he might stumble down and bring Inori with him. "H-hey, Slow down a bit!" She was grabbing his non-dominant hand, so, again, he might trip. She suddenly stopped and let go of his hand. He tried to stop himself, but his position was not ideal for standing. "Arrived at destination." Inori said in a robotic voice, followed by Sukutse saying, "Arrived at my death!" as he stumbled out-balanced. He managed to not fall down by hitting a tree in front of him. "Ow." He complained, with his voice muffled because of the tree.
  
  He cleaned himself up before proceeding to go with Inori and find the cat. He remained silent as to not distract her Inori Sense. Walking behind her, he saw her look blankly at the water filled with life, and it seemed odd. Sukutse threw the thought off and continued to follow her. And then, she jumped onto the bushes. He waited for her until the rustling leaves came to a stop. And, just when he didn't expect, Inori appeared on the bush, holding the cat above her as if the cat was someone powerful. "The furry child has been found."
  
  "Right. I can say that you're sense is amazing, Inori." He praised her. Sukutse approached her as he removed the leaves stuck on her hair.
  
  
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"Right. I can say that you're sense is amazing, Inori." A slight smile crept upon Inori's face, along with some feelings of embarrassment. She was always like this, easily overwhelmed by her own emotions. She freezed a bit when she felt Sukutse's hand on her head, taking out the leaves messily woven into the long blue strands. She eventually relaxed herself, and didn't know what to think about the affectionate gesture. She felt like a dog being groomed after running off into the deep forest, running back to its master with dirty paws and a big smile containing the contents of leaves and possibly an alive gift.

She looked up at Sukutse, not knowing where else to look. Half of her face was covered by the cat's fluffy ears, leaving only her eyes visible. Maybe when she dies as a regalia she would reincarnate as a dog she thought.

"Are we going to take him to his home?"

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• Sukutse

• Picking up the last leaf stuck on Inori's blue hair, he answered her, "Of course. Well, you decide. We can tame him for a bit and feed him some food, or take him home right away." He continued, and he felt his stomach growl like an angry cat. He turned back from Inori, tucking his stomach with his arms in embarrassment. "I'm also surprisingly feeling hungry right now, so I suggest w-w-w-we do the first choice. If you do... lead the way." He flashed her a thumbs up from behind, hoping that she'd accept his suggestion.
  
  
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[Svisttt]

"It's just... Ah... I'm so glad!" Saki looked at Morī, feeling like something was wrong. She couldn't quite place it though, like whatever it was was just out of reach. She didn't dwell on it for too long, with Morī answering her question."Takeh- Ta-ki-nimi-cata?" Saki tried to sound the name out, frowning, "Takinemiketa? Wait, no, goddammit--" she mumbled, giving up on trying to pronounce the relatively easy sounding name. I'm sorry mister god friend!

They walked into the shrine, and Saki's face immediately lit up at all the new things to look at. Despite the pain in her head, she let go of Morī's hand to skip up to the dolphin that was to the left of them, although her attention was quickly taken by the drums close by. Saki knelt down, tempted to give it a whack, although she wasn't sure if that'd be disrespectful or anything. She stood back up and took a quick glance at the other people in the room- a blue haired kid and... his gramma? Saki peered at them, before nodding. Definitely his grandma.

She wandered back over to Morī after she was satisfied, although she was tempted to try talking to the other two people in the room. Part of her didn't believe she couldn't talk to them, but she knew Morī wouldn't lie to her. Right? ...right? "SO! Where's your stuff?"

Darkmaster006 Valefar

 

[Valefar]

Yuuma Kobayashi
小林 悠真​

Kobe may have still been trembling after the previous experience, passing by the two yokai and all, but he refused to let it blight his shrine experience. Rather, the incident inspired him to pray harder, if that was even possible. With shaky hands, he approached the chozuya and purified himself. He came close to dropping the ladle a few times, and despite his knowledge of proper shrine etiquette from his many, many visits, he almost drank straight from the dipper itself.

Immediately after, he made a beeline to the offerings box and like second nature, threw in a five-yen coin since it was supposed to convey good luck. He glanced around him, taking in the serenity posed by the scenery. Kobe had been to bigger, more decorated shrines before, yet this small shrine in Aomori, near his family's second home, was perhaps his favorite. Despite how little it fit his aesthetic, he found true beauty in the land and how the tranquil nature suggested the god's presence, at least how he believed it did. Kobe wondered how a god so long-lived let yokai near him and his place of worship, yet the feeling of grandeur the design gave off, specifically the guardian lions and their manes, made up for it.

So when he saw his favorite paper-mache dolphin inside the haiden, Kobe had all but forgotten the apparitions that plagued his mind not long before. The room, lit only by the daylight, evoked a sense of calm in him, and so he sat next to an elderly woman, who looked as if she'd been sitting for awhile, and began to pray only about what he thought earlier, good luck for tomorrow morning, and not for a ward against evil spirits. Kobe had finished paying his respects, but upon hearing an animated voice that certainly didn't belong to the lady he was sitting next to, he went rigid.

We were alone, he told himself. Gramma and I were the only two people around, except for- His eyes went wide, and Kobe swore he turned his head so quickly he could've gotten whiplash. There, in his line of sight, were the two from before. Kobe cursed the luck he just prayed for. Surely, this was what he gets for forgetting something so important as protection against the evil. Now, he believed he was face to face with it, and yet.. Her stuff? He let out a sigh of relief. She was probably a shrine maiden, then. But then, how could they have vanished out of thin air? Kobe's eyes practically burned through their heads the way he was staring at them, but he just couldn't seem to wrap his puny brain around the situation.

mentioned: Svisttt Darkmaster006 + old grandma

 

[Darkmaster006]

Morī giggled at Saki's attempt to pronounce Takeminakata's name. "You can call him Suwa, you know? Takeminakata's more of an old name or sorts and..." But Saki was paying more attention to the environment, and Moriya stood still for a moment, observing how she went from here to there, and how she seemed eager to use the drums. She thought it could be great if Saki got interested in music, the drums would be a great outlet for her. Just as her mother had shown her the piano, and later on the violin. She reminisced how much her mother had done for her to be able to have those instruments at home. Ah, she loved hearing me play... "SO! Where's your stuff?" said Saki who had moved in front of her, she didn't even notice, so Moriya was a bit startled by it.

"Ah, sorry Saki!" said Morī almost by reflex. "They are in the garden, follow me." And Mori circled around the stools, where she saw that the plum-haired boy was furiously staring at them, which was... quite awkward. She gave him a short inquisitive glance—if he was somehow some sort of enemy, this precisely was not the time to be bothering her—and went on, passing through the heiden—the offertory hall, and the honden—the sanctuary in which only the Kami should reside—onwards finally to the garden. There were some trees: an apple tree, an orange tree; many flowers; and to the right were blueberry shrubs, and Moriya's things at their side. "Thanks for taking good care of it!" she greeted the plants and made a short gesture, cupping her hands and bowing. "It's nice, isn't it?" she peered at Saki, then went over to her backpack, got some bowl-like containers from her backpack and started putting some blueberries on them while munching some blueberries while at that. "Want some Saki?" she said beaming, stretching out her hand full of blueberries to Saki.

 

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Inori tilted her head to side. "Food?" Again? Maybe Sukutse's stomach beast was even more demanding than her's. Lost in thought, she recalled that she had smuggled some strawberries from the cafe into a small sandwich bag. "Ah. I still have strawberries from earlier we can eat." She glanced over at the wooden torii beside them. "There's a shrine nearby. Can we sit down there? The Inori sense needs recharging." She stated, beginning to struggle to hold the weight of the cat in her hands.

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[takki]

• Sukutse

• Inori said she hid a handful of strawberries before going after that cat, so that's probably a good thing. He won't pay for food, then. Her so-called Inori sense even has a cooldown? What is she, a video game character? Sukutse jokingly thought, but in spite of that, he agreed to her suggestion and walked towards the shrine first. And again, at the mention of strawberries, her stomach quietly grumbled. Don't tell me... Is my stomach on par with Inori's? And once again, the beast that was hiding in his stomach growled in agreement. Impossible. He denied his harsh reality.
  
  With everything aside, he was glad that today was a good day. Even though they didn't get a lot of jobs today, and they were almost separated for too long, all that matters is that they're together. What's more is that after that situation, they didn't do anything weird, or something. They were still their usual selves,. Doing jobs, having fun whenever possible, eating whenever they're hungry. The serene atmosphere and the gentle breeze of the wind, the sound of rustling leaves and chirping birds. Walking peacefully with his regalia was probably his most favorite part of the day. If only every day was like this...
  
  
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[Svisttt]

Saki trailed after her new friend, although she paused when she saw the boy who had been praying staring at them. Frowning, she walked towards him, her head tilting slightly to the side as she peered at him. She knelt down and waved a hand in front of his face briefly, before giggling a little and chasing after Morī again. He can't see us, right? Although... the way he'd been staring was a little creepy. Could he see them? Saki scratched her head, horribly confused already. Whatever, it's fine!

As they walked, her gaze wandered as it usually did, and at points she got so distracted she'd nearly run right into Morī. She forced herself to keep focused as they walked into the garden, although the sweet smells and colors everywhere made it incredibly difficult. Saki watched as Moriya thanked a plant for... taking care of her things? She peered at the little shrub, then glanced at Morī... and then gently shook one of the blueberry shrub's branches. Like a handshake.

"It's nice, isn't it?"

"Mmmhm! It's lovely! Did Suwa grow everything?" Saki asked, before plucking one of the berries out of Moriya's hand and popping it in her mouth. She was almost a little surprised at the sweetness of it- is this what blue tastes like? Saki thought it over... Morī liked blueberries... blueberries were blue... blue was sweet... and Morī was sweet... "You're blue Morī!" She blurted, trying at a compliment.

Darkmaster006 Valefar

 

[Darkmaster006]

"Mmmhm! It's lovely! Did Suwa grow everything?" Moriya answered right away, finishing up the bowls and placing them on the backpack, and watching as Saki tasted her first blueberry, hoping she'd like it as much as she herself did. "I actually planted some things, like these cuties," she said pointing to the berry shrub she was placing on the bowls, "but Take is... not a man of gardening, you know? So most was grown by one of his shinkis, Aria, she loves gardening."

"You're blue Morī!" "Uhm, blue?" Morī was clueless as to what Saki wanted to convey with that. "I'm not... uh, really following, Saki? Sure you're alright?" she asked in a concerned voice, putting her palm on her forehead.

 

[Valefar]

Yuuma Kobayashi
小林 悠真​

As Mori, as she'd been referred to, circled around the chairs, Yuuma's gaze followed her. He realized only when she gave him what he believed to be a glare, that he'd been staring for far, far too long. She isn't a yokai, then! He told himself. Neither of them could since they're in the shrine, duh! Yuuma let out a sigh of relief, but immediately afterward, his face turned a bright red. He had been ogling the two girls this entire time. He must've looked like a creep. No wonder she gave him that look!

So, when the other girl- Sake? Saki? Definitely Saki.- knelt down in front of him, he quickly turned his head to the side, not wanting to meet her stare. She waved her hand in his face as if to tease him, and it worked. Normally, Yuuma was pretty good with "the ladies." He'd always been considered a charmer, whether it be because of the parties he attended or simply because of the way he was raised. Either way, Yuuma wasn't very awkward. Before today.

Saki giggled- Probably at me.. no, definitely at me.- and ran off to catch up with her friend- the shrine maiden?-, leaving Yuuma an embarrassed mess. His hands, which were intertwined together since he started praying, were now hiding his face. He couldn't believe he did that! At least no one else was here to see that, he tried to sooth himslef. Ah, but he wasn't. Yuuma uncovered his flushed face to peek at the older lady sitting next to him and found her grinning at him. So much for praying for luck.

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At the sight of Sukutse trailing off, Inori sprinted towards him. She lightly took grasp of a piece of his shirt with her unoccupied hand, as if locking herself by his side. Trotting behind his figure like a shadow, the girl took notice on the world around her.

Above them, an alive forest of green and gold stood. It was every few seconds that the leafy barrier would allow the sky's rays to soak the ground with light, shortly then shining onto Sukutse's frame and radiating within his presence. Inori allowed herself to seek solace within the light's warmth. The cat held hostage hummed in content, beginning to give out a snore-like purr. Mr. Cat was ready to call it a day.

Within the group's sight was another Torii with the same name from before. Except this time, the structure was polished with shine, yet, not entirely retouched. The artificial ground consisted of slightly cracked stone, luscious moss, and a distinguishable clear glaze, which was most likely from the morning dew. Banners waved along the quiet breeze. The place was still —though not abnormally bare.

"I thought a god lived here?" Inori questioned, scanning the unknown environment around her,
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"Yes! Wait, no- I mean- I'm alright!" Saki stuttered, trying to explain herself. "Uhm... I meant... blue is sweet and- and- ah, nevermind!" She could feel her face flushing and looked away to hide her reddened cheeks and the small grin appearing on her face. "Ahh... anyways, blueberries are good!" Saki chirped in an attempt to get away from the encroaching embarrassment of her dumb attempt at a compliment.

Saki fumbled to think up some other topic, rapidly drumming her fingers against her leg. And then, she remembered one of the weird words Moriya had said just a couple minutes ago. Shinki. That was a funny little word, wasn't it? It seemed fun to say, so she did-- "Shinkis!" She paused, suddenly realizing how peculiar that must've been and quickly added, "What are those?"

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[takki]

• Sukutse

• "I thought a god lived here?" she asked. As they entered another torii, the atmosphere seemed quite different. There were a couple of persons on the shrine, which seemed odd since it's almost night and there weren't many persons around. A boy was acting weirdly as two girls were eating blueberries... At least, that's what he saw from a distance. There's also this old lady smiling at the boy. But, as Sukutse scanned the shrine, it was cleaned, but it's not as good as new. Maybe that old lady in a distance had cleaned it earlier this morning. Well. she looked nice. But... something didn't feel right with her. It made his skin crawl. That smile on the granny's face is so unsettling. And suddenly, it looked at him directly, as if she was staring at his soul.
  
  "Gods don't live on shrines, Inori. Except if they have a house inside the torii's territory." He answered. "Most gods live in Takamagahara, in case you didn't know." After answering her question, she looked away from the lady whom he nervously stared for a moment. "Well, I don't think we have business here. Let's go." Sukutse walked towards the opposite direction on where the shrine was, trying to relax. Maybe he was just hungry.
  
  
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Morī slowly backed her hand away from Saki's forehead, relieved it was nothing, and intently listened as Saki made a jumble of words. "Oh!" uttered Morī, while Saki tried to hide her flushing face. When she realized, Morī was blushing... considerably. She chose to let Saki keep talking for a bit, as she was at a loss on how to answer to her outspoken feeling of affection.

"I, uhm, I loved the comparison... You're... blueberry too Saki!" cheerfully exclaimed Morī, as she fidgeted with the straps of her overall. There was a slight pause. "Ah! Shinkis are like, like..." she had become quite a nervous and blushing mess, "uhm, a sacred spirit, you!" she blurted out and looked at Saki, waiting for her to react. She had even forgotten to eat blueberries while at that.

 

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Saki slowly nodded before smiling, getting over the embarrassment quickly. I'm a shinki! She was happy she got to be associated with such a cool sounding thing, even if it was probably just a fancy way of saying 'you died! congrats!' But she wasn't dead. She was alive and as happy as a person could be when they didn't have much of a place in the world anymore. I... have a place with Morī though, right? Saki nodded slightly again, to herself this time. Yes! They shared blueberries, so that had to mean something. Blueberries seemed special. I think I like the color blue.

She peered at Morī, her eyes a little unfocused. It more so looked like she was side-eyeing the other girl, although that was just because her one eye was practically useless. It was a little more than useless- colors blended and blurred together, and though it was a little pretty sometimes, she already didn't like having to rely on Morī just to walk places. Saki gingerly brushed her fingers against her nose and cheek, where she'd run into the torii. She laughed a bit to herself as she thought about how dumb the incident was, despite the pain that still lingered in her face.

Saki couldn't help but remember how much Morī had seemed to blame herself when she got hurt. She wondered if that was a normal thing for Moriya, or for people in general. It was a little sad, though- Morī was blue! The bluest person she knew, although she was the only person Saki knew. Although, that would definitely mean Morī was the bluest. Saki gently poked one of Morī's reddened cheeks, giggling a bit, "You're looking awfully pink Mo'!" Saki chirped, referring to how much she was blushing. "Ahh! Also, uhm, I keep forgetting to say..." She paused, wondering how to phrase what she wanted to tell her. She didn't want to botch it, like her try at a compliment. "Thank you very lots- wait, shit- much! Thank you very much. For stuff. And... and things." Saki forced herself to stop talking. That was... quite enough, she felt.

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"Gods don't live on shrines, Inori. Except if they have a house inside the torii's territory," Sukutse said,"Most gods live in Takamagahara, in case you didn't know." He then stared into the distance, observing something. Whatever it was, it seemed to displease him. He turned around, walking in the opposite direction of the present shrine. After walking all the way up here, Sukutse wanted to go back already? Inori let out a small sigh, once again following after his actions.

Dusk. The sun had begun to tire, shading its rays behind the many structures of the land. The atmosphere had rapidly shifted. The peaceful chirping of the day had now turned into a bitter whistle. The sky looked as if it was conflicted between light and dark. A sudden cold chill ran through Inori's body, decelerating her movement to a much sluggish one. She held onto the furry body in her possession in a more desperate manner.

"H-hey, now that we found our cat friend, could you teleport us?" Inori asked with a nervous smile.

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• Sukutse

• "H-hey, now that we found our cat friend, could you teleport us?" Inori asked. Sukutse noticed a slight stutter in her voice. This feeling isn't just himself. His mind and body weren't messing with him. The night's coming, but he didn't expect for it to appear so soon. He was walking casually away from the shrine, but he kept his senses on guard. After a moment, he finally answered Inori's question. "Well, I would've done it earlier if I could do that. Only gods and their regalias can teleport. On jobs like finding and returning, we have to return it normally. The address is on my phone."
  
  He put his phone out and checked the address. "Well, thank goodness it's only near. We can jump on the roofs to avoid traffic." And then, that chilly feeling hit him again. "Hey, Inori." He continued. "If you're having a hard time carrying the cat, I'll carry it for you." That way, Inori's work would be lessened, and also she can use her just in case a crazy phantom appears out of nowhere. He scanned the surroundings as if he's looking for a populated place, but in reality, he's trying to find any suspicious persons or animals.
  
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Moriya kept her gaze fixed on Saki. Saki seemed to still feel a tad of pain in her face. And, sure, she had told Morī it was alright; but Morī still couldn't but feel guilty about it. It was just her way of being, after all. It was the horrible things that could potentially happen that loomed over her mind, like a dark haze, making her anxious. Her saddest memories always came back, like incorrectly wafted yarns on a loom (her mother used to knit for her, and the comparison certainly didn't help). At any moment she was careful, for when those memories surfaced, she wanted to keep as far away from them as possible, to focus on her mother's last words of encouragement. The fact that Saki was now with her made everything easier, but also simultaneously harder. Her presence made her all the more happier, but she was profoundly worried about her, too. Most of all, though, what she wanted was to be happy with her, just simply wandering around, doing dumb stuff, teaching her about the world. Was this what having a friend that didn't forget about you was like?

Enough. She was still blushing intensely, and when Saki poked one of her cheeks, she placed her full attention on the present moment again, on Saki. Awfully pink? She thought as she focused on Saki's face. Morī noticed her head was a bit--as if she was trying to look with both eyes but could only see clearly with one. Morī again tried to etch on her mind the fact that she needed to look into ways on how to fix Saki eye.

Thank you? Moriya made a conscious effort not to talk about negative things, if Saki was thanking her, well, it must be because of something, right? "I... haven't done much really! I thank you Saki! Being with you is so important to me, the fact that I was drawn to you, that you called me..." Morī wasn't sure how to convey her exact feelings with words: she hadn't ever felt them before, she couldn't pinpoint what she was feeling, and she couldn't name it. Ah! "Never doubt that you have a place with me, alright? You're dear to me. I'll never leave, okay?" she had cupped her hands around her face, and she said this in a melancholic voice, as some tears fell from her eyes. She was remembering the times she'd been forgotten, left by people she thought to be her friends. It had never been easy to bear. Her mother, too. She didn't want her to leave, did she have to? She knew she had to. But still, it was painful. It still is.

"An--Huh?" Too late. Morī had felt the wood creak, had felt the grass being treaded by someone; yet as concentrated as she'd been on Saki, she hadn't realized it. Only now that the air near them was changing did she realize. Too late. Again! She was angry at herself. Some tears finally fell on the grass and on her legs. But inside the shrine? Past the honden? She moved her hands from Saki's cheeks to her shoulders and pushed her away as she moved backwards, too. She saw a dagger flying just where Saki's face had been. Who could it be? She looked to her left, from where the dagger had come flying, and saw a figure that dashed fastly behind some trees. Immediately, she called to Saki: "Takki, come forth!" A distinct green aura formed around Saki and she turned into a beautiful Kusarigama. Moriya proceeded to jump atop the shrine, where the heiden was. She wondered if it was that plum-haired boy from before as she waited for the next attack.

 

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"I... haven't done much really! I thank you Saki! Being with you is so important to me, the fact that I was drawn to you, that you called me..."

Saki was quick to cut her off, "Morī...! I'm still really confused about all this, so forgive me if I'm wrong... but you've done a lot!" She paused, once again trying to figure out the best way to put things, "Ah... I died!" she said, sounding a bit too chipper for the topic. Because, well... she wasn't dead! "But- but, I mean, not anymore- I mean I'm not dead or anything, because of you! So, uhm, thank you!"

Saki had been feeling a tad... off, despite her attempts to keep things a little lighthearted. She didn't think much of it- maybe this was normal? Whatever it was, it didn't really matter right now, at least not as much as Morī, who had cupped Saki's face in her hands with tears in her eyes.

"Never doubt that you have a place with me, alright? You're dear to me. I'll never leave, okay?"

The girl blinked a bit, unsure on how to react. She felt warm and fuzzy and safe like this, but she didn't trust herself to speak. Saki was already on the verge of crying like Morī was, and didn't think she'd be able to keep tears back if she spoke aloud. So, she nodded and smiled, mouthing a little 'okay.' "Morī, I, uh-" Saki suddenly noticed more tears streaming down the other girl's cheeks and quickly said, "Ah! Hey, hey, i-it's okay Mo'! Theres' n-" Out of no where, Morī pushed her away, much to Saki's initial confusion and dismay. At least, until she caught sight of a dagger shooting past where she had been before planting itself straight into the ground. Saki stared at the glinting blade, her eyes showing a mix of shock and confused curiosity. What the hell...? She hadn't realized she'd raised her hands to cover the left half of her face, something that made her frown as she hesitantly lowered them. Her frown deepened when Morī called her... Takki?

And then she was glowing a pretty green shade.

And then she was somewhere else- or at least, it felt like she was. She still perceived everything going on, but she didn't feel there. "Ah, Morī... pardon if this is a bad time- but what the fuck?"


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