Audience- Yoji Uruha

[holyspirits]

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[kumeyuri]

Didn't get far enough to worry about that. [before he died.] We barely know anything about them as it is.

[holyspirits]

So that's a reason you would want to go back, then? [ they don't want to assume, they're mostly prodding to see what he has to say. ] Where did they even come from?

[kumeyuri]

It's hard to be at peace knowing they're running around, for sure. [though it's not necessarily THE reason in itself.] We don't know.

[cannot stress they know jack shit because uruha literally died around the same time chihiro was actually getting info]

[holyspirits]

[ hope you don't suddenly get the answer midgame. ]

I think that would bother me a lot, too. Knowing they're still out there making a mess of the world even though I'm not there anymore. Things don't stop just because of death. Not for everyone.

[kumeyuri]

[it'll be fine because at least uruha wouldn't know that lore anyway UNLIKE ALL THE OTHER LORE I HAVE TO DANCE AWAY FROM]

... For better or for worse, you're right. The world goes on, both for those left behind and for society.

[just in case there happens to be

more bad with moving on. uruha's death truly caused problems. it's fine.]

[holyspirits]

[ this raises another question of: ]

What sort of people did you leave behind?

[kumeyuri]

[uruha was actually thinking of himself because HE'S THE ONE WHO'S BEEN LEFT BEHIND TO SURVIVE ALL THE TIME!!! DAMN IT!!! but also he did traumatize a few teens on the way out so]

Hm... there were a few people tasked with guarding me. I'm sorry to them—I don't want them to blame themselves for my death. They did their best.

[holyspirits]

[ listen they will come back to that! ]

Guarding you because of those same people who were coming after you to kill you? Like bodyguards then. How long were you with them...?

[kumeyuri]

Not long. About an hour.

[it took an hour for their water bottle to drop dead.]

Though one of them was the son of a man I once fought for, so he knew of me before we met.

[holyspirits]

An hour? [ HELLO. ] That's... absurd.

[ wow that sucks for them. but oh? ]

Like... a captain? [ is that the right word. ]

[kumeyuri]

No, not a captain. He was...

[he stops to think about how to phrase this, but also zuriel may get the feeling that uruha is suddenly about one step away from animal crossing flowers blooming over his head? 🥺🥺🥺]

He became a famous hero for the blades he created during the war, and I was among those he chose to wield one. So it was more like I was a representative of his beliefs.

[holyspirits]

[ oh good, they found a special interest. ]

Oh. Like a knight. [ that is not quite the same but it's their frame of reference. ] Appointed to his court because he believed you would serve well in his honor. How many blades were there? All of the others you mentioned in your group?

[kumeyuri]

No, that was a separate squad. When it came to wielders of the Enchanted Blades, there were... six of us, back during the war.

[holyspirits]

Enchanted Blades... [ interesting. ] What made each blade special?

[kumeyuri]

[he is glad to talk about this and not a very specific thing about the enchanted blades he was trying to dodge. thank you, zuriel.]

Each was forged using special ore—only Rokuhira-san, as a blacksmith, was talented enough to harness it and imbue each blade without harm. Impressive, right!? [ROKUHIRA-SAN... SO COOL...] As a result, each blade was capable of unleashing great power, using the wielder's spirit energy. Like sorcery, but amplified to a much stronger degree due to the properties of the blade.

[holyspirits]

[ they aren't a swordsman by any means, but they do find interest in power like this. moreso especially when he says spirit energy is involved. ]

That is very impressive. It would take someone powerful to control and contain raw spiritual energy like that. But if the blade serves as a conduit, it can reflect back even more powerful than if it were roaming on its own. That's magnificent!

[ they don't seem too surprised, actually, but they are very much like "yes this is more what i am used to" in a way. ]

[kumeyuri]

Yeah!

[THIS IS THE MOST ALIVE URUHA HAS LOOKED ALL GAME (BEING DEAD ASIDE) BECAUSE HE LOVES TALKING ABOUT ROKUHIRA. THIS MAN IS HIS LIFE.]

The tradeoff is that due to the limited capacity of spirit energy within one's body, our contract with the blades meant that we had to permanently give up the ability to use our own innate sorcery. But it was worth it, to be told by Rokuhira-san that he considered me worthy of one of his swords, and to fight on his behalf on the battlefield.

[holyspirits]

[ who knew that was all it took. ]

You knew what you were giving up when he offered you the blade, didn't you? It wasn't a surprise later. What did your specific sword allow you to do?

[kumeyuri]

Yeah, I knew. [DON'T ASK ME THIS WE DON'T KNOW YET AAAAAAA except for this one singular detail i can give. me like please villain who inherited uruha's sword activate it faster.] Kumeyuri? Through it, the wielder's spirit energy manifested as oiran figures.

[holyspirits]

[ i'm helping. ]

Like extra hands in battle. [ they assume. they don't know what that means entirely but they can guess. ] Having extra reinforcements of any kind must have been very helpful. But then how do you replenish your spiritual energy after you wield it?

[ i will give you an out jan. ]

If it's too difficult to explain, don't worry. I was just curious how it works in other places.

[kumeyuri]

[PLEASE SPARE ME]

How does it work where you're from?

[holyspirits]

[ they think this over. ]

Are you familiar with psychics?

[kumeyuri]

Are they anything like sorcerers?

[holyspirits]

In a way. They're people who can tap into spiritual energy in objects, or in certain places where the energy gathers. They can see the future, they can read your future, and they can perform some pretty big things if they channel their energy.

[kumeyuri]

[a nod]

Seeing and reading the future's new to me, unless you count fortune tellers and the like. [aka who knows if they really have the power or if it's a scam.] Are psychics commonplace?