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Illusions of love - 05
The following day, the palace was abuzz with rumors about a strange girl at the palace. Asaka became more tense in her chamber with each passing minute. She wanted to learn how to get out of here, out of this disaster. How did she end here?
Her chest was heavy with grief and guilt, as though she was making a mistake. The gusts of wind rustled outside the room. Under the warm sun with the little dances of wind, a bird flew to her window. She stood frozen, terrified of the bird, which had a long tail and snow-white feathers.
A paper erupted in the bird's mouth erratically, catching her off guard. The bird vanished as the paper soared to the floor. She made hesitant steps towards the thin piece of paper. It appeared to be crumbled, ancient, and slightly tattered.
Her hand trembled as she held the paper.
Four chimes and the full moon
the riddle woven may
untangle, let the blood spill
and the hand kill,
May you return to your home
as the prophecy fulfills.
What does this mean? Asaka tried to grasp by re-reading it hundreds of times. What does this mean? Blood? Sword? Can she return home if she spills blood? Will she have to spill her own blood? Or —-no. She isn't selfish. She refuses to let out that side of herself.
Can she ask the celestial fortune teller for help? Who sent her this note in the first place? She looked for any sign of the sender on the fragile piece of paper. There was something. A little dragon drawing etched into the back of paper. Dragon? She's seen this symbol before.
In kawa-saki, when prayers are sent to the divine dragons, they send a paper carved with the dragon symbol, it has your answers for questions.
Does that mean she received blessings from the divine dragons? Prophecy…she ran her fingertips on the word. Was she here to fulfill the prophecy? Her mind spewed with thousands of questions.
—
“Dear brother, I have heard of your little secret guest. Who is she? Is it true she is ill and you are hiding her in your room?” Takesi's elder brother, Kei raised a brow as he said. Kei was the oldest in consideration to age...
Her chest was heavy with grief and guilt, as though she was making a mistake. The gusts of wind rustled outside the room. Under the warm sun with the little dances of wind, a bird flew to her window. She stood frozen, terrified of the bird, which had a long tail and snow-white feathers.
A paper erupted in the bird's mouth erratically, catching her off guard. The bird vanished as the paper soared to the floor. She made hesitant steps towards the thin piece of paper. It appeared to be crumbled, ancient, and slightly tattered.
Her hand trembled as she held the paper.
Four chimes and the full moon
the riddle woven may
untangle, let the blood spill
and the hand kill,
May you return to your home
as the prophecy fulfills.
What does this mean? Asaka tried to grasp by re-reading it hundreds of times. What does this mean? Blood? Sword? Can she return home if she spills blood? Will she have to spill her own blood? Or —-no. She isn't selfish. She refuses to let out that side of herself.
Can she ask the celestial fortune teller for help? Who sent her this note in the first place? She looked for any sign of the sender on the fragile piece of paper. There was something. A little dragon drawing etched into the back of paper. Dragon? She's seen this symbol before.
In kawa-saki, when prayers are sent to the divine dragons, they send a paper carved with the dragon symbol, it has your answers for questions.
Does that mean she received blessings from the divine dragons? Prophecy…she ran her fingertips on the word. Was she here to fulfill the prophecy? Her mind spewed with thousands of questions.
—
“Dear brother, I have heard of your little secret guest. Who is she? Is it true she is ill and you are hiding her in your room?” Takesi's elder brother, Kei raised a brow as he said. Kei was the oldest in consideration to age...
