Luo Dai wasn't sure how he had arrived at Kado Shrine. One moment he had been walking along a path through the woods, and the next thing he knew the forest had opened up. He stood before a pristine lake and walked along soft tufts of grass. The oppressive aura of prowling Youkai completely dissipated, and there was nothing but a sense of pure serenity. Luo Dai was sure it was still the afternoon, but the sky darkened ever so gently so that the constellations were just barely visible. In the middle of this strange clearing stood a modest shrine with a statue of a fox on display. Thanks to Anjou, many people feared such displays, deeming them taboo, but Luo Dai felt no apprehension approaching it. Kado Shrine. The name came to Luo Dai's head like a distant memory, yet he was certain that he had never been to this place before.
"Don't worry. I'll explain everything once the others arrive." The voice came from a small fox that was resting beside the shrine. Well, perhaps "voice" wasn't the best term for it. Rather, the pure meaning of those words was conveyed without the fox uttering a word.
Luo Dai gave the little fox a pleasant smile. "Others, you say?"
"But of course. Many threads of fate are converging. You would have met up one way or another. I'm just helping you along a bit."
"And who are you?" Luo Dai asked. "The guardian deity of this shrine?"
"Oh no, I'm nothing as grand as that. But I'd rather only introduce myself once, so let's wait for the others."
Luo Dai gave a gentle laugh. "Then I suppose I'd better make myself comfortable." With that, he sat down on the grass and crossed his legs, meditating in this tranquil clearing as he awaited the arrival of the "others," whoever they may be.
"Don't worry. I'll explain everything once the others arrive." The voice came from a small fox that was resting beside the shrine. Well, perhaps "voice" wasn't the best term for it. Rather, the pure meaning of those words was conveyed without the fox uttering a word.
Luo Dai gave the little fox a pleasant smile. "Others, you say?"
"But of course. Many threads of fate are converging. You would have met up one way or another. I'm just helping you along a bit."
"And who are you?" Luo Dai asked. "The guardian deity of this shrine?"
"Oh no, I'm nothing as grand as that. But I'd rather only introduce myself once, so let's wait for the others."
Luo Dai gave a gentle laugh. "Then I suppose I'd better make myself comfortable." With that, he sat down on the grass and crossed his legs, meditating in this tranquil clearing as he awaited the arrival of the "others," whoever they may be.