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one. 夜の花 (yoru no hana) two.
female -> genderneutral three.
pansexual four. exiled priestess
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this results in two scenarios, a best case and the later.
the most common side effect of supernatural powers
is praise, the child growing up to become a hero the
world hears of in nothing more than fairy tales. they
become living legends, often achieving their goals
and becoming martyrs for a cause they used their
powers in support of. but people only want to hear
stories with a happy ending, whitewashing the cruel
truth of abnormality and skill. forgetting the true curse.
one. 夜の花 (yoru no hana) two.
female -> genderneutral three.
pansexual four. exiled priestess
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- for centuries there have been accounts of
this results in two scenarios, a best case and the later.
the most common side effect of supernatural powers
is praise, the child growing up to become a hero the
world hears of in nothing more than fairy tales. they
become living legends, often achieving their goals
and becoming martyrs for a cause they used their
powers in support of. but people only want to hear
stories with a happy ending, whitewashing the cruel
truth of abnormality and skill. forgetting the true curse.
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after her parents had claimed that she was a demon, a beast, a monster. She
had eyes the color of the moon, surrounded by a foreign darkness. The parents
knew what powers the child had, claiming that she had called upon dark energy,
They and the townspeople were afraid, no one would go into her room to comfort
her when she cried, no one had the courage to simply speak to her. The girl had
been alienated by her home, and her story tugged at the hearts of the head
priestess.
The folk of Mirsholk took her in without any questions. After a few months passed
the girl began to exhibit unnatural abilities once again. The priestesses would
see her calling upon the energy of the gods without the need of prayer to Mirsholk,
the great serpent of the night. Out of respect the priestesses named this child
Yoru No Hana, the night flower. Years passed as the young priest mastered her
abilities,though she could only go so far without bringing herself great pain.
One year a prince declared war on the folk of Mirsholk and the whisperer's
temple. He would only surrender if he received their night flower's hand in
marriage. The priestesses refused, using the man's cruel history against him.
And so they went to war. The girl used her powers, defending the temple from
wave after wave of attacks, growing weaker and weaker each time.
Finally the folk of Mirsholk began to speak of marriage as a way to end the
massacre. Yoru no hana was horrified, they couldn't do this to her. She spoke
to her fellow priestesses, and they agreed to speak with their deity. Mirsholk
came, her forked tongue flicking in and out with amusement and disgust. It
agreed to awaken the night flower, claiming that the one way to get rid of
the princes desire to have her was to force him to fear her. Without a second
thought Yoru no hana consented, and was taken into a separate room.
The deity began chanting, the two high priestesses following in suit. A searing
pain erupted at the base of the girl's tail, the flesh splitting to reveal a forked
tail. The girl could no longer contain her power as yellow light seemed to flood
out of her fingertips, her eyes, and the tips of her hair. Mirsholk put an end to
the torment by sealing the power within a symbol comprised of the etheral
power the girl had been manipulating the entire time. She was no longer human,
but something much more deadly, something to be feared.
The priestesses filched, stepping back for a moment before bowing to her. The
war was ended swiftly, a decisive blow to cripple the prince's army. However, the
people having seen the power Yoru no hana had been able to manifest began to
fear her. The priestesses asked the girl to leave, and she did so willingly. They left
her a robe and a circlet of Mirsholk. Nine of the younger girls were sent with
Yoru no hana, as a form of protection from men like the prince. Years passed as
the girls story became legend, and legend became myth. It is said that she still
roams the forest that what was once the home she had protected, what is now
nothing more than a ruin. Her followers remain in the forest, living elongated lives
alongside their priestess. The kitsune, once the children the night flower played
with, now residing by her side in protection of their shrine. Every year the townspeople
light yellow and gold candles to ward off the girl and her followers. The villiage
must send a young man, representing the prince, out to meet yoru no hana and
present her with the best of their harvest. If he respects the beings and shows a
pure heart he shall receive a wish of his choice, however should his heart be tainted
with cruel desires he becomes lost. The followers torment him with the images of
all that he may want, leading him further into the forest until his bones turn to the
dust from which they came.
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- There was once a young girl raised in a temple to the diety of the
after her parents had claimed that she was a demon, a beast, a monster. She
had eyes the color of the moon, surrounded by a foreign darkness. The parents
knew what powers the child had, claiming that she had called upon dark energy,
They and the townspeople were afraid, no one would go into her room to comfort
her when she cried, no one had the courage to simply speak to her. The girl had
been alienated by her home, and her story tugged at the hearts of the head
priestess.
The folk of Mirsholk took her in without any questions. After a few months passed
the girl began to exhibit unnatural abilities once again. The priestesses would
see her calling upon the energy of the gods without the need of prayer to Mirsholk,
the great serpent of the night. Out of respect the priestesses named this child
Yoru No Hana, the night flower. Years passed as the young priest mastered her
abilities,though she could only go so far without bringing herself great pain.
One year a prince declared war on the folk of Mirsholk and the whisperer's
temple. He would only surrender if he received their night flower's hand in
marriage. The priestesses refused, using the man's cruel history against him.
And so they went to war. The girl used her powers, defending the temple from
wave after wave of attacks, growing weaker and weaker each time.
Finally the folk of Mirsholk began to speak of marriage as a way to end the
massacre. Yoru no hana was horrified, they couldn't do this to her. She spoke
to her fellow priestesses, and they agreed to speak with their deity. Mirsholk
came, her forked tongue flicking in and out with amusement and disgust. It
agreed to awaken the night flower, claiming that the one way to get rid of
the princes desire to have her was to force him to fear her. Without a second
thought Yoru no hana consented, and was taken into a separate room.
The deity began chanting, the two high priestesses following in suit. A searing
pain erupted at the base of the girl's tail, the flesh splitting to reveal a forked
tail. The girl could no longer contain her power as yellow light seemed to flood
out of her fingertips, her eyes, and the tips of her hair. Mirsholk put an end to
the torment by sealing the power within a symbol comprised of the etheral
power the girl had been manipulating the entire time. She was no longer human,
but something much more deadly, something to be feared.
The priestesses filched, stepping back for a moment before bowing to her. The
war was ended swiftly, a decisive blow to cripple the prince's army. However, the
people having seen the power Yoru no hana had been able to manifest began to
fear her. The priestesses asked the girl to leave, and she did so willingly. They left
her a robe and a circlet of Mirsholk. Nine of the younger girls were sent with
Yoru no hana, as a form of protection from men like the prince. Years passed as
the girls story became legend, and legend became myth. It is said that she still
roams the forest that what was once the home she had protected, what is now
nothing more than a ruin. Her followers remain in the forest, living elongated lives
alongside their priestess. The kitsune, once the children the night flower played
with, now residing by her side in protection of their shrine. Every year the townspeople
light yellow and gold candles to ward off the girl and her followers. The villiage
must send a young man, representing the prince, out to meet yoru no hana and
present her with the best of their harvest. If he respects the beings and shows a
pure heart he shall receive a wish of his choice, however should his heart be tainted
with cruel desires he becomes lost. The followers torment him with the images of
all that he may want, leading him further into the forest until his bones turn to the
dust from which they came.
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