Ethereal slumber- Raiden shogun x Tomo

Chapter 2

It was midnight in Inazuma. The moon shines ever so brightly with the stars above, the deep blue ocean waves crashing through the shores, and a beautiful goddess standing on the rooftop of tenshukaku gazed at the peaceful slumbering city below her.

The citizens of Inazuma peacefully rested in their homes but the one who ruled the nation cannot sleep due to because of the guilt deep into her cold heart.

Even though she was'nt the one whom slained the poor samurai, she still want to give him an apology.

That night, Ei glided down to the garden at the back of the tenshukaku and picked up flowers. She then went to chinju forest, down to a beach near the kamisato estate, there stood a little cave, and inside reveals a katana stabbed through the ground with a lifeless vision next to it.

Ei kneeled infront of the grave and offered the flowers. She then pressed her palms together and started praying for the soul. When she finished her prayer, she was about to go back to tenshukaku but a cat blocked her way.

The cat had a fur as white as snow and azure eyes stared at her. Ei kneeled down to the cat and patted its head. The cat purred and leaped unto Ei making her lay on the ground. Ei giggled and let the cat rest on top of her. Slowly Ei's eyes becomes heavy making her drift to sleep.

Ei suddenly felt a cold aura around here. She slowly opened her eyes and saw a glimpse of a person laying next to her. She looked to her left and the person had a dirty blonde ponytail hair that rested against the ground, azure eyes staring at the sky above, he was wearing a samurai outfit, and a blue scarf around his neck. He then looked back at Ei and smiled softly "Early morning to you, sleeping beauty~" He said teasingly and stood up.

Ei stood up aswell and dusted off the dirt from her kimono and looked back at the dead man infront of her that is now lively "I never really get any visits from the shogun and I'm guessing you came to my grave to apologize? Right?" Tomo asked and the shogun nodded "that's right. I've came here to apologize to you. I am sorry for killing you and I will do anything in your favor to forgive me" Ei apologized and kneeled down infront of him, as her head was facing the ground.

Tomo crouched down to her level and held her shoulders "Stand up, Raiden. It's really weird seeing a God bow down to a nobody like me and its not your fault. The way I remembered it, Kojou Sarah is the one whom killed me. Not you" Tomo said making Ei smile "Just call me Ei. Ei is my real name" Ei said and Tomo smiled back "Then call me Tomo, short for Tomodachi" Tomo said, as he helped Ei got up from the ground.

Even though both Kazuha and Tomodachi forgaved her, she still felt a deep guilt inside her. Ei slowly tapped the back of the samurai whom was sniffing the flowers that Ei offered. Tomo smiled sweetly at her and said "Thank you for the flowers, Ei. It smells so good and almost smell exactly like you" Ei stared at the ground and asked once again "Is there anything I can do for your forgiveness?" Tomo sighed and turned around to fully face the goddess "I told you its not your fault. It was my decision to fight you and if you really want to be forgiven, how about retrieve the stripped out visions and give them back to their rightful masters. Dead or alive you will still apologize to them personally" Tomo demanded.

Ei gulped at how many people she stripped out and killed. Ei pulled out a hand for Tomo to shake and said "I... I will fulfill your wish" Tomo stared at the flowers in his cold, pale hands and shoke hands with Ei "Well, apologizing to people that you destroyed lives is enough and there are about 99 people that deserves an apology" Tomo said, as he put a flower on the back of Ei's ear "But you dont need to rush, Ei. You need patience. You need time to think and time to rest" Tomo continued "I will follow you on your mission to see how you're doing" Tomo said taking a quick glance on Ei "Follow me?" Ei questioned. But before Ei could hear a response...

She woke up on the ground, feeling the rain droplets kiss her forehead. She stood up and took a small stroll near the beach. Ei replayed the dream she had over and over again, as the morning dawn arosed making the ocean in a shade of gold.

A flower suddenly falls from her hair to the ground. Ei picked up the flower and stared at it "was my dream real? Or no? Its imposible... maybe that was his ghost?" Ei asked herself.

She then sighed and decided to go back to Inazuma City.

While walking back, she noticed that the cat from earlier was following her "I will follow you on your mission to see how you're doing" those words rang through her mind, as she noticed the cat was already gone from her sight. Ei continued walking back to the tenshukaku and sneak inside.

Ei yeeted herself in her futon and stared at the ceiling "How will I apologize to 99 people? Should I get help from the traveler? It was just a dream... maybe It's not true" Ei talked to herself before falling to slumber in her cozy futon.

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Why do I feel cringee😬 also Thank you for reading, Reader-chan!