Kujou Kuro ( genshin impact inazuma oc )

chapter 5

i ran till my lung burned. each step i took, the weaker his voice become. my face is wet now, don't know if is from the rain or is it my tears, or maybe both. i cry because im embarrassed that im so weak against him, i cry because he just destroyed my most precious thing. i don't know where im going, all i know is that i have to go away. 

by the time i calmed down, i start to take a good look at my surroundings, the red houses, the gaint sakura tree... im at the grand narukami shrine, i realized.

i been to the grand narukami shrine before, my mother used to take me here to pray to the electro archon. 

i stared at the big sacred sakura tree, the tree trunk is the shape of a fox with blue light stripe and is like 10 times as wide as me. 

i ran my finger over the rough tree trunk, thinking about the people who stands infront of this very tree 500 years ago

i stopped crying, the big tree seems to calm me. i remember when i was young, i'd always get a fortune slip from gendou ringo everytime i came. i wonder if that fortune stand is still there. 

" hello kuro! long time no see " gendou ringo smiled, she's wearing her red and white shrine maiden uniform like the other time he sees her

" hello ringo-sama, been busy with samurai training. " i try to swollaw my lump in my throat so she can't tell that i was crying

" ah i see, here to take a fortune slip to see your fortune today? "

i nodded, so she hands me the fortune slip box and gestured for me to take one. and i did. i read the bamboo slip, it said:

The blade that has been tempered for ten years will shine bright today.
Your misfortune is gone and you are rising from the pit of despair.
You've trained hard for years without showing your skill.
But today is the perfect opportunity to showcase your capabilities.
If you encounter obstacles, do not fret.
Draw your sword without fear and fight with all your might.

Your lucky object for the day: 
The Sea Ganodermite is a weak creature that must endure years of hardship to grow into a Sea Ganoderma.
People who strive toward their goals will surely reap the fruits of their labor.

i shook my head softly, fortune telling is a joke, there's no way my misfortune is gone, it had just began. 

my chest felt so heavy, i decided to take a little walk around the shrine a little before i go back. i took a few deep breath, the air is sweet from the afterward of the rain. 

i unwittingly walked towards the cliff. i look down and i can see nothing but the night sky and clouds. for a secord i wanted to jump off, maybe i'll get a vision when im at the verge of death too, like sara. i hovered one foot over the cloud..

" you weren't thinking of falling to your death, right? " a voice chuckled behind me.

i startled, almost falling off the cliff. " who are you? show yourself? " i demanded

the voice chuckled more but steps forward like i demanded. the owner of the voice is a lady with long pink hair, she's wearing a shrine maiden uniform just like gendou ringo. i recgnized her immediately

" lady guuji! " i gasped, she's the divine priest of the grand narukami shrine, she holds high authority and is a close companion to the electro archon, i hope i didn't offend her in some way " sorry for my manner, i didn't know it was you! "

 the priest doesnt look offended, she said smling mischeviously " and you must be kuro, i always held you when you are a little puppy. aww you used to be only to my knees. i'd cuddle you, play with your tail and ear all i want, look at how big you've grown now "

" so, why did you wanted to end your life? " 

" i wasn't! "

" tsk tsk tsk " she said mischeviously " now now, don't lie to me puppy "

ugh, why does everyone have to call me puppy, is honestly getting so annoying, i wanna slap the naughty smile off of yea miko's face.

" you can tell me, my lips are sealed " her purple eye bore into mine, and i pour my secrets to her.

i told her about daisuke, about my frustration of not having a vision. i leaved out the part with my vision hunt decree though, since she's a close companion with the shogun, i don't want yae to think im an enemy of eternity. and yae listened, giving me advices

when i showed her my broken necklace, she said " that's quite a shame, however, i do know someone who can help you with that. "

" who? " i asked, sounding too eager

" just someone i knew, she had an jade shop, very young girl, she might be able to fix your jade necklace "

i think back to the night that i was officially annouced as a shogunate samurai, when me and ruka slipped out. i think back to her ocean like pure eyes, her pink hair, that must be the jade shop owner yae was talking about 

yae must have saw the recgonition in my expression " seems like you know her, well, what are you waiting for, go puppy " then she disappeared into the night.

i don't know if i like yae or not. her mischievous attitude makes me uncomfortable, but she does give off some pretty useful advice. 

i walked into the stone shop, that girl was there, sitting at the same spot as last time, this time she is carving a plaustrite.

" hello, this is my jade carving shop, i carve statues, necklace, ring etc. you want anything? "

" can you fix this? " i asked desperately as i showed her the broken jade necklace.

she nodded, she set the broken necklace on a stool and she took out a book, no, not a book, a catalyst. i seen these in battle before. her vision glows as she chants something inaudible. the whole room is engulfed in golden lights, i had to close my eyes. and when i opened them, the jade necklace is in her hand, whole again.

" wow " i gasped, i took it from her hand, exaimed it. it was flawless, not a single crack, it looked just like before when daisuke crushed it. 

" thank you so much! " i was digging through my pocket to give her some mora for her help but she stopped me

" no need, she shakes her head " is not that big of a deal "

i bowed to her as i step out of the door. i've learned today, vision is not only used for fighting