HOLO-LIFE MYTH

C3: O Sacred Book

"Two days pass by so quickly..."

It's the dawn of the third and final day of the feast. For the last few days I've stayed here at the Temple, tending to the messages of the Ancient Ones. Weirdly enough, They don't seem quite as active as I initially thought. At first I was expecting multitudes of tasks to be given upon me today, but alas they only uttered nothing more than a few phrases to me. I looked outside an open window to see the sun just peek above the horizon, it's still too early but I can't sleep anymore, what entails in this so-called ritual still lingers in my ever so curious mind.

The early morning sunrise reveals a handful of drunken and blacked out individuals who had way too many drinks from last night's party, like seriously, the drinking last night was crazy, a local winery gave out dozens of barrels worth of wine to the feast. As much as I wanted to sneak in and have a sip myself, one of the few orders the Ancient Ones gave to me was to stay sober, stating that my mind should be in a state of purity and in peak condition for the ritual. One of many strict rules that they gave to me, a feast should be a time for celebrations, a time to have some fun and yet, I didn't get any of that. I remained secluded in my quarters at the Temple for the remaining days, luckily I have some parchment and ink to keep myself busy for the time being. My room is littered with art made from my ink soaked brush, a far cry from my usual artworks which are filled with lovely colors, these ones are just black and white outlines. Of course, I made the most out of the things I have like messing around with the calligraphy brush, testing the different strokes that I can do which can really influence the heaviness and thickness of the lines which I like very much. Maybe I can implement this with my artworks when I get a chance.

I hear the morning rooster crows as the golden rays continue to grow and bathe the earth. It's a sight to see for sure, a sight that I rarely see because of me wanting to sleep for a few more minutes, hehe~. Speaking of sleep, I didn't get much of it because my mind is too occupied with current matters as well as this ongoing... nervousness? Uncertainty? Weariness? I don't know what exactly, but it's definitely one of the reasons why. The whispers were another, they've plagued me a few days ago and have mostly been filtered out so long as I keep my mind busy lest the voice consume my thoughts.

I basked my face with the sunlight through the open window, maybe the sun can help with my sanity. The gold light scattered through my room, so warm and so bright. Calm and comfy, something that I really needed. I close my eyes as I lay my chin on the table, getting the rest that I lacked for the past few days.

growl~

Hmm... maybe I should go downstairs to request a meal to be prepped, though it's quite weird, I admittedly ate a lot of food last night yet I'm already hungry. Probably the result of all the weird things happening to me, stress build up or something. I stood up from my seating position and went straight to the sliding door and pulled it open.

"Good morning, Priestess, it appears that you're up early"

My eyes widened with surprise, standing in front of me is the Temple supervisor who coincidentally is holding some breakfast food in her hand. What luck! At least that beats asking people to cook food for me.

"Ah, Lady Ru'me, I wasn't expecting to see you today, especially with all the food at hand." I replied.

"As a supervisor it's my job to take care of the people residing in the Temple, especially you my dear Priestess. I've got you a filling meal to start the day, consider this my offering and a gift to you."

Her warm smile is like a sunshine of its own, so bright and lively, you can almost get lost in them. The supervisor walks into my quarters like it's a daily routine, she places the food down at the chabudai as I follow suit and sit in front of it. The food was typical for a breakfast yet it never fails to hit the spot; a bowl of rice accompanied by some miso soup with chunks of tofu floating in it, on the side was grilled fish with some garnishes to complement the rice and of course, no cucumbers. A perfect meal. I grab the chopsticks and begin to dig in. The food is warm, fresh out of the kitchen, a great way to warm the body.