She's come to the conclusion that she's been reincarnated (but is she?). She's in a terrifying world of demons, devils and death, and she's just trying her best to keep her loved ones safe. Honest! She even has it all planned out, ending in her sa...
I should know. I am still waiting for you, after all. But that's neither here nor there. For now, I am here for the sole purpose of keeping track of my latest gamble...
(The toads think they have it all worked out. We shall see.)
If it works out my way, I'll have a lot of work off my shoulders... Generating and harvesting souls is such a burden. The fewer there are, the better. And I have always had something of a soft spot for my souls born into the lives of ninja...
I can grant them the peace they crave.
{***}
~A Small Misunderstanding~
My whispered words turned into a name.
There is a certain satisfaction in being the one that indirectly named an infant soul; I hadn't experienced it before and it wasn't my intention, but I know now. It makes it all the more fitting that the human who named the child was quite intimate with me; whether it knew or not.
The humans would call it unlucky.
And luck, in my experience, is quite often passed on.
I can sense your curiosity. I won't answer all your questions, but something I will:
I'm sure your dying to hear the progress of my gamble.
{***}
What has Changed thus Far
rabbit was fed the carrot – fox grinned - the roots grew longer – duck grew wings – snake slyly accepted – wood was axed
{***}
What is this? You want to know more?
I suppose I can fill you in on the details while the next part of the rabbit's life continues. It might take quite a while, after all I could show you everything.
But I shan't of course. Though I will show you everything the rabbit has encountered, maybe even some of the things it hasn't seen.
Until then.
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"The Shinigami is speaking. It says she is the child of prophecy! It says she paves the future-" the woman's voice was cut off as she was wracked with a coughing fit.
"Shh, Minori, speak no more." A wizened lady knelt above the panting woman as she lay in her blood-stained bed.
Several figures surrounded the two, whispering quietly amongst themselves or occupying themselves with cleaning the newborn child.
"It's too late. The Shinigami is here... please... show me my baby," the one named Minori rasped.
The newborn baby was placed tenderly in her arms, clean and wrapped in a white towel. A tiny baby, with soft white hair and tanned skin. Her eyes were closed in a seemingly peaceful slumber. Minori held her close, cradling her.
"I will take care of her, she will become one of us," the wizened lady whispered.
"You don't... understand... the Shinigami whispers that she... she is... seer and... whispers..."
Minori's head slowly drooped backwards, the light fading from her eyes.
The cries of Yūrei, a two month old child, rang out in the stillness of the night as Minori took her last breath.
The wizened lady carefully took the baby from her arms, a weary sigh escaping her lips.
"Maidens, prepare a burial, and put Yūrei to bed."
"What will you name the baby?" one of the young girls asked timidly.
"From now on, she will have no last name. She will simply be known as... Sasayaki."
