Renascence (M.K)

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She emit a long deep breath, feeling the tranquil atmosphere at the wide entrance of the standing built shinto shrine. Y/n stood rigid. Her e/c eyes stared at the couple of Shimenawa that were tied and hung up on the strong columns of the shrine. She slowly bowed her head and close her eyes, indulging the pacific sensation that engulf her mind and soul.

Y/n was insprited whilst she calmly paced forward inside the open large doors of the shinto shrine. As her light steps have reached the enclosed four walls, the young court lady kneeled on the smooth wooden floor and carefully, she bended forward and let her forehead touched the surface of the floor.

She slowly lifted her upper body up and clasped her both palms together then proceed to her praying session.

'Amaterasu-omikami, the goddess of the sun, the universe and the high celestial plain, I ask for your guidance and watch me to where my fate will lead me upon I journey.' Y/n inhaled her breath. She resume to close her eyes and addresses the kami with adoration and supplication.

'Provide me the courage and strength to conciliate my otou-san in order to reach the expectations of my clan.' She trails.

Y/n peek her left eye open when she suddenly discerned the heavy footsteps that were coming close to her figure. The young noble lady slowly opened her eyes and turned her head to her left when she have finally perceived her own father has arrived and made his way to pray beside her.

Fumihiro bowed his head and kneeled as to what traditionally has been practiced. He looked over to his youngest daughter with his usual placid and stoic expression on his face and crossed his legs on the wooden floor.

"I assumed you have prayed for the betterment of our clan." The middle-age man commence the conversation, turning it into a light mood to stop the tension from filling the sacred shinto shrine.

The young y/n gave a curt nod towards her father before she gave her a smile.

"I've always wanted to protect and reserve the reputation of the Mizuno clan, chichi-ue." She responded in her soft tone of her voice. "But I never knew this could turned out so hard for me." Her face fell into a melancholic aura as she lowered her eyes and softly sighed.

Fumihiro look nonchalantly at his daughter. He let his arms crossed over his chest and slightly cleared his throat.

"I will tell you one realm of fact about me Y/n." He says as the young maiden gaze at the stolid eyes of her father

"I've never loved your mother," He begin and Y/n's eyes was put into much of bafflement. She cock her head and unbelievably look at the Mizuno clan leader.

"We were also a result of a fixed marriage, and I have married your haha-ue when I was only at the very juvenile age." He stated.

"Back then, my father would also tell me of my own responsibility to why I was born into this world," Fumihiro heave a heavy breath.