Yoake

"Are you ready, Akami?"

"Yes, my lady." she responds.

I nod my head. "Sekiki." she transforms as i call out her vessel name. She appears in my hand in the form of a simple bow. I grab a cloth tipped arrow from my quiver and light it on fire. I take a deep breath as I pull back the string of the bow, and aim towards the night sky. I close my eyes as I relax and steady myself to prepare to take my shot. A flash of blue dances behind my eyelids; a color I once saw long ago, but do not remember where. A color I haven't seen long since, but it has burned itself into my memory. I release the bow string and my arrow goes flying towards the stars. That lovely blue color fades from my vision as I open my eyes to see if I hit my mark. The night sky lights up with a pink color and a sense of relief flows over me at a job well done, but the feeling of longing lingers in my heart to see that shade of blue again. I look around me in hopes that maybe it was flash of lightning ahead, or something just so I can see it again and know where it's from. Alas though, it was gone. It had disappeared just as it did everyday. The only thing around me was the sight of yokai scrambling back to the world over yonder as the darkness of night began to disperse. It was now dawn. The moon was gone, and the sun would come out now.