spiritbound: The Grieving Goddess

Look, I know what you're thinking. "This kid's insane," right? Honestly, I'm right there with you. But hear me out for a second.

If you've ever been told that the world works on logic, science, and reason, then brace yourself. I'm about to shatter that little worldview of yours. Because everything you think you know? It's all a lie.

Gods? They're real. And no, I don't mean the kind of gods that live up in some cloud, watching over you from a distance. These gods-real ones, not the kind of myth you read about-are tangled up in humanity's mess like they've got something to prove. And demons? Spirits? Oh yeah, those things too. They exist, and they're not exactly the cute, harmless creatures you see in cartoons.

As for me? Well, my name's Meiko Shikichi. And before you get any ideas, no, I'm not some destined hero, or some tragic figure stuck in a prophecy. I'm neither of those things, and yet somehow... I'm both. I'm the kid who ended up in a family so messed up, it could make a soap opera look tame. And as for normal? Yeah, I stopped trying to be normal a long time ago.

But here's the kicker: It's not just me being paranoid. No, I didn't ask for this messed-up world. I didn't ask for some ancient prophecy that ties me to a cursed city of sorcerers, yokai, and ancient spirits. And I definitely didn't ask to have a spirit sealed inside me, turning me into something I don't even recognize anymore.

But here I am. And now? Now, I'm just trying to survive long enough to figure out how to end this nightmare without dragging everyone down with me. So yeah, if you still think you've got the world figured out, you might want to rethink that. Life's a trainwreck, and I'm the one stuck at the front, watching it all burn.