The Day of Thunder

"Definitely different gods, I am not sure if my husband has ever seen your land, much less been worshiped in it." She looks up, but the fog and tree cover is impenetrable. "There must be different heavens with the gods divided up between them. It is probably quite crowded up there, although maybe l...

"Your gods come down, but then they return?" That was quite different. "And then they come down and fix problems?" "Sometimes to fix problems. Sometimes to fix themselves. Gods can become lost in their path just as mortals can and sometimes need to relearn lessons as well. Some live out a full life...

"...Well, I suppose it would be a poor way of doing things if it just fell apart under the first examination." Nodding to herself. "Right, your way of doing things is odd, but it's not crazy, there's an internal logic to it. I can understand it." Sounding a little amused she ducks under some low br...

"So, if I understand you right. My family will have the right souls? They'll be born suited to be warriors?" It was sort of comforting, sort of madness to Anjing. "And if I'd decided to really like reading like Xia and spent all my time setting up the family to be book worms, then they'd have the r...

"Ha! I've always known where I was going, it was just the path that was uncertain. Not enough time in the day for wandering." Far too much to do, like patrolling through a forest looking for monsters, normal stuff. "I suppose I wasn't born a warrior, but I always was one. Even when I was little I w...

"Well one must honor what has come before, as best they are able, to understand where they must still go. As for the Rakshasa hopefully none of their kind remain but it is an unfortunate truth that demons tend to not wish to stay dead. If such a fell meeting were ever to occur know that ivory is sai...

"It's an interesting thought... if there are as many celestial heavens and gods as there are different lands and people? I never thought of that before, if I'm being honest. Your gods sounds benevolent and kind, if they appear in times of trouble. Have you heard that we also have other mighty spiri...

Poor thing. Her pronunciation is terrible and her self-esteem might be even worse. He frowns slightly, "Unfortunately that was many, many lifetimes ago and I fear, if it was ever recorded, it has since been lost. Some nights I can almost feel it, like when a word is lost between mind and tongue, bu...

She basically had to stop herself from saying 'everything' or 'start at the beginning', as she wanted to know so much. But she managed to focus in on one topic. "You mentioned that your gods are different from ours? That sounds like a good place to start, yeah?" "Ah, yes! Our gods, in times of trou...

It was a daunting thought, that the twisted corruption of Yume-Jigoku could stretch even further than just these lands... she just hadn't thought of it before, but there was truly a larger world at stake. How big even is the world...? "Evil rarely respects boundaries. I pray it will never reach you...

"Good, then I hope we will expect you. And if not, well there will be much else to worry about." Anjing nods as if everything was settled before continuing on. "And if you head further north still, it is a hard land and bitterly cold in the mountains. But it does go on and on, we do not know what l...

Her eyebrows rose a little as her golden-hued green eyes widened in surprise. "I didn't think, or know, that these stories had spread so far." No doubt from the Nezumi, she figured, who shared the stories with others they spoke with. "It's a shame that you came to our empire in this time of strife ...

"But I don't really know how to shape the final form of destiny ," Ayako protested. "I mean, I can hack at monsters and stuff, but that's about it. I suppose we'll each just have to do what we can and hope for the best." "Sometimes hacking at monsters is exactly what is needed." He can't help but l...

"Ivory Kingdoms?" A part of her brain tingled a little at the familiarity of the words, but she couldn't quite place it. "I do believe I have heard of it, but can't remember the details. It's a pleasure to meet you, Sugri. I'm Satsuki of the family Togashi, of the Dragon Clan." Satsuki wasn't quite...

"A reasonable response. Should we fail and our world is consumed by darkness I would not expect you to remain to enjoy the scenery." She smiles grimly. "But if we do survive, my people remember our history through stories. We have a tradition of those who keep that history alive. And our lands are ...

"But you have faith and that is enough? I try to do the same." Anjing is content to contemplate this information silently for a few minutes as the two continue patrolling through the forest with only the odd intrusive thought from the surroundings intruding in. "Your lands and your peoples are stra...

She takes a moment to observe his form of greeting, then mimics it herself in return. "You seem to me like someone far away from home? I have not seen clothes like yours since I visited the lands of the Nezumi...?" The young woman seemed genuinely curious, perhaps even a bit concerned for someone w...

A slight frown is evidence that Anjing doesn't seem wholly convinced, but there is a certain logic to it, and it was not wholly dissimilar to what she had heard monks and priests preaching. "So then, your soul must be very high and pure indeed." "Lives once lived can sometimes leave their own scars...

Satsuki looked up from her note-taking and saw one of the more stranger people who had come to the village. The paper was rolled up and she moved over to the greet him. "Hello there," she said with a kind smile and gave a short bow. Sugri's return bow is shallow, with palms clasped in front, "Good ...

In a way it was like asking what if one was born unsuited for breathing air but, like such a sad fate, it was not impossible. "Ones place in this life is decided based on their actions in the one that came before. As one grows and improves their soul they rise within our people with each new life. T...