Private Kindred Spirits .|. Req. Santaru Sayomi

[Kaiden]

Runa - Ghost NPC

Runa floated aimlessly through the quieter side of the village, her trademark childlike smile on her face, and her hands clasped behind her back as she drifted closer to the call she felt in her chest. She had never felt such a strong empathic pull before, one that drew her away from her father’s side. It was a strange mix of comfort and somberness, and she couldn’t quite decide which stirred her forward with each silent step. Still, there was no denying that she was curious, and once Runa found something that riled her curiosity, that instinct rarely let the nine-year-old spectre rest. "He's going to worry, but this feeling... I gotta follow it." The sweet little spirit thought to herself.

Within a room, deep in the Santaru clan complex, there was a quiet space where a young girl with brown hair sat. Near the girl, a pale blue fox gazed around with a watchful air, multiple tails spreading out behind it. Runa paused at the edge of the doorway, peering from behind the partial cover of the entrance, despite her invisibility as a ghost. Her heart resonated with the faint hush that seemed to surround the small but powerful girl, reminding Runa of the loneliness she sometimes felt. "She looks so... alone. Just like I felt before Daddy first saw me." She hovered there, torn between wanting to offer a friendly greeting and the lingering fear that she might startle the stranger.

Then the fox lifted its head, ears pricking as though catching a scent. Foxes were always known to have a connection to spirits, after all. Runa inhaled a sharp little breath, pressing herself against the wall. She could tell that the creature sensed her presence, even though she wasn’t trying to show herself. Her faint cerulean glow flickered in response, a mixture of surprise and awe. The last thing she wanted was to scare anyone, least of all a lonely girl and her companion. So she remained still, uncertain whether to reveal herself or slip away entirely.

"Can... she see me?" She wondered, looking at Yumi. Despite her trepidation, Runa felt compelled to stay. She hovered in the silent chamber, knowing that she was neither truly part of the world nor separate from it, and waited to see if the fox would reveal her existence or if her presence was too subtle a feeling to pin down.

[OOC] Topic entered with Runa [Ghost NPC] only.

 

[Santaru Sayomi]

Books. Within the personal library, they were everywhere. Once, an already impressive collection, had grown exponentially to accommodate the voracious appetite for knowledge and entertainment that the young heiress of the Santaru clan developed in her self-enforced solitude. The lined the shelves, littered the tables, even stacked upon the ground for some of the sturdier titles. Most people rarely visited the compound library these days, due to her distaste to be interrupted during her reading but even more so owing to the fact she rarely interacted well even with the people of her own house.

The young brunette was absolutely engrossed in a medical journal, her mind formulating new methods on how to improve upon findings that were detailed as she wrote down notes on her ideas. She did not even notice a specter had entered her sanctuary nor did she notice that Yume, her brilliantly gorgeous white fox, had awoken from her nap. Icy blue gaze was shot directly at the floating young spirit hovering, staring back as if in shock that she could be seen.

Her six tails shot up and the fur on her back bristled gently as her eyes narrowed in a threatening focus upon the girl. Sayomi had never encountered a ghost, but who knows what would happen if she were to meet a spirit of the deceased. It could be possible that the inexperienced healer would try to help her move on or just freeze from the fright and pass out. Anything was a possibility with someone who could be so unpredictable. However, Sayomi finally noticed the change and looked towards Yume. A voice as soft as a summer breeze kissing the flowers and leaving them undisturbed came from her lips, asking Yume if she was hungry. Until she followed the fox's line of sight and her own eyes grew wide as dishes, pupils dilating in shock as she trembled at the sight of a ghost, even at that of a young girl, for the dead should not be still on this plane of existence. The young girl trembled, shook as she stared blankly at the specter as she did not move or even make a sound, though the latter was normal for her. Yume, however, assumed a defensive position just in case the spirit had ill intentions...though the truth was, she had no clue if spirits could be harmed, never having encountered one herself.