faithfulflame | Twelfth Prayer: Some Flames Never Die [Action/Video] Late Afternoon

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[A video feed flickers to life, showing a teenage girl dressed in long, thick looking priestess's robes sitting outside the little shrine on the riverbank. And for once in her Luceti life, Rei Hino looks genuinely happy with how things are going. Everything has gone...strangely well...for her lately. Despite the invasion, the discovery in the tunnel, and all of that, everything was actually alright in Rei's little world. So much so that it seemed like an ideal time to have a little celebration for an event that had been pretty significant for her a year before. It's not much, she never expects a large crowd for anything she does, but then she's never been one for that sort of thing, either. And who knows, it may even help to lift people's spirits after their own troubles.

There's no sigh, no subtle frown, no vaguely irritated look in her eye. She's even smiling at the camera as she addresses it.]

Good afternoon Luceti. My name is Rei Hino, and as some of you might know...and some might not...I maintain a small shrine here across the path from Community House 2. I haven't broadcast about it in a while, but I thought today might be a good day to extend an invitation to anyone who might want a peaceful place to spend some time before the weather changes. It was one year ago today that Brave Vesperia completed building it, and it felt appropriate to mark the date with a little something.

[She gestures to some tables of food she's prepared or gathered from the shops and bakery, a variety of snacks, along with curry, pasta, and various other easy meals really. Rei can cook alright, but this was kind of last minute, after all.]

So please, come eat and relax. If you like, I'll read your fortune and give you a good luck charm too. I know things have been stressful lately, so please consider it. It may do you some good.

[A pair of crows flap into view, landing on her shoulders as she turns to look at the building. With a laugh Rei playfully runs a finger under one's beak and looks to the journal.]

And you know...it's strange, having been here as long as I have. I've had a lot of friends come and go, and seen a lot of strange and unsettling things. But looking at this building...it makes me happy. Maybe it's because it's like my home. My...real home. [Rei's smile grows almost wistful, weary even.] Does anyone else have a place like that here? A place that makes you feel at peace, maybe even a little nostalgic? I'd like to know...even if you don't come eat.

[And then she waves a hand, whispers a word, and the book closes with a sudden gust of wind. Harry would've been proud...]

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[Rei will be available at the shrine all afternoon after around 2:00, or if you like you can catch her earlier in the day in the shops with armfuls of food. Nothing too fancy is going on, just a little impromptu anniversary party.]

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[Rei's face goes blank, her expression smoothing to concentrated neutrality as she ignores that and watches as Kirk goes through the invocation motions.

And then she settles in front of the fire, closes her eyes in concentration, and stretches out with her inner eye...]

_{[ Kirk watched her, wondering what was going on, if he should say
something. Personally, he thought it was a bunch of hocus pocus, though
that was unfair considering he was friends with both Lokis, and they could
do magic. Why was visions so off the scale? ]}

Uh... Rei? Should I do something?

[Rei sits quietly for a moment more and then she turns around suddenly and grasps his hand, feeding the vision she'd received into him.

It begins with a starscape, sweeping across several planets and then down to Earth. And then fire. A burning ring around the edges of vision, and at the center stands a man. A tall man, dressed in dark clothes, a frozen chill just hanging around him. For an instant he turns to face Kirk, lip curling into a sneer, and then more fire. A blazing inferno that burns away the vision, replacing it with more stars. And a gigantic mess of metal and wire, a dark shape made indistinct by shadows. A ship, perhaps?

And then the vision ends. Rei releases him and pulls back, folding her hands across her lap.]

That...is what is coming.

_{[ Kirk jerks his hand back, panting, staring wide-eyed at her. Magic
didn't scare him, he had been here long enough to be okay with it, but
that... that was not okay. It was not okay, and he hated the way it made
his gut freeze and his body shake. He rubbed the hand she had taken,
looking at the fire for an instant like it might bite him. ]}

What in the hell was that?

Conflict.

[Rei answers that simply, her voice flat and devoid of emotion. It's not the worst vision she's had, not by a long shot...but she does not look happy.]

Conflict due to that man. Who is he?

I don't know. I've never seen him before - heck I could barely see him at all.

Y-yeah. I...wish I could tell you more. But that's what the fire showed me.

Right, the fire.

_{[ He rose, brushing his hands along his jeans, the uncomfortable
feeling returning. ]}

No offense, but I think I need some fresh air and sunshine.

That's fine.

[She stands up and nods towards the entrance.]

I'm sorry...the vision wasn't a happy one...

It's fine. If anything, it convinced me it was real. If you were faking it, it would have been rainbows and butterflies.

[Rei goes quiet for a moment, looking doubtful as she slips back into her shoes and heads outside. She's tired of seeing nothing but bad. It's hard enough having to live like that.]

If I was faking it, maybe.

Well, you weren't.

_{[ He rubbed the back of his neck and sighed. ]}

I guess... I should take this with the silver lining. Something's coming right? Something bad. I don't know when, but it's coming.

Twelfth Prayer: Some Flames Never Die [Action/Video] Late Afternoon

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