[Closed] Agony's torn at the heart too long

[pure_radiantics]

Who: Kairi, Chikusa Kakimoto, Hakkai Cho, Izumo Kusanagi, and Goten
What: M03: Soulless Shinki Ablution
When: June 24th, starting at dusk
Where: The Far Shore
Warnings: Probably some body horror for halfway to ayakashi soulless shinki visual descriptions

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A mission for purification:
One of the soulless shinki has been blighted by an aykashi enough to require an ablution. Help them.

Comments

[sonofson]

[Goten frowns, more so when Kairi sinks to her knees. He keeps a hand on her but remains standing himself. He can see things easier now though he doesn't completely understand how this happened. Ayakashi can't come to the Far Shore, he thought. Would a god really let go of a shinki because of blight? Goten bites his bottom lip before stepping up beside Kairi, still being sure to stay close to her. With a deep breath, Goten stomps his foot down.]

Hakkai's right! Both him and Kairi are super smart so you should listen to them! If you did your best then that's all you could do! Not all Gods and Shinki stay together forever.... I bet you'll find another god even better that really needs your help! You just gotta keep going and get stronger from it!

[Goten nods, trying his best to be encouraging. She'll find a better god, but this has to work first. She has to help them save her.]

[pure_radiantics]

"Get stronger? ... So I can..."

[Kairi nods at her encouragingly.]

Hakkai and Goten are right - please forgive yourself, and your god. It can't feel good right now, being blighted that much - I've been blighted only a little before and it hurt a lot. This much must be even worse - you're in pain, your god was probably in pain too.

[The Soulless shinki nods and winces as more of the blight starts to peel off of her skin.]

"Sorry... I couldn't... protect... I'm sorry..."

[Kairi gets up and hugs Goten, pulling him up into her arms before turning back to the Soulless shinki. Goten certainly would know about finding a better god, and dealing with blight too.]

That's what matters most. Learning from our mistakes - even without our memories to guide us.

[The Soulless shinki does stay on her knees, falling against the borderline wall with her knees tucked up and wimpering through the pain, but slowly the blight does manage to go away. It takes more than a half an hour due to her blight getting so bad at the tail end, but it's not the worse case a shinki's ever come back from either.]

[kokuyoyo]

[The blight leaving is all that Chikusa cares about. So long as that's happening, he seems fine with standing and waiting for as long as he needs to. In this case, that's half an hour, but he can manage that.]

[Finally, when it seems like the majority is gone, he glances to Hakkai.]

Is it good enough, then...?

[reformedsinner]

[Hakkai's gaze flickers to the soulless shinki on her hands and knees inside their barrier, gasping for breath as the last dark blight-bruises fade from her face and neck. He modulates his tone to gentleness.]

Are you yourself again?

[Or: as much herself as she has left in her? His gaze lingers on the bruises. Almost -- and the last one he can see is gone.]

[toremainbehind]

[The shinki seems to be doing better--the last of the blight leaving her body.

Izumo glances over at Hakkai before looking back at the shinki, watching as she lifts her head to look at them.]

[sonofson]

[Goten holds onto Kairi, leaning against her as he peeks out to look at the blighted shinki---who seems to be getting better and better. So it is working! Hakkai, Izumo and Hat-Guy are amazing! Kairi too! He smiles a little seeing the blight leave her body but how do they know when to let her out?]

I think she's gonna be okay, you guys...!

Wrap Round if you'd like, and after this we can go ad hoc wrapping up

[pure_radiantics]

[Kairi sighs with relief when the last of the blight disappears a little more than a half hour later.]

You did it - you really survived all of that. You should be so proud of yourself.

[She's still sitting on the ground with the Soulless shinki on the other side of the barrier, who has started to go quiet again. She starts looking up at the barrier and pressing her hands against it.]

I think we're ready to get the Borderlines down now.

[She looks up expectantly at the trio.]

[kokuyoyo]

[Chikusa's attention is on Hakkai right now and, at the first sign of agreement to Kairi's statement, he silently lets down his borderline as well.]

[....Still prepared to lash out if they're wrong, however.]

[reformedsinner]

[Hakkai's gaze flicks over the shinki, looking for any lingering hint of blight, before he lets his borderline flicker to nothing and straightens up, dusting his hands off. He steps forward and offers a hand up to the girl.]

You should be able to stay here for now.

[toremainbehind]

[Tilting his head to the side, Izumo allows his Borderline to drop, hand dropping down to his side.

He allows Hakkai to talk to the girl, though he does glance over at Kairi and Goten, double-checking them to make sure they were all right.]

[sonofson]

[So the shinki is going to be okay? The ablution worked? Of course it did with Izumo and Hakkai's borderlines! Hat-Guy's borderline looked pretty good too! Goten expected no less even when things did get a little scary there. But Kairi's words are reasurring and he believes her. This shinki-lady is going to be okay. No one is hurt either.

He grins once their borderlines drop and jumps into the air, floating there as he flips around with arms spread and cheering.]

Yay! It worked~! It worked~! Yeah! You did it lady! Everything is going to be okay!

[pure_radiantics]

Yes, I think she's going to be okay, Goten.

[Kairi is likewise ready to jump up and down for joy, but she's also a little emotionally exhausted in a way she didn't expect. She wasn't one of the people casting the spell, so she should be fine... but maybe she can figure it out later.]

I'll come and check on you tomorrow, okay?

[She puts a hand on the Soulless Shinki's shoulder.]

Try to get some rest.

[kokuyoyo]

[Kairi, as usual, can handle the emotional aspects. Chikusa is just gonna…. Sink to the floor here and let out a sigh. And this was just supposed to be a normal walk…. But there are more important things to consider. His head lolls so that he’s looking at Hakkai.]

So there are ayakashi on the Far Shore…

[reformedsinner]

So it seems. [Hakkai exhales, and crosses his arms. It seems that Kairi's taking care of the soulless shinki, for which he is selfishly very glad; while he does feel sympathy for them, they are also often uncomfortable to be around.

Being responsible for Banri's health is enough soulless shinki in his life.

He glances at Chikusa.]

I don't think they're supposed to be able to get here, but it happens, from time to time.

[And the last time he remembers it happening, the ayakashi had been released here. Deliberately. His forehead creases with a thoughtful frown as he glances back at the newly cured girl.]