thenearshore | [ Open ] With new power comes...

Who: Nanako and anyone inclined to be out exploring or who might notice a new mountain looming in the Far Shore.
When: July 12
Where: Nanshe's newly-discovered Temple
What: Nanako has discovered she has god powers after all! Now it's led her to finally discovering she has a temple here and it gives her the perfect place to try out some of the new things she can do.

A; To Find Shelter

[ It's been a little over a week since Nanako had discovered that she did indeed have a god power of her very own. Even if it had taken her awhile to get the hang of it. It was still taking her a while to get the hang of it, but today she's taken a break from practicing in the backyard of Souji's temple to go investigate something for herself.

Because she's felt a pull that's been growing stronger over the past few days, insistent and niggling and new. Since it hadn't faded or gone away, she'd decided this morning to follow it and see what she found.

Which is how she ends up at the base of a mountain not that long a walk away from Souji's temple. A mountain which she's very sure she's never seen before. She thinks? But there's a walled gate around its base that feels vaguely familiar to her, even if she doesn't know why. The gate stands wide open and welcoming, however, so she proceeds inside, heading up a long stone staircase to the shrine she finds at the top, brightly colored with banners waving and surrounded by a hillside full of blooming azalea bushes. The shrine itself is set beside a huge lake full of fat and lazy fish swimming within its depths.

And the more she explores of this place, the more certain she is - she's finally found Nanshe's temple. Her temple. Delighted, she starts poking into every inch of the shrine she can find, exploring all over it and seeing everything hidden within this new place. Eventually, she'll go looking for her brother and Homura, wanting to share with them her newest discovery, but if anyone else happens by in the meantime, she might excitedly show them around as well. ]

B; To Rise

[ The discovery of her very own temple means one thing for certain - it's given her a wide open space to keep practicing her new abilities. And since she now knows how to look for that tiny flicker of power that seems to blossom brighter each time she uses it, it's easy to flit back and forth between normal and the form her god power seems to give her - that of a halo and tiny wings and a bright cheerful glow that surrounds her every time it manifests.

She hasn't figured out yet if her power will allow her to fight evil spirits any better - especially when she doesn't know how to fight in the first place. But there are other uses to this power she's learning about. Like the fact that the tiny feathered wings on her back actually work, and as long as she can keep her focus steady, she can even manage to float for increasingly longer periods of time.

So of course this is what she's practicing, once she finds her own private mountaintop filled with colorful flowers, trees, and banners. Although it's with dubious success at first, she's determined to get better at it.

So, throughout various points of the day - and possibly the next few days - there's a tiny girl with angel wings floating, bobbing, and sometimes zooming around her shrine and occasionally even venturing outside her temple to see how far she can fly and how long she can manage it. Sorry, friends, her control isn't all that great yet... ]

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[ It's become something of a habit for her to feed the various animals that have come to call their modest little church home. Every morning, after she's finished with her training, the dutiful shinki heads out of the courtyard, with various articles of food in hand—physical offerings to those spirits who hover around the edges of their domain, and for the animals still alive who look for a place to call home. This morning isn't at all unlike every other morning.

Except, of course, for the presence of a rather strange-looking shadow floating overhead. Bobbing about like some sort of bird just learning how to fly, Lux notices it and blinks. A new visitor? It was awfully big, wasn't it? ]

You don't have to be a stranger you kn—

[ She expected a bird or something like that. Not. Well. ]

...What?

[ A fluttered blink, her arms still full of food and offerings, Lux is just going to stare at you a bit, Nanako. Because what in the world is she seeing right now another flying child?! ]

[ Nanako had sorta just.... caught a breeze to see where it takes her. Which is how she ends up overhead, still zigzagging back and forth as she soars. But the sight of Lux down below her catches her eyes and a moment later, she's zooming lower with a bright smile and a wave, her halo slipping sideways at the sudden veer of direction. ]

Hi, Lux!

Nanako, you're flying?!

[ Yes, that does seem to be what this tiny goddess is doing, although why this comes as a shock is really hard to say; what else was Nanako supposed to do with those wings?

However, as Nanako begins to come in for what appears to be a landing, Lux throws out her arms and readies to catch her. Or at least break her fall, because let's be honest with ourselves here, that's probably what's going to happen. ]

[ Nanako does manage to slow and stop herself to hover dizzily just above Lux's head, where she floats with a delighted giggle. ]

I am! Isn't it cool?!

[ ~~Nanako that's not fair, she's already short...~~

Staring up at the young girl, she bites back a small, surprised laugh. ]

It's incredible! When did you learn how to do that?

[ She wobbles a bit before lowering herself until she hovers in front of Lux instead, still grinning. ]

Ummm... After we got back from that prayer. I learned more about what I could do. I've been practicing.

[ Okay, that's a little better, but even still, Nanako those aren't exactly smooth movements. Not that she would ever point this out to the young goddess, of course, but it does look tiring! ]

I can tell! Did you fly all the way here from Souji's temple?

[ ...That's kind of a long way. How did she manage that? ]

No, I flew here from mine! It's a little closer!

[ Even if it's not by much... ]

From yours?

[ All this time, Lux always visited Nanako from Souji's temple, so while it made sense that the young goddess would have one...

Forgive her again for staring, Nanako. It's brief, however, and just as quickly the shinki smiles brightly. ]

You found it? Nanako, that's wonderful! How far is it from here? Can I come see?

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