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Reflexively, you curl tighter. Just another minute. Just another minute of sleep is all you need, but the sun waits for no one. Wait. The sun? After many days and nights with only moonlight to guide you, your eyes snap open and your pupils contract at the light.

It's been a while, hasn't it?

Bask in this euphoria for however long it lasts, until your memory snaps back against your mind like a rubber band. Weren't you dead? No matter how you met your end, you certainly remember dying in vivid detail. The pain that corresponds to the last moment's of your life chooses then to make itself known, trying to wriggle free from your skin almost literally. That mark on your skin wasn't there before either.

Take a moment to breathe and get your bearings, and really take everything into focus. The warm rays of sun that dance upon your skin are colorful and fragmented like a kaleidoscope, the effect of being filtered through stained glass. Of all the places to wake up, it seems you're inside a church that's no stranger to you, St. Mary's Basilica. While the odds are good you've woken up with company somewhere near by, the glint of gold from the altar will likely catch your attention regardless—embedded deep in the altar stands a golden staff, two sculpted wings draped down its sides.

While some things are the same, and some things are different, there are still more questions than answers. But the inscription engraved into the roof of the ceiling of the Church, now visible in proper lighting seems rather apt: Welcome to Krakow (again).

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[tokihanate]

Blood stained clothing, huh. [ He blinks at them, wondering who looks different. ]

[tokihanate]

[ ... He doesn't like a couple of the names on that list. ]

[tokihanate]

[ He instinctively looks at his wrist for a watch that isn't there. ]

[umbralant]

In a hurry? You have nothing but time here. [ What kind of a name is Redick... ]

[tokihanate]

I'm pretty sure there's a time limit here....

[tokihanate]

What if Lisa had the Lux and the attacker had the blood power, doesn't that make it Crow. But it could very well just be Suzy who's lying through his teeth.

[tokihanate]

Wow, I agree with Dusty. [ And he doesn't really like that. ] Even if you can't trust them, they're just going to discard it?

[tokihanate]

Oh Rick, it's already a witch hunt. That's what they want.

[tokihanate]

Even if I agree it's useful to know everyone's powers... Are they not aware of the clock ticking? If Redick was going to do this, it really should've been way earlier.

[umbralant]

Or not in the middle of a "trial". Or does everyone stick to themselves outside of these affairs?

[tokihanate]

Hmmm. They can do what they want where ever really. Just no one can leave. It depends on people's personalities of course, if they want to interact with people or not.

I know my companion over here mostly kept to himself. I did a lot of the time too, but I had run ins with others here and there.

A few people know each other already. Like the lively zombie and eternally bored zombie over there seem to know each other.

[tokihanate]

Is it over? [ His butt feels numb from sitting here all this time...!! ]

[tokihanate]

And that guy had a nerve to question my motives last time. [ Hmmph! ]

[tokihanate]

[ While they're talking to "Suzy" he turns to the ojou-san. ] So, what do you think?

[umbralant]

...they cannot seriously be zombies. [ That needs to be said at the end of all of this. ]

What do I think about...?

[tokihanate]

Well they're from the world of the dead or something. So, zombies, clearly.

Well, we weren't lying, ojou-san. [ About details. He's actively lying to you about names. ]

Now what should we do about these bozos~

[umbralant]

[ She tuts. ]

There is no "we".

I will not hesitate to purge all of you if that's what is necessary at any point, whether that be because you succumb to the power of manifestation, if you pose a threat, or you are still puppets that dance to her strings, however unwilling you may be. I am a sword, and swords are used on the battlefield, not in acts of diplomacy.

However, they are my most pressing targets even if my purpose is to stand guard over the entire night. Therefore in light of the circumstances, I will overlook your current condition as part manifestation yourself. And despite how ridiculous this whole ordeal is, you do seem to be telling the truth.

[ Onward it is, then. With a wave of her hand she dispels her fire, the execution having concluded. ]

Nothing can be done to face her directly as long as that realm is inaccessible to me. I hardly think you could aide me with that considering your current existence is fragile at best, and I will deal with that on my own. But I will concede that you are more familiar with her than I am, and grasping the full extent of her plan is vital. Whenever Miss Lisa and Suzy join you, it would serve you well to interrogate them on anything they may have learned since your passing. Furthermore, establishing a line of contact with those on the other side is also of interest.

Night and day are cyclical, and what happens in the beginning of the day can have effects later on into the night. That can be used to our advantage, once we are able to pinpoint a weak spot.

[tokihanate]

[ He's a bit more sobered up as he listens to her and replies. ] Oh no, ojou-san, there is definitely a "we" in this case.

It's not just you versus her or her and him but them and their "shadows". And you saw there were hundreds of them there. And more throughout the city. If you think you're going to do things alone, that's ridiculous. [ Well, so far, for him it's been quite easy to deal with the "manifestations" but he doesn't mention it. ] So, yes. We will take those assholes down.

[ He hmms thoughtfully thinking about what she's said. ]

Maybe we can find something to communicate somehow, I've explored a lot of the city, I'll gather what I've found later and we can see what's possible. And I'll ask Miss Lisa and Suzy-kun what they know.

Is there a way to call you, by the way?

[umbralant]

Hundreds of vermin, who will huddle together for warmth and bear witness to my flames. [ She seems quite confident of herself here, whether its bravado or actual experience. ]

But if you wish to bite the hands of your former masters, I will not get in your way. They deserve everything they have wrought, from flames to teeth. [ Why is she this way, but that's about as much agreement as you'll get. At the question she thinks for a moment, then creates a small flame in her hand. ]

If you have need of me, place this flame on the altar of the Church. It shouldn't burn you, at least not too much. There's no need to feed it, but if you do the effect will be similar to what we just witnessed here. [ In other words, do you want to spy on the living? Now you can! ]

1/2

[tokihanate]

[ They're not his "masters" ojou-san. ]

2/2

[tokihanate]

Oh? Just in the church or anywhere in the city?

[ He grins at the fire, reminiscing to himself. ]

[umbralant]

If you want to call me, the Church, but the vision should persist anywhere. [ Have fun being a voyeur! ]

[tokihanate]

[ Cool, cool. It's not certain somebodies so he isn't very interested in looking much but if others wants, sure sure.

He nods. ]

Got it. Thanks Sword-chan.

[umbralant]

Sword-chan? I am a sword but that is not my—

[ Shaking her head. ]

In that is how you intend on being, then I will tell you my name when you have earned it.

[tokihanate]

And I'll properly introduce myself when you have~ Sword-chan~