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[ the scenery around you seems to shift in and out, between the scenes of the casino, and the dark purples and pinks of Inazuma city. automated sounds warble with the sounds of people intermingled, and an odd sound of crackling in the air.
Someone decided to challenge the Raiden Shogun... A voice whispers.
That poor fool.
Almost like a ghost, a man in one of the wide brimmed hats, traditionally associated with samurai, passes you.
Like a ghost on the wind-- it doesn't look like he's running, but he is. the winds boosting every step he takes as he makes his way towards the statue of the unnamed god. ]
Someone decided to challenge the Raiden Shogun... A voice whispers.
That poor fool.
Almost like a ghost, a man in one of the wide brimmed hats, traditionally associated with samurai, passes you.
Like a ghost on the wind-- it doesn't look like he's running, but he is. the winds boosting every step he takes as he makes his way towards the statue of the unnamed god. ]
[ This is not a spectacle he expected or even wanted to see. He knows what went on in Inazuma, knows exactly how the people have suffered under this rule, and seeing an idiot challenge the shogun is not something he wants to see or cares about.
But then he notices that samurai, and his eyes are locked on him. It's not just because he feels the wind, it's because he recognizes him ]
... What's going on?
But then he notices that samurai, and his eyes are locked on him. It's not just because he feels the wind, it's because he recognizes him ]
... What's going on?
[ Haven't you heard? a townsperson answers back. He doesn't want to comply with the vision hunt decree. The person's tone is pitying. Who could think to fight against the Electro archon in her almighty wisdom? If she says that visions are a threat to Inazuma's eternity, it must be so.
If he takes a step to follow the Samurai, who is too focused on something to hear anything else, the scene shifts just so, as though he were at the steps of the path to the unnamed god's statue. On the platform are two figures, one he recognizes very well, and the other, a mystery. The samurai that he'd followed stops.
The lightning strikes behind them as the Raiden Shogun brings down the strike of the musou no hitotachi-- killing the man instantly. And the samurai calls out something-- his name, in anguish. His now blank vision flies up. ]
If he takes a step to follow the Samurai, who is too focused on something to hear anything else, the scene shifts just so, as though he were at the steps of the path to the unnamed god's statue. On the platform are two figures, one he recognizes very well, and the other, a mystery. The samurai that he'd followed stops.
The lightning strikes behind them as the Raiden Shogun brings down the strike of the musou no hitotachi-- killing the man instantly. And the samurai calls out something-- his name, in anguish. His now blank vision flies up. ]
[ He has heart about Kazuha being able to stop the musou no hitotachi, so this is obviously not when it happened. But there's no doubt this has to be a glimpse of his past, and with his reaction to the death in front of him it's easy to understand this can't be a stranger to him. ]
... how odd. All this and you're not even trying to get revenge.
... how odd. All this and you're not even trying to get revenge.
[ he grabs the vision, and just as suddenly, becomes aware of the interloper in his dream, when he glances at Wanderer,
the scenery shifts again, there's pandemonium, but it's happening around them, rather than forcing them to take part, ]
What are you doing here...?
[ as he clutches the blank vision in his hands ]
the scenery shifts again, there's pandemonium, but it's happening around them, rather than forcing them to take part, ]
What are you doing here...?
[ as he clutches the blank vision in his hands ]
Yes.
[ he nods, ]
It was the moment that I knew I had to leave Inazuma for good.
[ he nods, ]
It was the moment that I knew I had to leave Inazuma for good.
I started my wanderings before that-- but they had all been in Inazuma up to this point.
[ a glance down at the vision, that he knows is not in his possession anymore. ]
As for still caring... Yes, of course I do.
[ a glance down at the vision, that he knows is not in his possession anymore. ]
As for still caring... Yes, of course I do.
Is it really that hard to understand?
[ he places a hand to his chin in thought ]
Regardless of my feelings, Inazuma still needs its archon. Now that I've fulfilled his ambition, and the vision hunt decree is abolished... What more enmity can I harbor?
[ he places a hand to his chin in thought ]
Regardless of my feelings, Inazuma still needs its archon. Now that I've fulfilled his ambition, and the vision hunt decree is abolished... What more enmity can I harbor?
[ he shrugs lightly, closing his eyes. ]
That wouldn’t be my decision to make.
That wouldn’t be my decision to make.
...
You've only told me about your past through destroying the Raiden Gokaden.
The Traveler mentioned you were tricked.
You've only told me about your past through destroying the Raiden Gokaden.
The Traveler mentioned you were tricked.
Yes, actually.
It feels like you know far more about me, than I do about you.
It feels like you know far more about me, than I do about you.
[ "it's not a secret" says the man who erased all memory from it from the irminsul.
but kazuha considers, and makes the conscious decision to take a step, shifting the scenery once more to his friend's grave, where he can put the vision where it belongs. ]
Then ask away, if you want to know.
Otherwise, even if the story isn't a secret, it's not like I know it.
but kazuha considers, and makes the conscious decision to take a step, shifting the scenery once more to his friend's grave, where he can put the vision where it belongs. ]
Then ask away, if you want to know.
Otherwise, even if the story isn't a secret, it's not like I know it.
He was a friend, and a fellow wanderer. One of the first I met after I determined there was nothing I could do to save the Kaedehara clan.
As for my family... My mother died in childbirth, and my father worked himself into an early grave.
[ hmm. ]
Your turn. I want to know the story that led to your seeking revenge.
As for my family... My mother died in childbirth, and my father worked himself into an early grave.
[ hmm. ]
Your turn. I want to know the story that led to your seeking revenge.
[ he takes a fresh look at him, in light of that statement, and nods. ]
You do.
You do.
[ suddenly, a lot of his questions coming around to the Raiden Shogun make a lot of sense. ]
... I see.
[ he tilts his head, waiting for him to go on ]
... I see.
[ he tilts his head, waiting for him to go on ]
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