七十八
It was a normal day and Freaky Paranormal Prison aka the City was going about its ways (A/N: That means there was probably a curse, and even if there wasn't, enough freaky stuff was probably happening). There was absolutely no sign of anything disrupting the routine, but as we know, that doesn't have to mean anything.
As per this rule, something did happen. That is, something fell into the fountain. It sploshed around there for a while until it crawled out, and turned out to be a young girl. Passersby that cared to pay attention noticed that she looked unusual: she had thick, silky tresses the color of chestnuts with blue streaks in them, and her eyes were pools of ruby. She wore twelve brightly colored and perfectly matched layers of kimono, like a court lady in old Heian. Of course, they all were now sopping wet.
An inhabitant of the City came forth and asked: "Are you okay? May I help you?"
The girl looked up and gave him a smile, as bright as the stars. It made his heart beat a whole lot. The redhead laughed a bit sheepishly and then started shaking her body from head to toe, and when she was finished, she was completely dry, as if she'd never been in a fountain. The people around her "ooh"-ed.
"Hey, how you doin'?", she beamed at them. "I'm Yoshino Ryōko, nice to meet you."
People "ooh"-ed some more, because she had a certain irresistibly dazzling aura about her that no one could explain nor resist. Ryōko herself looked around in puzzlement. "But tell me, where'd I land here? And how? This wasn't part of the plan."
The guy who'd come to her (A/N: not very needed) aid first, a long-haired fella, launched into an explanation: "This is the City. You're trapped here. It just sucks you in and doesn't let go. I am very sorry to tell you this."
Ryōko just blinked. "And who's in charge?"
The man winced, since he had experience with that sort of behaviour and knew it couldn't end well. "The deities. They're, uh, in that building," he pointed at it, "or so people say."
"Thanks", beamed the redhead again and immediately took off toward the Deity Building. She did so in a very fast gait, but not so fast as to hinder her robes from flowing elegantly about her. And they flowed very elegantly. In fact, they hardly even touched the ground. While she was going, she hummed a sweet tune. It was a magical tune, which had the effect that she left candy and kittens in her wake. However, she currently had more important business than candy and kittens! (A/N: Even if she liked candy and kittens, a lot.)
In no time, she'd arrived at the Deity Building. She stared it down for a moment in silence (and didn't even waver when a kitten stumbled across her foot), then she said: "Come out, deities! We gotta have a talk!"
It took a few moments, but then a figure appeared in the doorway. Ryōko concluded it must be a deity, nay, she could feel it from the person's energy! She blinked a little, and then she laughed. "Hahaha," she said, "a deity so week is trapping hundreds of people in this place? Don't make me laugh!"
The deity smiled very arrogantly and said: "Your point being, ant?'"
"I am going to fight you!" the redhead jabbed her finger in the deity's general direction very dramatically. "And to free all these people!"
"Hah!" said the deity. "Now you're making me laugh!"
Then they had a fight. It took a while, and it looked like the deity was going to win at first, but that was because Ryōko was toying with her. (A/N: That stupid deity.) When she was tired of doing so, she cast a few spells and the deity was done for.
Left breathless on the ground, the deity only wheezed: "Who... who are you?"
Murmurs in the crowd that had come from the fountain to the deity building in the meantime echoed this question.
"That's a secret~", said Ryōko, "now, will you let these people free?"
"Y... yes", said the deity.
And everyone lived happily ever after.
As per this rule, something did happen. That is, something fell into the fountain. It sploshed around there for a while until it crawled out, and turned out to be a young girl. Passersby that cared to pay attention noticed that she looked unusual: she had thick, silky tresses the color of chestnuts with blue streaks in them, and her eyes were pools of ruby. She wore twelve brightly colored and perfectly matched layers of kimono, like a court lady in old Heian. Of course, they all were now sopping wet.
An inhabitant of the City came forth and asked: "Are you okay? May I help you?"
The girl looked up and gave him a smile, as bright as the stars. It made his heart beat a whole lot. The redhead laughed a bit sheepishly and then started shaking her body from head to toe, and when she was finished, she was completely dry, as if she'd never been in a fountain. The people around her "ooh"-ed.
"Hey, how you doin'?", she beamed at them. "I'm Yoshino Ryōko, nice to meet you."
People "ooh"-ed some more, because she had a certain irresistibly dazzling aura about her that no one could explain nor resist. Ryōko herself looked around in puzzlement. "But tell me, where'd I land here? And how? This wasn't part of the plan."
The guy who'd come to her (A/N: not very needed) aid first, a long-haired fella, launched into an explanation: "This is the City. You're trapped here. It just sucks you in and doesn't let go. I am very sorry to tell you this."
Ryōko just blinked. "And who's in charge?"
The man winced, since he had experience with that sort of behaviour and knew it couldn't end well. "The deities. They're, uh, in that building," he pointed at it, "or so people say."
"Thanks", beamed the redhead again and immediately took off toward the Deity Building. She did so in a very fast gait, but not so fast as to hinder her robes from flowing elegantly about her. And they flowed very elegantly. In fact, they hardly even touched the ground. While she was going, she hummed a sweet tune. It was a magical tune, which had the effect that she left candy and kittens in her wake. However, she currently had more important business than candy and kittens! (A/N: Even if she liked candy and kittens, a lot.)
In no time, she'd arrived at the Deity Building. She stared it down for a moment in silence (and didn't even waver when a kitten stumbled across her foot), then she said: "Come out, deities! We gotta have a talk!"
It took a few moments, but then a figure appeared in the doorway. Ryōko concluded it must be a deity, nay, she could feel it from the person's energy! She blinked a little, and then she laughed. "Hahaha," she said, "a deity so week is trapping hundreds of people in this place? Don't make me laugh!"
The deity smiled very arrogantly and said: "Your point being, ant?'"
"I am going to fight you!" the redhead jabbed her finger in the deity's general direction very dramatically. "And to free all these people!"
"Hah!" said the deity. "Now you're making me laugh!"
Then they had a fight. It took a while, and it looked like the deity was going to win at first, but that was because Ryōko was toying with her. (A/N: That stupid deity.) When she was tired of doing so, she cast a few spells and the deity was done for.
Left breathless on the ground, the deity only wheezed: "Who... who are you?"
Murmurs in the crowd that had come from the fountain to the deity building in the meantime echoed this question.
"That's a secret~", said Ryōko, "now, will you let these people free?"
"Y... yes", said the deity.
And everyone lived happily ever after.