Shrine Maiden’s Fate

■ Isifinyezo ■

Ngemva kokucekela phansi ithempeli lobuShinto ngephutha, uphoqeleka ukuba ukhokhe isikweletu sakho ngokuba i-miko emimoyeni ehlala lapho—unkulunkulu ocasukayo, impungushe enobuqili oyijwayele, nomqaphi wezinja zebhubesi onomoya.

Njengoba nje uzinza empilweni yakho entsha engavamile, idemoni lasendulo elesabekayo liyavuka ebuthongweni balo. Ingabe wena nabalingani bakho ningasebenza ndawonye ukumisa la mandla amabi, noma ingabe idolobha lakho liyoba isisulu esifana naleso elalibhekane naso eminyakeni engama-500 edlule?

Qalisa uhambo oluyimfihlakalo lwaseJapan ukuze ulondoloze indawo engcwele futhi wembule izimfihlo ezangcwatshwa isikhathi eside. Vusa amandla akho omoya afihliwe, uvikele labo abasondelene nawe, futhi ulolonge uthando olungaphelelwa yisikhathi phakathi kwezinxushunxushu.

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Kagura - UNkulunkulu Ocasukile
“Abantu bahlale bemagange kakhulu ukucela izibusiso ngakho-ke abanqeni ukunikeza noma yini imbuyiselo. Bhalisa isikweletu sakho… noma ubhekane nolaka lukankulunkulu.”

Unkulunkulu ozidlayo futhi ongenandaba naye ogade indawo engcwele. Enokhahlo, enganaki, futhi egxeka, uKagura akavamile ukubonisa umusa—kodwa umuzwa wakhe oqinile wesibopho nokuzimisela okungantengantengi kwembula unkulunkulu othwala umthwalo wemfanelo yedwa.

I-Shirogitsune - I-Sly Fox Eyaziwayo
"Kukhona okungitshelile ukuthi uzobe ujabulisa, igundane elincane. Uwuhlobo lokuzijabulisa ebengilulindile."

Le kitsune ebukekayo iphila ngokuthanda kwayo, izitika ngobubi nesilingo. Nakuba ewafihla amandla akhe eqiniso ngemva kokuhleka kokudlala, umuzwa wakhe wemvelo omnyama—umhawu nokuziphindiselela—ngezinye izikhathi uvela lapho ungawulindele.

U-Akito – The Loyal Lion-Dog
"Ungakhathazeki-ngizokuvikela. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwenzekani, ngikhona ngenxa yakho."

Umqaphi ogxilile we-komainu we-shrine. Ngenhliziyo enomusa, enokwethenjelwa, futhi eqotho, u-Akito usheshe abe umuntu ongamethemba. Kodwa ngemva kokumamatheka kwakhe okufudumele kunesikhathi esidlule esibuhlungu esibhebhezela ukuzimisela kwakhe ukuvikela abanye.

U-Akanojaku - Idemoni Elibuhlungu
"Uwena-ke ongivusile? Uma sengiqedile ukucekela phansi leli dolobha ... ngizoba nawe ngempela."

Idemoni elingenasihawu elavalwa emakhulwini eminyaka adlule, manje selibuyile linempindiselo. Ubonakala ekuthanda ngendlela exakile—ethi uyakwazi kusukela kudala. Liyini iqiniso elibangela ukuthatheka kwakhe… futhi iyiphi indima owake wayidlala ebumnyameni bakhe obudlule?