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[Action, December 20th]

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[Despite Asch having his eyes closed, Miyabi nods and smiles, but adds verbally a moment later--]

That's right. ...The warrior Nagi attempted many times to challenge the wolf. But his attempts were thwarted by Shiranui's swift movements. [Another pause, and she closes her eyes again and leans back in her chair. The tone of both her voice and the story change after a second, the chair creaking ominously.]

Before long, the night of the accursed festival had arrived. A white plumed arrow heralded the coming sacrifice. Piercing the sky, the arrow sunk its shaft - [Wham! Her hand slaps against the wall on her left side. Sorry, bro, but a narrator makes use of all things around to tell a good story.] - squarely into the home of Nami, the village's most beautiful maiden. Nagi, harboring a secret love for Nami, was enraged by this sign. Determined to put an end to Orochi once and for all, Nagi traveled to the beast's cave in place of his beloved.

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[At the sound of her hand on the wall, Asch jerks upright, eyes opening to shoot her an irritated glare. Sudden movements hurt those broken ribs, goddammit. It's a good thing she'd continued the story by then, because he'd have told her off for that one. He's keeping his eyes open from now on.]

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[Er, ahem...whoops. Miyabi hunches her shoulders with a sheepish smile and mumbles an apology, leaning over to check on his injuries. Finding nothing too bad, the girl apologizes again, promises not to do that again, and goes on with the story.]

The Moon Cave, a place as dark as evil itself, served as Orochi's home. As Nagi stood bravely before the entrance... A beast appeared, eyes glowing crimson upon eight thrashing necks. [Her eyes narrow slightly, at the description of Orochi. She'd always wanted to really try and paint him, and not just his shadow or silhouette, but it seemed just...a bad idea. Call it superstition.] Orochi stood tall before him, anxious for another sacrifice. Nagi leapt with incredible grace, swinging his blade valiantly. On and on he sliced, well into the moonless night...

[And her tone drops again, as does her head a little. Miyabi's eyes go to the floor, before she closes them. It's like telling a piece of very bad news.] But Orochi's hide was like steel. The blade left nary a scratch.

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[A beast that no sword can pierce? Ha, wonder how he'd like a fonic arte or two... or four...

...Or a hyperresonance. Heh. That'd make a story.

He politely keeps his mouth shut, though; this is obviously the climax of the story, and there's no tarnishing something that is obviously so important to her. He's a jerk, but not that much of one.]

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[Climax...perhaps one of them, maybe. It's definitely a dramatic scene, certainly, but the story is far from over. Miyabi quiets her tone, and looks to Asch again. She's tempted to ask if he's enjoying the story, but the fact that he's so quiet, and listening so intently...she hopes that means he's enjoying it. He hasn't interrupted her yet, or told her to stop.

And so, with a tiny smile, she goes on, but the smile fades and in replaced by her narrator's tone of dismal and dark.]

At long last, Nagi, his energy spent from the intense battle, dropped to his knees, fatigued and gasping for breath. He knew he was staring death in the face. It was then...that the wolf appeared. [A smirk makes its way to her face.] As if to protect Nagi, it stood its ground before Orochi. In the darkness of the cave, the wolf's coat shone brilliantly.

Alas, it was Shiranui, the wolf that dwelled outside the village. Bearing its fearsome claws, Shiranui leapt toward Orochi! Orochi reared its terrifying heads, readying its fangs for battle. [Her tone quickens as she retells the battle, and she even makes a face, as if baring her own teeth. Miyabi was used to telling this tale to children, so the theatrics were a little high. Old habits and all that.] The two beasts struggled wildly, thrashing in the darkness.