Shiromizu talks about her Divine nature
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Lounging in the warm sunlight on the back porch of Haru's home in her full human form, Shiromizu was frowning in thought. A few moments later though, she was interrupted as a chuckle reached her ears and she turned to find Usagi's mother, Miyu there. Said Inaba looked extremely tired but still had a smile on her face as she held out a ramune bottle. "Here, I thought that you might need something to drink. Especially with how much you've been thinking."
The Mizuchi had a small blush on her face as she took the ramune bottle and sighed. "Is it really that obvious?"
With a hum escaping her as she also leaned back on her hands, which caused Shiromizu to note that said disguises Yokai had shapely legs as well as well muscled ones. Martial artist legs. "To a mother such as myself? Yes."
Opening her bottle, Shiromizu sighed before taking a sip. "Its not that important, not considering everything else. And besides... Everyone is tired and exhausted right now."
Eyebrow raised, Miyu gave her a look. "And you're not, Shiromizu-San?" Then her eyes narrowed for a second or two before they widened. "Ah, I see. You're not tired at all, you're still awake and brimming with energy."
As she grimaced, the young Mizuchi took a slug of her drink before shaking her head. "I guess, I mean, I know that I shouldfeeltired. But I don't, not really. And I don't know why..."
Closing her eyes briefly, Miyu then opened and fixed the two reddish orbs on Shiromizu's own. "That is an aspect of being a Mizuchi, I suppose. And a Kami, though still young." When Shiromizu turned to her, the Inaba pointed at herself. "Descendant directly from the White Hare of Inaba. While several generations removed, we still carry a drop of the blood of the divine. Granted, that might be due to every so often our ancestor having new children with rabbit Yokai and having us come across them with them marrying into our family. But still."
Head cocked to the side, Shiromizu frowned. "What does that mean?"
Lips twitching, Miyu leaned in. "Kami, and those with Kami blood, often times can push their bodies far further then normal beings can. Even Yokai. I myself have been up nearly forty hours and yet comparatively, it would seem that I have been awake nearly half that when compared to Haru-San and others. I believe that you have noticed that shipgirls can also stay awake for long stretches with little problem as well?" When Shiromizu nodded, the hare returned it. "Exactly. One of the benefits of divinity in this way is being able to ignore mortal needs when needed. And you? While still young, you also have a devout group of worshippers back on the mountain that your spring is on. That gives you energy when needed."
Placing her face in her hands, the transformed snake groaned. "But that is just it! I'm flesh and bone! Not... not some kind of spirit!"
Foot tapping the ground, Miyu gave a small nod. "That is true enough. And yet not true as one can be both flesh and bone as well as spirit. Your elder, the one that you're learning from, Jin no Hisakawa? She is a perfect example of such."
Voice nearly low enough, Shiromizu gave a sigh. "You wouldn't think such."
Glancing at her, the Inaba hummed. "Ah, I've figured as much. I take it then that you have not talked to her in regards to this?"
Slowly, Shiromizu shook her head. "No, how the heck am I even supposed to breach the subject to Sempai? From the way she acts, being flesh and blood as well as spirit is something bad. To be avoided. But... what does that mean for me?"
Expression thoughtful, Miyu looked up at the skies above. "What does that mean for you? Are not your situations different?"
Running her hand through her hair, Shiromizu shook her head. "Is it? Sempai was a spirit of a stream and was reborn as a human, who became a Mizuchi again! Sure, the whole thing happened because otherwise she would have died, but still, she treats that as abadthing. What does that mean for myself?"
Miyu's nose twitched a bit and she hummed. "Ah! But Jin-San did so out of revenge for her death at the hands of she who would become her mother. After her stream had been polluted and violated by humans."
Just snorting, the Mizuchi shook her head. "Yeah, so? Did Sempai take her revenge, hunt down and kill her Okaa-San? No, she didn't. While her original aims were not good, she discarded them out of love and still sees what she is as bad. When she's done so much good!" Her eyes closing, a sigh escaped from Shiromizu. "What does that mean when it comes to me? Is my existence bad as well?"
Reaching over, Miyu ran a hand through the younger of the two's hair. "How so?"
Not saying anything right away, Shiromizu stared out at the yard as the breeze brushed past. Eventually, she spoke up. "Sempai has mentioned to me about smaller streams and springs. How they are not big enough to have a fully intelligent spirit. My spring when I was born though... it was tiny. It was smaller then the one by the Blood Week Memorial here in Yokosuka. Yet, here I am." Taking a deep breath, she continued. "I don't remember much before being born. There was... something there. A need to grow, to become more. My first real memory is hatching from my egg. The egg of an ordinary rat snake who had laid it close to where my spring was. I actually met the snake that I thought was my Okaa-San once. When I was five, her scent being like my own. But she was old and... that was the only time I saw her. There wasn't really any intelligence in her, she just wanted to eat and live her life. Sort of like any other snake really."
Very slowly, Miyu nodded. "Go on."
Finger tapping her knee, Shiromizu looked down at the ground. "For years, I've thought that I was just a Yokai. Nothing odd about that, Yokai come into being from normal animals all the time. But... now I know that I'm a Mizuchi, a dragon who is the spirit of a body of water. Howdid I come into being as I am? Being flesh and blood as well as spirit? Did... did I steal the life of an unborn snake? Because I wanted to live, to grow? Was it a slug, an unfertilized egg that would never have had life in it? If what Sempai did was wrong, what about me?"
Almost a minute passed before the older of the two spoke up. "While the original reasons that Jin no Hisakawa did what she had was wrong, in the end it has tipped the scales in the other direction." Waiting until Shiromizu turned to her, she continued. "She gave two people who otherwise would not have had one, a child. One that they loved, and continue to love. Said daughter has also loved, and continues to love them. Her original self, even at its most powerful, would not have overly cared for 'Lesser beings'. Yet the current self, was right there at the riot helping to end things before more death could happen. She was there that very night that Kuroshi attempted to kill you, even fighting a Gashadokuro knowing she had no chance. All to save beings that her previous self would have sneered at. Over the years, she has fought in various ways to save and to protect. A guardian." Head cocked to the side, Miyu smiled. "Even a being born from a grudge, an Onryo, can become a powerful protector, a Goryo."
Just frowning, Shiromizu gave her a look. "That doesn't really answer my question though."
Lightly chuckling, Miyu shook her head. "No, I suppose that it doesn't. But for that, I would suggest talking to Jin no Hisakawa about your worries. I get the feeling that she might have the answers that you need to hear."
One eyebrow raised, the young Mizuchi blinked. "And is that from the Kami?"
Suddenly, Miyu grinned. "No, that is advice from one who has raised many children." Then the Inaba continued. "Granted, my husband has stated that I am a Kami in the bedroom~"
Needless to say, that got her a look from Shiromizu. "Lewd."
Waggling her eyebrows, the rabbit snickered. "Perhaps, but also true. Otherwise, I would not have the amount of children that I do." Softening her expression, she shook her head. "But still, talk to your sempai. She'll understand if I know enough of her reputation. Granted, one must ask what brought this on..."
Shiromizu let out a small sigh. "I guess its all this waiting. My otouto is up north and safe at the moment, not that I would worry too much about him anyways due to how the government would avoid pulling him in. Sempai is... wherever she is, though she helped stop the looting. Meanwhile all we are doing is sitting here worrying and wondering what happens next. And, well... I've had a lot of time to think over the past few days."
In reply to that, Miyu gave a small nod. "That would certainly do it. Though I must ask... do you really consider Potter-San to be your otouto?"
Blinking, Shiromizu gave her a look. "Of course I do, because he is as far as I am concerned." With a shrug, she continued and looked away, thus missing the slight widening of Miyu's eyes. "I already stated that if I get a shrine, that once Harry passes then I want him to be enshrined there right next to me. And if needed, I will do it personally myself."
Unknown to Shiromizu, the Inaba gave her a searching look before nodding. "I see, that answers some questions I had." Simply ignoring the confused look Shiromizu gave her, she turned and looked back into the house. "Speaking of..."
Also looking, Shiromizu's eyes widened before she set aside her now empty bottle of ramune and made her way inside. " Um, sorry about this but I got to go."
Humming, Miyu just looked up at the sky. 'How much do you know about things, I wonder...?'
For a moment, the Sun peeked out from behind a cloud and seemed to wink at her which made her snort.
Lounging in the warm sunlight on the back porch of Haru's home in her full human form, Shiromizu was frowning in thought. A few moments later though, she was interrupted as a chuckle reached her ears and she turned to find Usagi's mother, Miyu there. Said Inaba looked extremely tired but still had a smile on her face as she held out a ramune bottle. "Here, I thought that you might need something to drink. Especially with how much you've been thinking."
The Mizuchi had a small blush on her face as she took the ramune bottle and sighed. "Is it really that obvious?"
With a hum escaping her as she also leaned back on her hands, which caused Shiromizu to note that said disguises Yokai had shapely legs as well as well muscled ones. Martial artist legs. "To a mother such as myself? Yes."
Opening her bottle, Shiromizu sighed before taking a sip. "Its not that important, not considering everything else. And besides... Everyone is tired and exhausted right now."
Eyebrow raised, Miyu gave her a look. "And you're not, Shiromizu-San?" Then her eyes narrowed for a second or two before they widened. "Ah, I see. You're not tired at all, you're still awake and brimming with energy."
As she grimaced, the young Mizuchi took a slug of her drink before shaking her head. "I guess, I mean, I know that I shouldfeeltired. But I don't, not really. And I don't know why..."
Closing her eyes briefly, Miyu then opened and fixed the two reddish orbs on Shiromizu's own. "That is an aspect of being a Mizuchi, I suppose. And a Kami, though still young." When Shiromizu turned to her, the Inaba pointed at herself. "Descendant directly from the White Hare of Inaba. While several generations removed, we still carry a drop of the blood of the divine. Granted, that might be due to every so often our ancestor having new children with rabbit Yokai and having us come across them with them marrying into our family. But still."
Head cocked to the side, Shiromizu frowned. "What does that mean?"
Lips twitching, Miyu leaned in. "Kami, and those with Kami blood, often times can push their bodies far further then normal beings can. Even Yokai. I myself have been up nearly forty hours and yet comparatively, it would seem that I have been awake nearly half that when compared to Haru-San and others. I believe that you have noticed that shipgirls can also stay awake for long stretches with little problem as well?" When Shiromizu nodded, the hare returned it. "Exactly. One of the benefits of divinity in this way is being able to ignore mortal needs when needed. And you? While still young, you also have a devout group of worshippers back on the mountain that your spring is on. That gives you energy when needed."
Placing her face in her hands, the transformed snake groaned. "But that is just it! I'm flesh and bone! Not... not some kind of spirit!"
Foot tapping the ground, Miyu gave a small nod. "That is true enough. And yet not true as one can be both flesh and bone as well as spirit. Your elder, the one that you're learning from, Jin no Hisakawa? She is a perfect example of such."
Voice nearly low enough, Shiromizu gave a sigh. "You wouldn't think such."
Glancing at her, the Inaba hummed. "Ah, I've figured as much. I take it then that you have not talked to her in regards to this?"
Slowly, Shiromizu shook her head. "No, how the heck am I even supposed to breach the subject to Sempai? From the way she acts, being flesh and blood as well as spirit is something bad. To be avoided. But... what does that mean for me?"
Expression thoughtful, Miyu looked up at the skies above. "What does that mean for you? Are not your situations different?"
Running her hand through her hair, Shiromizu shook her head. "Is it? Sempai was a spirit of a stream and was reborn as a human, who became a Mizuchi again! Sure, the whole thing happened because otherwise she would have died, but still, she treats that as abadthing. What does that mean for myself?"
Miyu's nose twitched a bit and she hummed. "Ah! But Jin-San did so out of revenge for her death at the hands of she who would become her mother. After her stream had been polluted and violated by humans."
Just snorting, the Mizuchi shook her head. "Yeah, so? Did Sempai take her revenge, hunt down and kill her Okaa-San? No, she didn't. While her original aims were not good, she discarded them out of love and still sees what she is as bad. When she's done so much good!" Her eyes closing, a sigh escaped from Shiromizu. "What does that mean when it comes to me? Is my existence bad as well?"
Reaching over, Miyu ran a hand through the younger of the two's hair. "How so?"
Not saying anything right away, Shiromizu stared out at the yard as the breeze brushed past. Eventually, she spoke up. "Sempai has mentioned to me about smaller streams and springs. How they are not big enough to have a fully intelligent spirit. My spring when I was born though... it was tiny. It was smaller then the one by the Blood Week Memorial here in Yokosuka. Yet, here I am." Taking a deep breath, she continued. "I don't remember much before being born. There was... something there. A need to grow, to become more. My first real memory is hatching from my egg. The egg of an ordinary rat snake who had laid it close to where my spring was. I actually met the snake that I thought was my Okaa-San once. When I was five, her scent being like my own. But she was old and... that was the only time I saw her. There wasn't really any intelligence in her, she just wanted to eat and live her life. Sort of like any other snake really."
Very slowly, Miyu nodded. "Go on."
Finger tapping her knee, Shiromizu looked down at the ground. "For years, I've thought that I was just a Yokai. Nothing odd about that, Yokai come into being from normal animals all the time. But... now I know that I'm a Mizuchi, a dragon who is the spirit of a body of water. Howdid I come into being as I am? Being flesh and blood as well as spirit? Did... did I steal the life of an unborn snake? Because I wanted to live, to grow? Was it a slug, an unfertilized egg that would never have had life in it? If what Sempai did was wrong, what about me?"
Almost a minute passed before the older of the two spoke up. "While the original reasons that Jin no Hisakawa did what she had was wrong, in the end it has tipped the scales in the other direction." Waiting until Shiromizu turned to her, she continued. "She gave two people who otherwise would not have had one, a child. One that they loved, and continue to love. Said daughter has also loved, and continues to love them. Her original self, even at its most powerful, would not have overly cared for 'Lesser beings'. Yet the current self, was right there at the riot helping to end things before more death could happen. She was there that very night that Kuroshi attempted to kill you, even fighting a Gashadokuro knowing she had no chance. All to save beings that her previous self would have sneered at. Over the years, she has fought in various ways to save and to protect. A guardian." Head cocked to the side, Miyu smiled. "Even a being born from a grudge, an Onryo, can become a powerful protector, a Goryo."
Just frowning, Shiromizu gave her a look. "That doesn't really answer my question though."
Lightly chuckling, Miyu shook her head. "No, I suppose that it doesn't. But for that, I would suggest talking to Jin no Hisakawa about your worries. I get the feeling that she might have the answers that you need to hear."
One eyebrow raised, the young Mizuchi blinked. "And is that from the Kami?"
Suddenly, Miyu grinned. "No, that is advice from one who has raised many children." Then the Inaba continued. "Granted, my husband has stated that I am a Kami in the bedroom~"
Needless to say, that got her a look from Shiromizu. "Lewd."
Waggling her eyebrows, the rabbit snickered. "Perhaps, but also true. Otherwise, I would not have the amount of children that I do." Softening her expression, she shook her head. "But still, talk to your sempai. She'll understand if I know enough of her reputation. Granted, one must ask what brought this on..."
Shiromizu let out a small sigh. "I guess its all this waiting. My otouto is up north and safe at the moment, not that I would worry too much about him anyways due to how the government would avoid pulling him in. Sempai is... wherever she is, though she helped stop the looting. Meanwhile all we are doing is sitting here worrying and wondering what happens next. And, well... I've had a lot of time to think over the past few days."
In reply to that, Miyu gave a small nod. "That would certainly do it. Though I must ask... do you really consider Potter-San to be your otouto?"
Blinking, Shiromizu gave her a look. "Of course I do, because he is as far as I am concerned." With a shrug, she continued and looked away, thus missing the slight widening of Miyu's eyes. "I already stated that if I get a shrine, that once Harry passes then I want him to be enshrined there right next to me. And if needed, I will do it personally myself."
Unknown to Shiromizu, the Inaba gave her a searching look before nodding. "I see, that answers some questions I had." Simply ignoring the confused look Shiromizu gave her, she turned and looked back into the house. "Speaking of..."
Also looking, Shiromizu's eyes widened before she set aside her now empty bottle of ramune and made her way inside. " Um, sorry about this but I got to go."
Humming, Miyu just looked up at the sky. 'How much do you know about things, I wonder...?'
For a moment, the Sun peeked out from behind a cloud and seemed to wink at her which made her snort.