Battle of the Miko
Japan present day, Cherry Hill Temple
"I don't understand." Rei thought out loud as she read the sacred fire. There seems to be something going on with the balance of time, but nothing seems to be resulting from it. Who would want to fool around with the past? Normally she would have invited the other Scouts along, but it was the holidays, and she didn't want to worry them unless she needed to.
She changed out of her chihaya into some regular clothes: a pair of hip-hugger jeans, and a white tank top. After writing her grandfather a note, she grabbed her purse and slipped into her flip-flops and was off. She would sense the disruption in time to find where she was going.
Kah! Kah!" called two ravens that were perched up in a tree.
"Oh, hello, Phobos, Deimos. I 'm going off to search for something. Would you like to come and keep me company?" She smiled as Phobos floated to her shoulder, and Deimos to her feet. She knelt down and stroked them lovingly.
After some time of walking to follow the trail, she came to her destination. The waves had led her to another shrine.
Interesting, she thought, and started up the stairs. When she got to the top it looked like any other temple, with a house not far away. Not every temple has a sacred tree. She noticed. Her curiosity brought her to the base of the large tree. She sensed something special about it, and reached her hand out to touch it. When she did, she felt the tree's connection to something else nearby. She followed the thread of connection to a shed to her right. Rei started towards the shed, with her raven friends still following her. Inside, she found a well that had once been sealed up with sacred sutra. She wondered why and when they had been broken. Rei speculated that this well had something to do with the strange waves and the disruption of time.
"The well…" whispered Rei. She took a step forward sensing its aura.
"Kah!" Rei spun around at the sound of the ravens squawk. Standing behind her was a man in red. But his hair was white, long, and he was bare foot. She gasped as she saw the ears of a dog on his head. She could have slapped herself for not noticing him earlier.
"Who the hell are you?" The strange man growled. She quickly took out her Sailor Mars wand, and raised it above her head.
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