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Amaterasu Okami (nickname: Tera)
Age: Probably around eighteen or nineteen (she doesn't know for sure)
Race: Human with psychic abilities (ability to lock and unlock any lock, and precognition)
Eyes: Left - brown; right - gold
Hair: Black
I ran wildly, my breath coming in short gasps. I had no time to stop and catch my breath, because I could already hear the footsteps gaining on me. It felt like someone was jamming a knife into my side below my ribcage. My goal was just ahead…
There. An underground, steel room. I slid to my knees beside the entrance. It was locked, of course, just like I had last left it. I slammed my hand on the lock, and instantly, it clicked. I threw open the door, and jumped in. I pressed my hand once again on the lock, and it snapped locked again. Safe in this little room, I finally had the opportunity to relax.
The demons had been awfully persistent. I didn't understand why. They'd already killed my brother, Susano, months ago. So what interest did they have in me? Personal revenge, maybe? Akira would never have been able to kill as many demons as he had without my help.
I looked longingly at the small metal cot to the right of me. I hadn't slept for days…How wonderful it would be to just collapse right now…Indeed, I was stuck here until the demons left, so why not? Happily, I sank on the cot and was asleep in seconds.
When I awoke, I had no idea what time it was, or how long I'd slept since I couldn't see the sun. I was dreadfully hungry, which probably meant I had slept for a very long time. There was food down in this little shelter, but I really wasn't in the mood for canned tuna and dried fruit. I concentrated a moment, trying to sense the demon auras.
They were gone. Or, should I say, not in the range of my senses. Another option was that they had masked their aura somehow, and I would be slain the instant I set foot outside my steel room.
I reached out and touched the steel hatch. Not to unlock it, but to see if I could get a premonition. I blinked, and images flashed before my eyes.
I climbed out of the hatch, warily looking around. There was no sign of the demons, and I didn't think they could hide from my senses this well. I started walking across the grass towards Tokyo, before taking off in a run, just in case.
I opened my eyes, my head clearing of the vision. I sighed, pleased. I was pretty sure they had left, leaving my death for another day. With my hand still on the steel hatch, I unlocked it. I stepped out, reenacting my vision to the slightest detail. My premonitions always came true, in one way or another.
I didn't stop running until I got to town. My brother may have had the brawn, but I definitely had the speed. I reached the city in no time, barely panting. People were looking around at me, but as I slowed my breathing and kept my strange eyes down to the ground, they didn't stare too long.
I quickly walked to my favorite restaurant, a small noodle shop. The employees could recognize me on sight, and knew what my 'usual' was. I sat down to enjoy it.
"Amaterasu?" A nervous voice asked, while I was in the middle of slurping down a noodle. I awkwardly sucked the rest in my mouth before glancing up. A skinny boy, named Nobuyo, who worked at the restaurant was standing by my table, looking extremely anxious.
"You can call me Tera, Nobu. May I help you with something?"
"Um…" Nobuyo started to fidget with his apron. "I was wondering if you'd like to go to dinner with me Saturday night?"
I smiled politely at Nobuyo. I truly did like him, but not in that way. "You're a really nice person, but Nobu…I really don't think I'm your type."
His expression was confused, and slightly hurt. "What do you mean…?"
I sighed, and then tried to tactfully explain. "Well, it's…You see, we have different interests, and I'm not the girl you probably think I am…"
Nobuyo nodded sadly. "I see. Well, I'll talk to you later, Amaterasu…"
I sighed again, sorry I had had to hurt him. I found I had rather lost my appetite. I paid for my meal, and left, walking to home.
Home wasn't the shelter outside of Tokyo. Home was a small, one bedroom apparent in the quiet part of town. That is, if there was such a thing in Tokyo. My neighbors kept to themselves, and the landlord was lenient. I rather enjoyed it, except when demons came to hunt me. And…When I realized just how lonely I was.
I ignored that for a moment, and set some candles about to relax me. I sat down in the middle of the floor of my bedroom, and closed my eyes. I breathed in, out, and felt my mind seep into the subconscious.
I don't remember how long I was in the trance-like meditation, but when I roused myself, I felt much calmer. Almost as if the chase with the demons the day before had never happened. Unfortunately, when my stress caught up with me, it was going to say otherwise. Maybe a nice bath and a night on the town…
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Name: Amaterasu Okami (nickname: Tera)
Age: Probably around eighteen or nineteen (she doesn't know for sure)
Race: Human with psychic abilities (ability to lock and unlock any lock, and precognition)
Eyes: Left - brown; right - gold
Hair: Black
I ran wildly, my breath coming in short gasps. I had no time to stop and catch my breath, because I could already hear the footsteps gaining on me. It felt like someone was jamming a knife into my side below my ribcage. My goal was just ahead…
There. An underground, steel room. I slid to my knees beside the entrance. It was locked, of course, just like I had last left it. I slammed my hand on the lock, and instantly, it clicked. I threw open the door, and jumped in. I pressed my hand once again on the lock, and it snapped locked again. Safe in this little room, I finally had the opportunity to relax.
The demons had been awfully persistent. I didn't understand why. They'd already killed my brother, Susano, months ago. So what interest did they have in me? Personal revenge, maybe? Akira would never have been able to kill as many demons as he had without my help.
I looked longingly at the small metal cot to the right of me. I hadn't slept for days…How wonderful it would be to just collapse right now…Indeed, I was stuck here until the demons left, so why not? Happily, I sank on the cot and was asleep in seconds.
When I awoke, I had no idea what time it was, or how long I'd slept since I couldn't see the sun. I was dreadfully hungry, which probably meant I had slept for a very long time. There was food down in this little shelter, but I really wasn't in the mood for canned tuna and dried fruit. I concentrated a moment, trying to sense the demon auras.
They were gone. Or, should I say, not in the range of my senses. Another option was that they had masked their aura somehow, and I would be slain the instant I set foot outside my steel room.
I reached out and touched the steel hatch. Not to unlock it, but to see if I could get a premonition. I blinked, and images flashed before my eyes.
I climbed out of the hatch, warily looking around. There was no sign of the demons, and I didn't think they could hide from my senses this well. I started walking across the grass towards Tokyo, before taking off in a run, just in case.
I opened my eyes, my head clearing of the vision. I sighed, pleased. I was pretty sure they had left, leaving my death for another day. With my hand still on the steel hatch, I unlocked it. I stepped out, reenacting my vision to the slightest detail. My premonitions always came true, in one way or another.
I didn't stop running until I got to town. My brother may have had the brawn, but I definitely had the speed. I reached the city in no time, barely panting. People were looking around at me, but as I slowed my breathing and kept my strange eyes down to the ground, they didn't stare too long.
I quickly walked to my favorite restaurant, a small noodle shop. The employees could recognize me on sight, and knew what my 'usual' was. I sat down to enjoy it.
"Amaterasu?" A nervous voice asked, while I was in the middle of slurping down a noodle. I awkwardly sucked the rest in my mouth before glancing up. A skinny boy, named Nobuyo, who worked at the restaurant was standing by my table, looking extremely anxious.
"You can call me Tera, Nobu. May I help you with something?"
"Um…" Nobuyo started to fidget with his apron. "I was wondering if you'd like to go to dinner with me Saturday night?"
I smiled politely at Nobuyo. I truly did like him, but not in that way. "You're a really nice person, but Nobu…I really don't think I'm your type."
His expression was confused, and slightly hurt. "What do you mean…?"
I sighed, and then tried to tactfully explain. "Well, it's…You see, we have different interests, and I'm not the girl you probably think I am…"
Nobuyo nodded sadly. "I see. Well, I'll talk to you later, Amaterasu…"
I sighed again, sorry I had had to hurt him. I found I had rather lost my appetite. I paid for my meal, and left, walking to home.
Home wasn't the shelter outside of Tokyo. Home was a small, one bedroom apparent in the quiet part of town. That is, if there was such a thing in Tokyo. My neighbors kept to themselves, and the landlord was lenient. I rather enjoyed it, except when demons came to hunt me. And…When I realized just how lonely I was.
I ignored that for a moment, and set some candles about to relax me. I sat down in the middle of the floor of my bedroom, and closed my eyes. I breathed in, out, and felt my mind seep into the subconscious.
I don't remember how long I was in the trance-like meditation, but when I roused myself, I felt much calmer. Almost as if the chase with the demons the day before had never happened. Unfortunately, when my stress caught up with me, it was going to say otherwise. Maybe a nice bath and a night on the town…
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