A sudden explosion scares the grazing dear scattering their herd in every direction in the middle of a field covered in green grass and lovely smelling flowers. Three figures fall from the sky but surprisingly find themselves unharmed. Feeling slightly dizzy from the floor, they manage to pick themselves up but can barely stand.
The first member of the group that feel from the sky is a teenage girl with spiky purple hair that ties into a ponytail and bright brown eyes that quickly start to scan the area. But despite the strangeness of the world around them, she can still find the ability to smile. She finds her treasured Okatana. Chidori is still with her. Despite the plane of existence, she used to exist in collapsing around her, she still somehow lives. Not only does she live, but somehow, she feels more alive now than when she was trapped in that previous plane of existence. The warmth of the sun hits her skin, and the coolness of the wind wraps around her body. The only thing that puzzles her is the strange bracelet attached to her wrist she doesn't recognise.
The second group member is another teenage girl, but she is looking more worried than the first. The world's strangeness is worrisome for her. She doesn't recognise the snow-capped mountains in the distance or understand why there are two moons in the sky even though it is daytime right now. Unlike the first girl, the fact that she finds her own Okatana, Kogarasumaru doesn't bring her much comfort as she makes a discovery about her body. The girl's burgundy eyes widen as she sees a cattail sticking out from her clothes and a pair of cat ears poking out of her dark green hair. She tugs at them, hoping the tail and ears are fake, but the pain quickly convinces her they are real.
But the newly born cat girl isn't the only one struggling to come to terms with the changes to their body as a certain princess now finds she is no longer an Aradama. She still has her pale white skin and glowing orange eyes, but her body has shrunk to the size of a person's hand, and a pair of wings now sprout from her back. She flies around, struggling to come to terms with the changes to her body, then hating the way the two girls are now looking at her.
"What?" Tagitsuhime glares at the girls. "It's not like I chose to look this way."
"But it's… cute…" Minato Etou, the girl with spiky purple hair, struggles not to giggle, covering her mouth with her hand.
"You look adorable," Kagari Juujou, the newly born cat girl, comments, staring at the former Aradama.
"What about you, kitten?" Tagitsuhime replies, staring at Kagari's wagging tail. "It's not like I am the only one with cute little changes."
"This is… nothing…" Kagari blushes.
"But cat ears and tails suit you," Minato comments moving closer and grasping Kagari's tail. "Are they even real?"
"Ahhh!" Kagari jumps as Minato strokes her tail, quickly moving away as her face burns bright red. "D… don't touch them…"
"I'm sorry, I didn't hurt you, did I?" Minato says, generally sounding concerned. But when she steps towards Kagari, she finds her friend backing further away as she blushes harder.
"It's fine… it didn't hurt… just don't do it again…" Kagari replies, barely able to look at her friend. "So, did you… also, have any changes?"
"I got this new bracelet," Minato answers holding up her bracelet. "I don't know what it does, but it has this cool looking blue gem in it."
The bracelet is simple in design with a silver-coloured material that feels soft to the touch wraps around Minato's wrist and the blue gem. The gem itself is anything but simple, though, as Minato feels something like static electricity whenever she moves a finger near the gem. When she finally does touch the gem, it quickly starts to glow before a holograph map appears, hovering over the gem.
"Great, you have become a living GPS system," Tagitsuhime groans having her hopes for something more dashed in an instant.
Kagari, meanwhile, finally moves closer to Minato, once again examining the map on display. It shows the field they are standing in and even the girl's position with three blue dots. Kagari can see a river not that far away and the mountain in the distance, but her eyes lock onto a small town between the mountain and the river. She pokes the town on the map, and suddenly, information appears below the position of the town.
"Name: Swiftrest,"
"Nation: Shigon Kingdom,"
"Population: 289."
"I think we should head for that town," Kagari suggests as the gem flickers before the map disappears. "It should be a safe place to figure out what to do next."
"Sound's good to me," Minato smiles. "I wonder what the people are like there."
"Don't go picking fights," Kagari warns, making Minato nervously laugh and rub the back of her neck. "The last thing we need is for you to get arrested for sparing with someone."
"Fine," Minato sighs. "I'll just spar with you then."
"We should get going then," Tagitsuhime says, flying in between the girls and towards the town. "We should also gather information once we get there."