Seven Years Earlier
A young man of seventeen approached the temple, a broken look upon his face, trailing a thin line of blood behind him. His new refuge. He collapsed at the gate, his supplies clattering from his pack. He arose in a blur, his arm wrapped in clean linen, in a place he didn't know, a far voice he had never heard. He murmured into the stillness of his ether.
The distant voice spoke to him, "So you're awake already, love? It seems you lost a lot of blood, I hope you don't mind us putting a little back in you~3." She giggled, leaning over his shoulder, her bright violet eyes gleaming through his groggy haze. "oh, I'm terribly sorry love, where are my manners, my name is Ukiko, headmistress Mai told me to be more formal."
"Ah.. umm.. my name.. is Tobi.. I.. lost my home.. The Kiryuu Temple is gone.."
"Awwz, well we'll fix you up so you can talk to Headmistress Mai. She's the keeper of this sanctuary." She handed him a fresh robe along with his pack, giving him a kiss on the cheek, "Good Luck!" ~3