Yousei Arc: Ghostly Report

Sight was more of a curse than a blessing. Ayame forcibly tuned out the songs, screams and pleas, became as blind as she could to the supernatural visions, ignored the bright colors, the threads that looped. She carefully weaved passed the demons, spirits and ghosts. There was no visible reaction to the sweet scent or foul odor.

"Please! Listen to me!"

Ayame grit her teeth and kept her eyes looking forward.

"Please! They took my child! Yousei took my child!"

Ayame froze. Silently she cursed. Turning she saw at the young woman, a dark red stain blossoming around her stomach. The woman reached out to the people passing by, only for her hand to pass through them.

"Please," the woman begged. "If you can hear me, they took my child."

Ayame closed her eyes, briefly picturing if someone had targeted her kids. Even if it turned out to be nothing but a rumor, even if it was only a one time case… for the sake of her peace of mind, she better investigate this.

She reached out, grabbing the woman and pulling her down a dark alleyway. The woman looked at her surprised that Ayame could physically thought her. Ah the perks of Sight.

"Tell me about Yousei," Ayame said.

Better start digging.

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Since Sight didn't come up until much later in the story (much less confirmation of Ayame's abilities), couldn't originally post this tidbit before. So here's how Ayame found out about Yousei to begin with. It started off with a ghost...

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