[Chris the wise]

It had grown dark when Miles again picked up the doll. Laid out on his back with his legs under the table, he studied the details of the straw figure, absentmindedly twirling the red string around his little finger until it slipped free from the doll’s arm.

[Chris the wise]

Chuckling to himself as he watched the girl leave, Mile’s gently spun the doll in his hand. Returning to the flow of people he made it quickly back to his one room apartment, a simple affair with it’s own toilet but no bath. He sat at a low table and studied the doll, idly twirling the red string around his little finger.

[Chris the wise]

A shiver runs down Miles’s spine. He feels something coming from this girl, but can’t quite place it. Instead he chuckles, gently taking the doll.
“You are right. Thank you for the gift” he studies the doll for a moment.

[Chris the wise]

Silently observing the girl, a small smile tugged at Miles’s lips. he slowly bent at the waist to peer at the straw dolls.
“A gift, or to buy?” Miles’s asked looking from the dolls and into the girl’s eyes.

[Chris the wise]

Miles hurries through the crowd to nowhere in particular, dodging around the slower pedestrians. For a moment his eyes alight on Eiko but soon she too is lost in the swirling crowd.

Ducking in against a building, he checked his phone, zero messages, all is normal. He takes a deep breath and looks for a suitable opening in the crowd.

[Chris the wise]

Name(modern): Miles Toddson

Name(past life): Akikawa Shin

Age: 20

Soul age: 105 at time of first death.

Soul type: Yokai

Yokai type: Kitsune

Powers: illusion, fox fire, dream dropping, shapeshifting. Not very powerful as he is relatively young.

Weaknesses: Alcohol, women, the touch of anything holy can shatter his illusions including his human form, will sometimes let his tail show, has a phobia of dogs.

Personality: Relaxed and a bit of a prankster, though nothing too dangerous.

Clothes(modern): a red shirt, black jeans and glasses

Clothes(feudal): a flowing kimono of red over black hakama.

Appearance(modern): tall and long of limb like with short black hair usually swept to the side, typical western European in looks complete with brown eyes

Appearance(past life): Shifts between a fox and his modern appearance, though taking on a more Japanese look

History(Modern): Born and raised outside of London, Mile’s youth was relatively normal. As he grew he became fascinated with Japanese history and culture, an unknown manifestation of his previous life perhaps. He moved to Japan to study, taking particular interest in the local Shinto-Buddhist religion.

History(Past life): Born a normal fox, Shin lived long enough to become a yōkai despite his mischievousness. Keeping his prankster nature he served Inari like the rest of his family. He leant his abilities to the Kindan no Yōkai at the outbreak of the Kazoku no senso, using his abilities to beguile the enemy. Finally he was struck down during a foxhunt.

Extra: officially a servant of Inari-no-Kami.

[Chris the wise]

Little wonder lifts his wings to the rising sun as her concludes his song
♪Come
Taste the wine
Race the blind
They will guide you from the light
Writing noughts till the end of time
Come
Surf the clouds
Race the dark
It feeds from the runs undone
Meet me where the cliff greets the sea

Come!♪

[Chris the wise]

The harpy slowly wandered out into the predawn
♪Riding hard every shooting star
Come to life, open mind, have a laugh at the orthodox
Come, drink deep let the dam of mind seep
Travel with great élan, dance a jig at the funeral♪

[Chris the wise]

Jumping back to his feet, Little wonder swayed as he sang.

♪The answer to the riddle before your eyes
Is in dead leaves and fleeting skies
Returning swans and sedulous mice
Writings on the gardens book, in the minute of a lover’s look

Building a sandcastle close to the shore
A house of cards from a worn out deck
A home from the fellowship, poise and calm
Write a lyric for the song only you can understand♪

[Chris the wise]

Just the basics to get the idea about territory.

[Chris the wise]

 

[Chris the wise]

Going to try upload the map.

[Chris the wise]

Testing

[Chris the wise]

Little wonder opened his wings out and gently fell onto his back before hitting the chorus
♪Come
Taste the wine
Race the blind
They will guide you from the light
Writing noughts till the end of time
Come
Surf the clouds
Race the dark
It feeds from the runs undone
Meet me where the cliff greets the sea♪

[Chris the wise]

♪The meadows of heaven await harvest
The cliffs unjumped, cold waters untouched
The elsewhere creatures yet unseen
Finally your number came up, free fall awaits the brave♪
(The song is Élan by Nightwish)