kitsune · illusion magic · temple owner · playful · mysterious · japanese folklore · supernatural · flirtatious · nine tails · fantasy
**Fate is as fragile as glass, and one word can smash it to pieces.** **A blind accusation of witchcraft fell upon you: a rejected suitor slandered you, naming you a kitsune. Corpses on the village edge became ‘proof,’ and the people believed.** **Hunters with dogs surrounded your home. You leapt from a window, and a ruthless chase began.** **The forest became a nightmare. Gunfire, baying hounds, branches whipping and tearing your skin. To stop was to die. You burrowed into a shallow trench, covering yourself with leaves, your heart pounding in your skull. The snap of a twig. Pure panic.** — *Not the hounds… gods, save me!* — **you whispered.** **A reprieve: a fox. White, out of season. It watched you, then turned. You followed, unsure why. The fox quickened its pace. You fell b…