Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-24736819-20141208164428/@comment-5583506-20150116171943

Kyrie had moved Ran'Jinro's body to his chambers when she had heard the rumble of destruction as entire sections of the Sanctum collapsed. Left standing was partial rooms, chambers and hallways, a couple of half-broken archways, collapsed pillars and a few towers with an unstable foundation.

She sighed and lowered her head. "This must indeed be the end of the Jun... and the Masters weren't even here to defend us."

-

When Kashmira had told her story Ra'Danji just stood there in her room, gawking like an idiot.

"That's the truth", she said. "I am... I mean I was a Jun, then I became a Vul... now I am not even sure of what I am."

"You... you mean to tell me that your name isn't even Sunshine?"

She cocked her head and raised an eyebrow. "It was... you who gave me that nickname? Remember?"

"What?" he slurred. "Oh! Oh, yes, I remember... Sorry, I am just so... confused. I don't know what to say."

"Then don't say anything", she replied.

"So... what was your real name again?"

"Kashmira", she said. "Daughter of Rashka and Shabhira, both former Vul and Jun. I guess that goes to show how I turned up to be something inbetween, right?"

He scratched his forehead. "So... what now?"

"What do you mean with 'what now'?"

"You have just regained your memories!" he said indignantly. "I take it that you want to return to... whichever side you prefer?"

She left her bed, stood up and hugged him, placing a kiss on his cheek. "You are being silly, Ra'Danji. I have no reason to return. I have a reason to stay."

"And that reason is me?" he said and pointed at himself.

She nodded and kissed him again. "But I understand if you don't want anything else to do with me after what I have told you. I mean I was a Vul... I... I killed people! People I grew up with!"

"But... but you didn't mean any of it. Right?"

She shook her head. "I meant it at first. I wanted to see them pay. Pay for being so cruel to me during my childhood and my teens. It was only until later, when I accidentally killed my own Master that I was made aware of the mistakes I had made... and what a horrible being I am."

Ra'Danji took a steady grip around her shoulders. "You are not a horrible being, Kashmira. Sure, you may have performed acts beyond forgiveness, but what matters is that at least you had the courage to admit your wrongdoing, unlike many others."

"I know, but still..."

He shut her up with a kiss before she had a chance to say anything further. "Enough", he said. "I don't want to hear you blame yourself. You have confessed. You are sorry for what you did. But what could redeem you now? Would a death penalty really be a valid option? Would that bring all those people you killed back to life? No, it wouldn't. You may have killed, Kashmira, but you have also saved lives. You single-handedly defeated the bandit horde threatening this village. You save our lives. You saved my nephew's life. You... you saved my life."

He cupped her face in his hand. "I will not have my beloved tormenting herself over what she used to do. You are Sunshine now, you hear? Your true name may be Kashmira, but that woman along with all the crimes she committed is dead. She drowned in the river and was reborn again when she came to the surface, cleansed of all her past sins. The Sunshine is now... my future bride..."

She shot open her eyes. "W-what?!"

He smiled seductively and kissed her again, before he adjusted a curl of her hair behind her shoulder. "Is that a 'yes', I hear?"

"No! I mean... ehrm... I don't know what to say... Is this your way to...? What's it called? Propose?"

He nodded again. "Nothing passes you unnoticed, does it?"

"But I... I..."

"Please say yes!" said Ra'Danji. "I would be good to you. And you would be good for me. Not just for me, but the whole village in fact!"

"It's not... that I don't want to, Ra'Danji, but are you sure about this? I know I am not. I know nothing of a regular lifestyle, I grew up in the Sanctum, amongst warriors and wise men. I know nothing about the married life. I know nothing about relationships... I..." She blushed. "Actually, you were the first boy to ever kiss me..."

He swallowed. "That bad, huh?"

"Yeah... I was to say not the least popular at the Sanctum. Would it surprise you to hear me say that I know nothing about children as well?"

He cocked his head. "Beg your pardon?"

"You know... where they come from?"

He bit together and scratched the back of his head. She said she knew nothing about children, and yet she seemed as taught about the subject as if she was a child herself.

She snickered. "I am not an idiot, you know. I know that it involves some... physical activity... between a man and a woman, but I was never really interested in the matter. Nor was there enough time to learn about it further. The life of a Jun is all about training, meditation and reading old books."

He scratched the back of his head even more. "Would you... perhaps... be... interested to know more?"

"That's a proposal", she shrugged.

"Uh, I wasn't implying anything!" objected Ra'Danji.

"Sure, you weren't", she snickered. "I will think about your 'proposals', Ra'Danji. While I am asleep, but it was nice to... have someone to talk to about this."

He nodded and swallowed again, harder this time. "Anythime, Sunshine... uhm... Kashmira", he said as he left her room so that she could return to her sleep.