Part 62: Undead Parish XXI
- Location
- The Land of Giant Bush Bunnies
[X] Look at Kirika's Page of Sins
-[X] Discreetly, if possible
[X] Buy something from Oswald
-[X] 2 Purging Stones
You frown at the idea that some weird god has been spying on you this whole time. A goddess of sin, especially. What does she want with you? You only want to find Oriko, so you can't think of any reason this god would have any interest in you. Your frown deepens when you remember Oswald saying you you're 'experienced in sin', so maybe she's just interested in what else you'll do?
"Kirka?" Oscar asks, looking down at you. "Is something wrong?"
You shake your head. "Ah, no. Nothing." You respond before looking at Oswald. "Hey, what does Velka actually do about sin again? She's interested in sinful people?"
Oswald's grin widens. "Indeed, very interested! When sin is observed, whether through one of My Lady's servants or a wronged coming to accuse, the sinner's name is placed within the Book of the Guilty. If their crime is sufficient and they are unwilling to atone, then they are made known to the blades of the Darkmoon Knights, and their fate is sealed."
"That sounds like a pain for the sinner…" You mumble, catching an odd look from Oscar through his visor. You shake your head again and turn to your friend. "Can you get the purging stones? I want to check something."
You don't wait for his response and instead step outside. You find a space to sit where you won't be disturbed, deciding on the edge of the floor around the backside of the belltower, and dig your Book of the Guilty out of your bottomless box. Once you're settled in, you start flicking through the pages in search of your own name.
It takes a little while to find your entry and you're surprised to find you're actually ranked lower than Oriko. Your list of sins is still just as long, however. Murders, more murders, a few assaults (wait, when did you attack Oriko?) and yet more murders. A few collusions in murder where you weren't able to keep Oriko from bloodying her own hands. Apparently it also counts withholding truths, though it seems to only care if it was a big deal (it was for Oriko's sake!)
Even if it's long behind you, you're somewhat relieved to find shoplifting isn't on the list. It seems like Velka can understand accidents and false accusations, although you're not entirely sure how this god knows about the things you've done in another world.
You pause at one of the crimes amidst the wall of murders. Assisted suicide: Oriko Mikuni.
You frown deeply. What does that mean? Suicide? Oriko? No, you watched her die. The last thing you ever saw was that black-haired girl putting a gun up to her head. Is the book wrong? Is the goddess wrong? It somehow knows everything else, so surely it can't have been a misunderstanding, right?
You tighten your grip on the book and a few pages start to rip. You'd never want Oriko to die. You'd never help her kill herself. You'd never…
Oriko said she was the happiest right before you marched on your school. She said it was the first time she could just be herself. Now that you think about it, that does sound like something you'd read in a suicide note of some cliché drama, but the whole point was to save the world, right? That was Oriko's wish. You were only making sure Oriko didn't become someone other than Oriko, right? You were fulfilling Oriko's wish!
"Caw!"
You blink a few times at the bird's cry and realise you've done a fair bit of damage to the book. The paper has a fair few pages that have been crumpled or torn and even the thick leather cover has a few rips in it.
You look to your right to find that crow that flew off when you arrived standing beside you, looking up at you with its black eyes. With an annoyed growl, you shoo the bird away and lean back to look over the city.
Whatever happened in the past, Oriko is alive here somewhere. Even if it means doubling or tripling your list of sins, you will bear them all to find her.
(Oscar has spent 6,000 souls, leaving 5,706)
[] Keep flipping through the book at random
[] Head back inside
-[] Talk to someone
-[] Buy something else from Oswald
-[] Absolve sin
--[]Try to absolve Oriko's sin
-[] Leave (write in)
[] Write in
-[X] Discreetly, if possible
[X] Buy something from Oswald
-[X] 2 Purging Stones
You frown at the idea that some weird god has been spying on you this whole time. A goddess of sin, especially. What does she want with you? You only want to find Oriko, so you can't think of any reason this god would have any interest in you. Your frown deepens when you remember Oswald saying you you're 'experienced in sin', so maybe she's just interested in what else you'll do?
"Kirka?" Oscar asks, looking down at you. "Is something wrong?"
You shake your head. "Ah, no. Nothing." You respond before looking at Oswald. "Hey, what does Velka actually do about sin again? She's interested in sinful people?"
Oswald's grin widens. "Indeed, very interested! When sin is observed, whether through one of My Lady's servants or a wronged coming to accuse, the sinner's name is placed within the Book of the Guilty. If their crime is sufficient and they are unwilling to atone, then they are made known to the blades of the Darkmoon Knights, and their fate is sealed."
"That sounds like a pain for the sinner…" You mumble, catching an odd look from Oscar through his visor. You shake your head again and turn to your friend. "Can you get the purging stones? I want to check something."
You don't wait for his response and instead step outside. You find a space to sit where you won't be disturbed, deciding on the edge of the floor around the backside of the belltower, and dig your Book of the Guilty out of your bottomless box. Once you're settled in, you start flicking through the pages in search of your own name.
It takes a little while to find your entry and you're surprised to find you're actually ranked lower than Oriko. Your list of sins is still just as long, however. Murders, more murders, a few assaults (wait, when did you attack Oriko?) and yet more murders. A few collusions in murder where you weren't able to keep Oriko from bloodying her own hands. Apparently it also counts withholding truths, though it seems to only care if it was a big deal (it was for Oriko's sake!)
Even if it's long behind you, you're somewhat relieved to find shoplifting isn't on the list. It seems like Velka can understand accidents and false accusations, although you're not entirely sure how this god knows about the things you've done in another world.
You pause at one of the crimes amidst the wall of murders. Assisted suicide: Oriko Mikuni.
You frown deeply. What does that mean? Suicide? Oriko? No, you watched her die. The last thing you ever saw was that black-haired girl putting a gun up to her head. Is the book wrong? Is the goddess wrong? It somehow knows everything else, so surely it can't have been a misunderstanding, right?
You tighten your grip on the book and a few pages start to rip. You'd never want Oriko to die. You'd never help her kill herself. You'd never…
Oriko said she was the happiest right before you marched on your school. She said it was the first time she could just be herself. Now that you think about it, that does sound like something you'd read in a suicide note of some cliché drama, but the whole point was to save the world, right? That was Oriko's wish. You were only making sure Oriko didn't become someone other than Oriko, right? You were fulfilling Oriko's wish!
"Caw!"
You blink a few times at the bird's cry and realise you've done a fair bit of damage to the book. The paper has a fair few pages that have been crumpled or torn and even the thick leather cover has a few rips in it.
You look to your right to find that crow that flew off when you arrived standing beside you, looking up at you with its black eyes. With an annoyed growl, you shoo the bird away and lean back to look over the city.
Whatever happened in the past, Oriko is alive here somewhere. Even if it means doubling or tripling your list of sins, you will bear them all to find her.
(Oscar has spent 6,000 souls, leaving 5,706)
[] Keep flipping through the book at random
[] Head back inside
-[] Talk to someone
-[] Buy something else from Oswald
-[] Absolve sin
--[]Try to absolve Oriko's sin
-[] Leave (write in)
[] Write in
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