Hm? Nope. Just the spirits I contract with. Right now, that means Aki and Yuki.
[ He waves a hand over his shoulder. ]
Aki's contract is a little different from Yuki's. But in short, I'm Yuki's master, and he's my shinki. A shinki is a ghost with a god-given name; that god is me, obviously. The proof of contract is in the tattoo on his collarbone.
In exchange for my patronage, he serves me as my weapon, and I can feel his emotions in real time.
[ When he hears her stop, he does the same and half-turns to look at her. ]
Bit of both, I guess. He can turn into a sword for me, but he tells me he's got his own way of fighting too.
[ He shrugs and raises his palms, indicating that he doesn't know much else about that last part. ]
"A shinki is the embodiment of the nature of the master and the quality of the spirit." My nature is killing stuff, so that's why he's a sword. His spirit is of high quality, so he makes an outstanding blade. If I were a different god, I figure he'd be able to manifest as something else.
[ She was more than alarmed when she found out, but that was months ago, and now this dismembering friend is her cousin's empath and master or something, so her morals have to bend. ]
Yato... just because you're really good at using a sword doesn't mean that's all there is to you or that it's your nature? You can protect with a sword. You can defend with one. It doesn't have to be just killing. I... don't want to use a sword to just kill.
[ She can't say she hasn't killed because even if the monsters disappear like it's a video game, she still made the effort to hit them until they couldn't move.
Speaking about running into something, there's a speck in the far distance—a speck that's slowly becoming bigger in their field of vision as time passes. ]
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[ He waves a hand over his shoulder. ]
Aki's contract is a little different from Yuki's. But in short, I'm Yuki's master, and he's my shinki. A shinki is a ghost with a god-given name; that god is me, obviously. The proof of contract is in the tattoo on his collarbone.
In exchange for my patronage, he serves me as my weapon, and I can feel his emotions in real time.
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That's not as important right now, however, and she makes a thoughtful sound. ]
What does serving you as your weapon mean? Is it literal, or is he supposed to do other things?
[ If she's honest, she doesn't like the idea of Yukine being a weapon, but it's not something that can be changed from the sounds of it.
After the dust settles, what can she expect? ]
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Bit of both, I guess. He can turn into a sword for me, but he tells me he's got his own way of fighting too.
[ He shrugs and raises his palms, indicating that he doesn't know much else about that last part. ]
"A shinki is the embodiment of the nature of the master and the quality of the spirit." My nature is killing stuff, so that's why he's a sword. His spirit is of high quality, so he makes an outstanding blade. If I were a different god, I figure he'd be able to manifest as something else.
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But... you aren't a killer?
[ Even after she read that he chopped someone's hands off with no remorse, she doesn't think he's a killer. ]
When I think of you, killing isn't anywhere near the top.
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On a normal day, he'd be milking her for what she does think of him for. Today, he snorts and turns to keep trudging on. ]
What do you think we're out here for? It isn't trees we're gonna be chopping down.
[ He isn't a hunter by any means, but the last time he was around this neck of the woods, there was a healthy population of monsterthings. ]
Shouldn't be long 'til we run into something.
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Yato... just because you're really good at using a sword doesn't mean that's all there is to you or that it's your nature? You can protect with a sword. You can defend with one. It doesn't have to be just killing. I... don't want to use a sword to just kill.
[ She can't say she hasn't killed because even if the monsters disappear like it's a video game, she still made the effort to hit them until they couldn't move.
Speaking about running into something, there's a speck in the far distance—a speck that's slowly becoming bigger in their field of vision as time passes. ]