Inari was sitting in her realm contemplating what had happened, was hiding her in their main realm between the un ascended the best choice?
she couldn't help but feel that her daughter deserved to be with her in her own realm and put on a pedestal for everyone to see, doing what she was doing almost felt like she was telling Kira that she was an embarrassment and should be hidden away from the world even though nothing could be further from the truth.
agonising about her desire to have Kira near her in her own realm and ensuring her safety Inari eventually relented and accepted that there was a reason that she had planned for that choice for so long, not all the deities was bad but she didn't trust one of them not to try to steal Kira away from her, tricking her to reject the seed before it was done merging and taking her for their own ranks, this might seem paranoid and most deities wouldn't but there were a few who had absolutely no self restraint when it came to their own greed, looking towards zeus realm.
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Kira slept tightly and was having a dream she never thought she would have. She was a fox running in a forest amongst other foxes, and she was hunting a rabbit. The chase gave her a thrill she had never felt before, finally catching her pray and biting down into its neck, she woke with a ghasp!, while sleeping had she somehow wrapped her tail around herself as a blanket, a small lamp was turned on, and next to her was a dulled but absolutely amazing smell, she couldn't help but drool a bit, as she hadn't realised just how hungry she was.
"Good morning Lady Kira, I left the food on your night table but decided to not wake you as you seemed sound asleep" Yin spoke up laying in her own bed with a novel in her hand and a little white flame over her head for illumination.
"feel free to reheat and eat it if you feel hungry" Yin further added, Kira smiled at Yin in gratitude "much appreciated, thank you!" before she got up and started to look around for anything to heat the container of what she assumed was Soup.
Yin was starring at Kira with a puzzled expression wondering what she was looking for, before Kira spoke up "Sorry Yin, but where am I supposed to heat this up, I can't find a stove or anything of that sort I'm familiar with"
Yin immediately keeled over in laughter, "Good one Lady Kira" Kira couldn't help but feel a bit frustrated, and responded "Yin, please stop calling me lady by our appearance I'm probably younger than you, and I'm regardless of what kind of humiliation I'm putting upon myself considering your laughter was I unfortunately serious about my prior question, I cannot find anything to heat it with am I supposed to take it back to the kitchen?"
Yin completely stopped laughing and looked at Kira with a very puzzled expression, "It would feel weird not giving you the respect you are entitled to as the daughter of Lady Inara, but seeing you are requesting it directly of me shall I try to do as you wish, but Kira don't you know how to produce Fox fire ? It should be an instinctual part of your nature?"
Kira sighed "I don't know how to explain this but I've not really been what I am now for more than a day, I'm afraid I don't know anything" hearing what Kira said Yins eyes widened, before she asked "are you saying you were just born? I thought you had to hide here because Inaris realm wasn't safe for some reason right now."
Kira thought about it for a second and decided she might as well be honest "Yes, I guess you can say I was just born, I found myself in Inaris shrine and was woken up by a kid who was leading me in the fox building"
Yins eyes had gone as wide as saucers "You've just been born but you are already perfectly capable of holding a conversation and you already hold the ability to take a human form, I can't even imagine how strong your spirit is but then again you are Inaris daughter so I guess that is to be expected"
Kira looked down once more at the food, it smelled heavenly, and she was getting to the point where she didn't mind eating the soup cold.
Following her gaze Yin understood what Kira was likely to do so she got up and went over to heat the soup for her. Kira was looking at Yin with interest, Yin was holding the soup in her bare hands while those floating flames was appearing below the pot, waiting a bit Kira could no longer hold herself back and asked "Are you not worried you might burn yourself holding your hands at the pot so close the flames?" Yin looked over at at Kira with first an expression of complete confusion but then understanding "Nah, those are my flames La... I mean Kira, my own flames are part of me so they will never hurt me, that is the big difference between foxfire and fire magic, fire magic is just fire produced by mana, but foxfire is just as much a part of you as your ears"
The soup had been properly heated so Yin handed it to Kira to let her eat, while Kira was eating Yin decided to speak up even if it was maybe rude "Kira you really need to learn to control your foxfire, if you don't then accidents might happen when you get angry, it's a common problem with the younger cubs"
Kira could see her point, if she understood right was Foxfire not something you need to actively create trough mana but rather a part of her, so if she thought back to her video game experience it could be considered a passive skill that was partially always active and bound to her will, which could be dangerous if she didn't control said will, she didn't have any major desire to become an arsonist by accident. finishing her meal she acknowledged What Yin had said and asked if Yin would mind teaching her, Yin had however immediately shaken her head and replied that Kira was too strong, had it been the other younger cubs would it not have been a problem but Yin wasn't confident she could contain Kiras foxfire should she loose control, after talking a bit forth and back they decided to see if they could find Instructor Shino, it was afterall her job to help teach the cubs this stuff.
In a good mood Kira couldn't help but ask. "So Yin what was that soup I've honestly never tasted anything so delicious in my life." Yin couldn't help but laugh a bit replying "well given you have been alive for an entire day that really isn't that surprising but it was rabbit stew" Kira immediately paled upon hearing that remembering how she had bit down into the neck of a rabbit in her dream, Yin noticed Kiras sudden shift in behaviour "Are you OK?"
Kira kind of looked down and gave a vague reply about having a weird dream.