"Hana, I'm home!" Yuna shouts as she slips off her shoes at the front.
Yuna loosened up her tie as she stumbles into the kitchen. Hana was there staring down at the pot on the stove. She turns to Yuna and nods at her.
"Welcome home." Hana hops down from a chair.
It's been a week since Yuna moved here and found a few things containing this house. On the second floor there were seven doors with three on both sides of the wall, and the final one being at the end of the hall is her room. The six doors on the wall had glowing red scribbles. Hana also started to make food for when she leaves and comes back from work.
"The usual again?" Yuna asked in a light tone. Hana nods.
"I can make something different if you want?" Hana offers.
"No, it's fine. I find your beef stew with rice quite tasty!" Yuna plobs down on the table. "I was so busy working that I didn't have time to tour the rest of the house." Yuna laughs weakly.
"Would you like a tour then? After your dinner of course." Hana suggested.
"Thought you would never ask." Yuna nods.
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"So, can you tell me what's going on with the doors?" Yuna asked as she took a sip of the tea.
"They're Roy's Deities. Something happened, causing them to be corrupt. He said he'll be right back but. . ." Hana face darkened. "You came instead."
Yuna frowns a bit. She can't forget that Hana is a kid. She probably was close to Roy, when Yuna bring him up Hana just pouts and dance around the question.
"What even are Deities? Like Gods?" Yuna chimed in.
"No, Deities are beings with extraordinary power. Though those without names can corrupt and disturb the balance between the two worlds." Hana answered.
"Deities are born without names?" Yuna asked.
"That's hard to answer. They do have names but, their true names alone can disturb the mortal realm. That's where Saints come in. Saints assign Dities names in exchange for the Deity to serve said Saint."
"Ah, So the Deities behind the doors are corrupt?" Yuna looks at Hana as she was taking a bite out of her stew.
"Yes, thankfully Roy placed a seal on the doors so they won't escape. But, I don't know how long it'll last." Hana looks down at her plate.
Yuna took it all in as she gazes down at her key again. She peeks at Hana and smiles a bit.
"Hey, so do I have duties as a Saint? I could do some now." Yuna said wanting to get Hana's mind off the doors.
Hana picks her head up and nods.
"Yes."
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Hana showed Yuna the large backyard with a large tree at the center. Then Hana guided her to the basement, it was oddly large with a red creast painted on the center. The creast looked like a ring with vines swirling around it.
"This here is where Master Roy does his rituals to give names to his Deities. And a way for him to enter the Spirit Realm. You're going to do that one day too." Hana said pointing at the creast.
"Can't wait." Yuna mumbled, trying to push down her sarcasm.
"Master Roy, he often spends his time down here. Castigo has to drag him back upstairs to eat." Hana whispered as there was a faint smile on her face.
Castigo? Is that one of Roy's Deities? Poor Hana, she must feel really alone right now. Yuna thought to herself.
"Let's head back upstairs." Yuna cheers as Hana looks at her.
"Oh, yeah. Let's head to the backyard. There's something you have to do." Hana told her as she raced upstairs.
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"Close your eyes and focus." Hana scolds.
Yuna was standing in front of the tree as she held the key close to her chest.
"As you know the key you're holding is also a staff. So you need to focus for it to work."
Yuna lightly sighs as the wind passes through her hair.
Focus.
Focus. . .
Focus. . . .
"Do you feel anything yet?" Hana said.
"Nope. What does Roy do when summoning his staff?" Yuna asked with her eyes closed.
"He would scream, unveil staff of crimson." Hana answered.
Yuna shakes her head as she opens her eyes. "Here goes nothing," Yuna then stood on one foot as her hands were in the air. "Unveil! Staff of crimson!!" Yuna started to pose like one would in those ranger shows.
Nothing happened.
"You know Hana, I'm starting to think-"
SWOOOSH!!
"!?" The key was snatched from Yuna's hand as a shadow sprints away.
"Master Roy's key!" Hana cried as she hops over the fence in pursuit of the shadow.
It happened so fast that it took a while for Yuna to process what just happened.
"Shit!" Yuna runs out the front door to catch up with Hana.
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It's fast! I have to get the key! Hana grunts as she was leaping from roof to roof to catch the shadow. It was moving so fast that it left after images of itself.
"Stop!" Hana screams. She reaches out her palm as vines spring forth from them. The vines shoots towards the thief in order to subdue them.
The thief leaps to the side and threw a chunk of the roof's tiles at her.
Hana gasp as she leaps off of the roof to avoid the fast moving daprie.
"I've got you!" Yuna shouts as she caught Hana. The vines turned to golden dust. "Are you okay?"
Hana swings around her arms. "Put me down!"
Yuna gently placed her on her feet. As she continues to run after the pursuer.
"Hana! Wait up!" Yuna runs after the girl and grabs Hana's arm. "Listen to me! We can't just head blindly chase after them. First we must-"
Hana yanks her arms from Yuna.
"Don't touch me!" Hana hisses.
"Hana! Look, it's just a key. We'll just replace the lock." Yuna comforts her.
Hana's face narrowed at Yuna. It wasn't her usual lack of expression it was harsh enough Yuna forgot how to breathe. Hana's face was dark and her teeth gritting in pure rage.
"Then leave! Go on, I'll get back Master Roy's key myself so he can come back! Him choosing you was a mistake!" Hana cries as tears roll down her cheeks. "LEAVE ME ALONE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE!"
"H-Hana, come on-" As Yuna tries to reach her Hana ran off.
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"I-I got it!" A small black kitten meows with a golden key in between its jaws.
The kitten looks up at a young woman sitting on top a pyramid of men. Their eyes were void and woman waving fans made of leaves at her. The woman had black hair and purple eyes. She wore a purple tight dress.
"Good, took you long enough. I can't believe Roy let his guard down." The woman laughs.
"No, it wasn't Roy with the key. It was a woman. Brown skin with short hair." The cat corrected her.
"Oh? That's weird, besides him Roy was for sure going to be the next candidate for the God of Order. Oh well, we'll just crush her. Right, Adam?" The woman looks besides her.
"Yes, lady Eve."