Tranquil Gloom [Saiko/Shintaro]

Forest life brought many men and women back to the root of it all, didn't it? The feeling of being lost in nature could ease the tension in many souls. Feeling the dirt beneath your feet, the non-polluted air of mother earth, the embrace of pure warmth and letting the sounds of the woods calm you down was something many spirits simply weren't attuned to at times. Yet, The Mistress of Glum saw great refuge in this sense of isolation while within the beauty of nature.

Even on this day filled with clouds of grey, the woman could still find pleasure in walking through these sacred lands. Observing the wild animals who occupied it, taking solace in the plant-life, and letting herself be at ease in these dense lands were of the utmost importance to her. And, in this way, she sought to give back by letting streams of her aqua hued aura touch the earth; enriching it with her energy to accelerate growth, make the food which grew in these woodlands potent and to otherwise shield it against those who would seek to obliterate it.

It is why the woman eventually came to a pass, sat down and gazed down at her reflection at a lake nearby. How could someone capable of such great destruction try these acts of small good karma? The debt of her own sins was far too deep for such simple actions to be of any real consequence. So, the woman gave wave to another sigh before sitting down on the edge of the lake, removing her boots and letting the bare soles of her feet glide against the frigid embrace of the lake's chilled waters.

As her aqua eyes stared at the darkening clouds in the heavens above, Saiko closed her eyes and just took it all in. Maybe a sign or someone would come? Maybe.