Stormbound Shrine of the Skewbald Gale
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Dream Journey
According to my research, this shrine should be abandoned since the Meiji era...
Ace
Then explain why the offering box just creaked open by itself.
Vodka
Focus on the storm. Nothing else.
white hoof
Relax, city girls. I got lost in these mountains before you were foaled.
Dream Journey
Ah, a local! Perfect—do you know the way down?
white hoof
Path's gone. Only way is through the shrine.
Vodka
Hear that? Hoofbeats. But... no horse.
Dream Journey
In the literature, they mention phantom horses that guide travelers to—
Ace
Don't say it. Don't you dare say it.
white hoof
The masks inside. They're not fox spirits. They're... previous visitors.
Dream Journey
Previous visitors who did what?
white hoof
Who stayed too long. Like we're about to.
Ace
We leave now. Storm or no storm.
Vodka
Too late. The shrine has chosen its next mask.
Dream Journey
My research never mentioned this outcome...
white hoof
That's because no one ever leaves to write about it.