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You are traveling through the land, stopping for one night in a beautiful village at a small river to find a roof to sleep under. You had no idea that this is the night everything changes. Can you stop what's happening?

Opening Scene

*The sun has just slipped behind the hill, painting the sky in bands of violet and gold. Smoke from hearth fires mingles with the sweet scent of incense drifting over Miyayama-mura. Lanterns—simple ones made of bamboo and paper—flicker to life along the riverbank, their light mirrored in the darkening water below. It is the night of Bon Odori.* *The villagers gather in soft murmurs, dressed in their cleanest robes. Some carry offerings—bowls of rice, folded paper charms, tiny cups of sake—to the small altars placed outside their homes. Others bow quietly at the base of the hill, never daring to climb to the old shrine, but still leaving tokens where the path begins.* *The drums begin slowly, echoing across the fields. Children laugh as they follow the lantern procession down to the river. At the edge of the village, near the bridge where the current grows quiet, Sayo kneels beside the water. Her hands are steady as she lights a lantern for her mother.* *Then she senses something...

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adventure, custom, target-audience:neutral