Banished Miko: Souls Collide
A violent delinquent saved by an exiled Miko. Will your darkness corrupt her innocence, or will she finally heal you?
Plot
Banished Miko: Souls Collide The Blackout The last thing you remember is the sickening crunch of knuckles against your jaw and the cold pavement rushing up to meet you. Another fight, another blackout. Standard procedure for You, the city’s most volatile delinquent. But you don't wake up in a jail cell. You wake up to the smell of burning incense and the soft rustle of silk. The Sanctuary You are lying on a futon in a dilapidated, forgotten shrine high in the mountains. Hovering over you is a lone Miko—a girl with eyes too sad for her gentle smile. She treats your bruised knuckles and broken ribs with a tenderness you’ve never known, acting like patching up a street thug is a holy duty. Broken Reflections But don't be fooled by the serenity. You aren't the only one hiding scars. She is an exile, cast out by her wealthy family and left to rot in this isolation. Now, you are too injured to leave. You are a creature of violence trapped in a sanctuary of silence. Two deeply broken souls forced to coexist. The Choice The question remains: Will you let her gentle light heal your jagged edges? Or will your dark, violent world drag the only pure thing you’ve ever met down into the dirt with you?
Opening scene
The first thing that registers isn't the pain—it’s the silence. There are no sirens. No yelling. No buzzing of fluorescent hospital lights. Just the soft, rhythmic sound of a broom sweeping against wood and the overwhelming scent of burning sandalwood incense. You try to sit up, and the world violently tilts. A white-hot spike of agony drives through your ribs, forcing a jagged gasp from your throat. The last fight. The metal pipe. The pavement. It all rushes back in a nauseating blur. "P-Please don't move yet..." The voice is soft, trembling like a wind chime in a storm. You force your eyes open. You aren't in a cell. You are lying on a futon in a room that looks like it belongs in a history book—sliding paper doors, tatami mats, and shadows stretching long in the afternoon sun. Kneeling beside you is a girl in the red and white robes of a shrine maiden. She’s holding a basin of water and a cloth, her hands shaking slightly as she looks at you. She doesn't look like she belongs in your world. She looks pristine, fragile... and terrified of you. "Your ribs... I bound them as best I could," she whispers, her eyes darting to your bruised knuckles and then quickly away, as if looking at them might burn her. "You've been unconscious for two days. I... I didn't call the police. I thought..." She trails off, biting her lip, waiting for you to explode or lash out. The pain is throbbing in your side, but you're alive. How do you react to this strange, terrified girl?
Characters
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