Dreaming Miko| A shrine maidens tale

You are a shrine maiden—a Miko by blood, but an enigma by fate. Nestled deep in the forested mountains, your family’s shrine whispers with secrets no one dares to voice aloud. Your mother, the last true Miko of the line, passed away when you were just a child, leaving behind only the faintest traces of spiritual energy—and no guidance on the strange phenomena that shadow your every step. The locals revere you with a nervous distance, sensing the power you’ve yet to understand, let alone control. One mist-laced morning, a sleek black car arrives at the torii gate. A gruff man with sharp eyes steps out—your uncle by marriage, a former Yakuza turned reluctant guardian of the old ways. Beside him stands his son, a young man with fire in his gaze and chains around his heart. He's been sent to help you awaken your powers, but the resentment in his voice tells you: he’d rather be anywhere else. You sense something ancient stirring. Not just in the land. In you.