she sat down, despite knowing what the future held for her. death, it was death that lingered in her glowing shadow. it followed her to every corner of the earth and every part of the galaxy. it breathed down her neck and stroked her hair… and she did not keep a close watch on it at all times it would consume her. unhinge it’s jaws and swallow her very essence into the void… not even the heart of azam would do anything to save her now. but she could not leave this existence without clawing her nails into the fabric of time and forcing her memory to live on forever. her family would not die and disappear as they once did, she would make sure they would stand for thousands of years and be relived.
that was the least she could do for her sister, for her family. it was the only way she could understand that she was the last one.
“the future is something that i can already understand and grasp,” she began. many nnjid with all seeing eyes had given their service to her. it was the same, it was always the same. she had no need for another telling of a tragic story, as it already settled in her heart as the absolute truth. “i am interested in my past however.”
kayako hums then, listening to the woman patiently though her gaze is somewhat heavy and eyes half lidded - the past is not as hard to conjure as the future; it is set in stone, unchanging. regardless, she is a bit nervous - her mother had done something similar for client before, but she had little more knowledge than that to go on. ‘ hold on a moment, ‘ she requests, a slight bow of her head given as she stands and ducks into the back room briefly. when she returns, she places two stones on the table before the empress. ‘ sapphire for clarity and citrine for memory - you place them in the palms of your hands and then.. my hands will be placed on top of yours. ‘ for a moment, she pauses, trying to remember exactly how her mother had once said it, ‘ and then, if your memory is strong enough - and.. if i am strong enough - we will be able to see it as it once was; a sort of illusion. though.. we won’t be able to change anything, of course.. i hope that is enough. ‘