<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/68/Red_Samurai.png)</div>The samurai gratefully reached out an arm to Midori and allowed her to steady him. "Thank you, Miko-san," he said, shakily. He was heavier than his frame would indicate, and a slight chill to the flesh of his arm suggested that he had more than a little cyberware in his body. He attempted to bow to Midori, but quickly straightened again with a grimace of pain.<br/><br/>"I am... a little under the weather," he admitted. "A place to sit and be still for a moment would be appreciated. I am here to see Sony-sensei. Is he here?"<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Outside, the rain had begun to drive down in earnest, blowing into Yuki's face. Everyone had either vacated the park or found shelter in a pagoda or a covered car park. There was certainly nobody approaching the shrine, so if the samurai had been followed, that pursuer must have taken shelter already. In the astral plane, the rain brought out a haze of elemental force in the air and life in the ground, but behind all of that, there was a certain tension. No person or creature had followed the samurai to the shrine, but it was clear to Yuki that Fate had followed him here. This was no chance meeting, nor one that would pass without incident.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>As Midori assisted the samurai towards the back of the shrine, she was able to read his aura quite clearly. He was not Awakened, and had a number of cybernetic implants in his brain, spinal column, arms and legs. He had a number of wounds in his arms and torso, including a substantial wound that must have been from a magical knife in his back. His emotional state was one of fear and shame, but as he walked further into the shrine, a sense of relief and hope came across him.