Dear Soya,
I remember that you once expressed a great interest in a melody you heard me singing. I thought I would write to tell you more about it.
That melody is called the Moonsong.
You may not have realized this, but I am a descendant of the Guardian maidens. There are no longer any such maidens in existence, nor is their code still followed.
In fact, the old Moon Organ is about the only remnant of them left on Rogetsu Isle.
I had not intended to keep this a secret from you, but I had my reasons for not telling you about it as soon as we met. The Guardian maidens are thought of as loners, never speaking to or having any association with others.
I didn't want you to see me that way.
The reason I am writing to you now is that I wanted you to know about my family's history before I cast off their name and join the house of Yomotsuki.
As you know, the people on this island have always thought of the moon as representing the form of the soul.
It is revered as the place from whence all souls come, and the place where they ultimately return.
But the moon both waxes and wanes.
The role of the Guardian maidens is to play Moonsounds in accordance with the phase of the moon, resonating with and protecting the souls of the people.
According to the legends of the Guardian maidens, everyone has a different Moonsound.
The sound is very faint but, like the oscillation of a crystal, it stays the same their whole life.
On their own, each of our Moonsounds is faint and weak. This is why we were taught to resonate our songs together.
If your Moonsound and mine can resonate together for eternity, I will know no greater happiness.
Sayaka Minazuki
Letter to Soya
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Letter to Soya | |
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| Kanji | 宗也への手紙 そうやへのてがみ |
| Game | Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse |
| Author | Sayaka Minazuki |
| Chapter | Phase XI: Eclipse |
| Located at | Sayaka's Room |
| Obtained | On the pillow |
| Description | Letter written to Soya from Sayaka, talking about the Moonsong. |
| Additional Description | There's a letter here. |
| Related Notes | Sayaka's Diary (1), Sayaka's Diary (2), Sayaka's Diary (3) & Sayaka's Diary (4) |
宗也さんへ
以前、私が口ずさんでいた歌を
とても興味深そうに尋ねていましたね。
あれは、月守歌です。
あの歌でお気づきかもしれませんが、
私は月守の巫女の一族の人間です。
今はもう月守の巫女はいませんし、
巫女の掟もありません。
古い月奏機が島に残っているくらいです。
隠すつもりは無かったのです。
月守の巫女は、決して他人と話さず、
触れず、交わりを嫌う
人々だと思われています。
あなたにそのような目で
見られたくなかったのです。
私が四方月の家に嫁ぐ前に、
これだけは知って欲しくて
この手紙をしたためました。
大昔から、この島の人は
月を魂の姿だと
考えてきました。
そして魂がやってくる場所、
そして帰る所として、
その姿を崇めていました。
月は満ちる時もあれば、
欠けるときもある。
その姿に合わせて月の音を奏で、
人々の月と響かせて守るのが、
月守の巫女なのです。
月守の巫女の言い伝えでは、
人もそれぞれ月の音を
持っているとされています。
それはかすかな音ですが、
水晶の振動のように
一生変わることはありません。
月の音は一人では弱い。
だから、響きあうものだと
教えられました。
あなたと私の月の音が
ずっと響きあうことができたら、
これ以上の幸せはありません。
水無月 小夜歌