The Old Woman's Note
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The mysterious plague continues to take our villagers. Even the doctor has given up hope. Outsiders won't come near the village anymore.
I believe the village cannot be saved unless we welcome the spirits through the Rite of Eternal Sight.
The shrine maiden turns 18 this very night.
A child severed from hearth and home, forced to live in isolation with no worldly bonds. She is now ready to become an eternal vessel.
This is the will of our gods.
To prepare the shrine maiden to become a vessel and carry out her final duty, I must seal her eyes and mouth.
Only I can prepare the vessel and call upon the spirits.
Whether the rite brings a being of good or evil into the vessel is beyond my control.