The girl and the Witch

A little girl named Hiachi was playing with her doll which she had called Shaku, Shaku was like the only friend to Hiachi. Together they snuck out to go on an adventure. Like they always did. Upon their adventure, she stumbled onto a Sakura Forest that was a vibrant pink and red pattern that had such a beauty that was mesmerizing to Hiachi. In the middle of the entire Sakura Forest was a distinct and vast Sakura Tree that seemed fairly taken care of.

In the middle of the Sakura Tree bore a seal, with the title of "Here lies the seal of the accursed witch". Hiachi spotted a dark figure standing besides the tree. At first, the figure seems frightening but it did not emit any sense of harm to Hiachi. She approached the figure and asked "Aren't you lonely out here?". The figure did not say a word but simply stared at Hiachi with its head slightly tilted.

The dark figure suddenly changed its appearance somewhat resembling Hiachi with its own hat except everything was coated black. The demon finally responded in a calm soothing voice. "I don't have any friends, would you like like to be my first?" Hiachi was skeptical of the figure at first as she never had a friend, but asked their name name out of genuine curiosity of a child. When the figure responded with her not having one, she named it "Sama".

The dark figure presented itself as a friend. Sama told Hiachi that she was trapped here due to a misunderstanding thousands of years ago. Each day, the girl would visit "Sama" and over time.. Sama became more and more of a mother figure to her than her actual family. Sama was the only one who understood her, knew her secrets, kept her secrets... And knew they were there. Sama told her of an old story of her past.

Sama claimed that long ago, she was sealed by someone who quite resembles Hiachi, she said she was stuck here for thousands of years ever since she had a conscious on Earth. Sama then asked a favour of her, a favour that seemed important. Sama said "Oh... my dearest Hiachi... We are family and family help each other out... Please do a simple task for me and... I will eternally show you joy... Please... Take off the seal... We can go anywhere together...".

That day, Hiachi had always regretted. A puppet of Sama she has turned. All her doings, was being controlled by the witch, from above, she saw all her wrong doings. She chased a young man who seems to be manipulated by the witch. She observed the boy who had been running and running, a never ending nightmare, impossible to escape. All she could do was pray for his safety, ironic because she's chasing him. 

Soon, Hiachi had knew, her mother had become the next victim of Sama. Her mother had a duality. Futao and Mote. 

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In the time of the great Edo Period, Hiachi was a frail yet playful little girl. Hiachi loved her mother, Futaomote, very deeply, although she wasn't the best at times. The village had shunned both of them. They considered the little family insane. It was difficult living that kind of lifestyle, especially while raising a beautiful eight-year-old daughter.