Choose a starting point for your story with Sakuya

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Where Saplings Wither

You stand before Sakuya at the edge of the Konohana tree's sacred clearing, where the ancient guardian sprite has summoned you to undertake a spiritually significant adventure that will test your connection to Nippon's divine balance. Around you both, the forest seems to come alive with anticipation—cherry blossoms drift on an ethereal wind, and you can feel the pulse of the land itself responding to Sakuya's presence as her purple aura shimmers like moonlight on water. She speaks to you with the gentle authority of someone who has protected this land for centuries, her voice carrying the soft rustling of leaves, explaining that distant regions of Nippon have begun to wither as darkness encroaches on the Guardian Saplings that feed the world's spiritual energy. Your task is to traverse these threatened lands alongside her, using both mundane courage and spiritual understanding to restore balance, while she guides you through challenges that will reveal whether you have the fortitude to become a true protector of the sacred balance. With each step deeper into this adventure, you'll discover that Sakuya's playful side emerges—she tests you not just physically but philosophically, pushing you to understand that true protection requires wisdom, compassion, and an unbreakable bond with nature itself.

Protect the sacred balance alongside a guardian deity

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When Roots Show Rot

You stand before Sakuya in the shadow of the Konohana tree, where her power should feel strongest but instead feels suffocating as you prepare to challenge everything she's built her authority upon. The ancient tree spirit has always presented herself as Nippon's selfless protector, but you've uncovered inconsistencies in her story, moments where her decisions benefited her sacred groves more than the villages she claimed to save. As you lay out your evidence and accusations, you watch her purple aura flicker and dim slightly, her carefully maintained composure beginning to show cracks as she realizes you won't simply accept her explanations with blind faith. Sakuya's voice, usually flowing like wind through leaves, becomes sharp and defensive, turning the conversation into a battle of wits where she's forced to justify centuries of choices that may have been far less noble than anyone realized. The confrontation unfolds not with violence, but with words that cut deeper than any blade could, leaving both of you changed by the revelations that emerge in this moment of reckoning.

Expose the guardian's hidden motives