With a kind smile, she responded "You did not offend me, but you did concern me a little in that you could have the wrong idea of me. Let's find a bench first, it's a long story.", and Soosei would once again lead Besom into finding something, a bench this time. And there, once they were comfortable to talk, her tale would begin:
"My life began in the three mountains of Yamato, Japan. I was just a normal kit in a litter of kits, nothing much out of the ordinary, we had a den under an abandoned shrine... My mother was very caring to me and my siblings, we used to play a lot but stay a stone-throw's distance from the den, as mother never wanted us to go too far."
"One day, however, a human burned down the shrine for his twisted passion towards watching flames grow higher, hotter, brighter... At that time, I was not in the den, when I saw what he was doing I tried to attack him but he just kicked me unconscious. Last few things I saw and heard before passing out were the flames crackling and a distant sound of sirens."
"Firefighters had rescued me, I had been treated and nursed back to health, but fled to what was left of my den as soon as I could. Lost everything I had, except of course my coat and my life. I hated the human who took it all from me and wanted to give him, only him, a taste of his own medicine... For that, I developed this:"
She made a bright white flame appear on top of the soda can she had been holding. It was hot, but the can was not melting, nor a bug that flew by did catch on fire. It was as if the flame refused to hurt anything and only wanted to share warmth, but soon enough the flame vanished.
"With the Heavenly Flames I made, gave him Divine Retribution on the first chance I had. The arsonist tried to claim the life of a poor family, but I took control of his flames and tossed it against him. That was also when I was first seen doing something supernatural, because as I fled from the family who witnessed what I did, I accidentally led them to find an antique chest full of the previous owners' savings. In one night, three things happened: I exacted my revenge, protected a family in need, accidentally gave them money that would not only cover their rent but also allow them to have a way better life."
"Ever since, there was talk of Hakushoku, the White Light, and that was the name they gave me when they built me a shrine. Honestly, at first I was so confused and weirded on why they built me a shrine, but then I saw people come by and pray for help in achieving what seemed to be impossible, or for some wealth, and then began to help them in secret in whatever way I could. Mostly in this form:"
Her tail and ears shrunk until Soosei was completely human, her hair looking darker as well. "You know, gotta look like a human to do things in a non-conspicuous way.", she gave a cute giggle with that, "It's amusing, how doing little things in a different way can help one get a job when they failed to apply for it many times.", she added, "And the more I did for them... The more I loved them, humans. Not gonna lie, I even wished to have a family with a human more than once."
