>>5646771>>5646770>>5646165>Occult Darbs>Bow「I want you to be my Second.」
〔Oh… I see. I’ll be with you in a moment.〕
He needs to appeal to the seniors. Before visiting the basement, he talks to the associates and juniors about his current position. They are disappointed that he decides to choose Bow as his Second Sword, although they understand the need to appeal to those seniors, due to his close involvement with Sohm. They would love to give him some wine to drink afterwards, but due to health issues, they’ll settle for tea instead.
Sira and Bow descends to the basement. They are provided bright red shirts and crimson shorts, along with a thin book with weathered edges.
After changing into it, they are taken to a room where the pair of swords are. The dark grey scabbards and hilts rest on a large table. Several brass plates and pottery surround them, waiting for the executioner to place food offerings on it.
The invitation ceremony begins.
Two pig heads on the left and right side of the table. A duck and fish in the middle. Onions sauce for the savory food. A bunch of bananas and a coconut at the back. Boiled coconut balls and small cups of alcohol sit around the duck and fish.
Sira and Bow hold burning incenses and flowers as they read the chants written down on that old book.
Sira can pronounce most of it just fine, although unlike Bow, he doesn’t know the exact meaning of each phrase or word as it was written in an old foreign language. Only monks or the people dabbling the supernatural study this.
Likely the usual stuff — thank his teachers, his parents, ask for forgiveness from the warden that will watch over him in the afterlife, and other boring things.
Once it is done, they retrieve the weapons. The first Darb is shorter than the second, possessing a wide blade and a thicker spine. The swords have no hand guards, and their hilts large enough to accommodate two hands, although they are mainly used with only one. Their length is merely there to maintain the balance.
It’s time to see Sohm one last time.
