>>6170612You will pet all the cats, nothing will stop you! You easily jump over the low concrete wall and into the tiny garden of the house. It's a typical Tokyo suburban house, there's not a lot of spare room but it will do. Beneath your feet, a chilling of blue light glows and ice forms. With a bit more concentration, magic constructs a thin pillar of ice that lifts you upwards towards the second floor window. The cat within the house patiently waits, tail swishing excitedly as it watches your swift elevation upwards. Now eye level with the feline, it is time to activate the Silence Stone.
The 'teeth' on this Silence Stone are pearly white and very human looking. You still can't get over how creepy the damn thing is. Worse is when it starts to activate, the 'lips' of the Stone seal themselves to hide the 'teeth'. Now the magical effect will devour all sound. You take the Stone and use it to break the window. The sound of the crash and crunch of glass simply doesn't exist while the Stone is in effect, you marvel how shards of sharp glass simply fall in complete silence.
Then the unexpected happens, the cat jump through the clearing you made with a single bound and drops down to the street with unnatural smoothness. It is so sudden; you don't have time to react.
But you saw it, the lips of the strange cat was moving as though forming words.
Then it begins to run!!!
"--------- ________ _____-----"
You shout out orders to the Baphomets down below but realize the Silence Stone devoured your words. Worse, they are so absorbed with petting cats they don't notice that one is fleeing from the scene.
<span class="mu-r">Backlash is building...</span>
Startled, you look through the smashed window and realize it's a bedroom. There's a sleepy eyed little girl staring at you from her bed. She tries to talk but discovers she can't make a single sound.
CRAP!
What are you going to do!?....
>Toss the Silence Stone away and shout at your vassals to chase after the cat!... (This might awaken more mortals and cause them to look outside their window creating Backlash, and that little girl is going to see)>Toss the Silence Stone away and shout at Yatagarasu to deploy a Smoke Bomb... (You might lose track of the cat, but it will prevent further Backlash)>Keep the Silence Stone, and chase after the cat! You make sure that your vassals see you running after the fleeing cat!... (That little girl is definitely going to look out her window and see, more Backlash will generate)>Keep the Silence Stone, and tie up the kid!... (You will lose track of the cat, but you can prevent further Backlash. Besides you can use the Dowser to track down the cat)>write in 