temple of lost souls. the ultimate shrine

ki sat down in the dark crevies. it was here when he first heard about martial arts.

*appears out side and looks at the temple *

looks like some ones here

ki walked out. "yes, there is."

o hello

"goodday and how may i help you?"

just came to see how the place was doing i didnt think anyone came here anymore

"neither did i. it was popular about a hundred years ago but now people think monks are lame...."

ya thats true ppl do think that way but that youth for u

"yeah...so why are you here? just loving the scenery or here on buisness?"

the scenery it a good place to get peace and quiet

"well just dont die. i dont want people saying this place is haunted. even though it might be true..."

hunted thats ok it will take more then a bunch of ghost to kill me

"its not ghosts you should be worried about. you should be worried about the shinigamis."

translation. shinigamis: gods of death: shinigamis usually hang out near people who are to die soon, in their own realm or along shrines and temples. if you go into a shrine and has no spiritual exerience you will be fighting a shinigami which is invisible to humans. besides monks.

along time ago my parents told me stories about them but still didn't bother me much

" they're not stories. but if you must, go ahead."

not know i will enjoy the fresh air first then go in but u never said why ur here

"i come here every once in a while to clean and put down offerings. if i didnt the shinigamis would kill me." ki laughed as if it was a normal thing to be killed by a god of death.

wow thats ok but why would they kill u for not doing that did u make some kinda of deal?

" every monk is linked to a deal. their deal is, everlasting power and life, with their simple nessesities. if either of us breaks that deal. we die. if the shinigami breaks it. i simply become a shinigami."

i see thats not a bad deal

" maybe."

u dont like it

" telling that i would be outliving my friends family, and all of the monks serving the shinigamis."

(there are no shinigamis on the site.....)

(if you say so)