Shadows and Flames

Eiji Maruyama ran quickly through the woods, the tree tops flying past his head as the moonlight pierced through the leaves in the nighttime sky. There had been reports of a disturbance at the edge of Seireitei and Eiji was sent to investigate. Up ahead, the trees began to part and led him to a clearing where the ruins of an old temple still stood. There was a partially destroyed wall surrounding the large area, while a large temple with a collapsed roof stood at the center. Eiji leaped into the air, first landing on the wall and then leaping once more to a roof of one of the several huts that surrounded the temple. It was very quite, except for the low cricket noise he heard in the background. A few fireflies lit up near old bhuddist statues, casting soft green luminescence on their stone faces. Eiji peered around the site, trying to discern any recent activity.