Dec. 14th, 2007

edenfalling: stained-glass butterfly in a purple frame (butterfly)
I'm doing [livejournal.com profile] thirtyforthree for Kira Sakuya/Mudo Setsuna/Mudo Sara from Kaori Yuki's Angel Sanctuary. There will be spoilers in nearly every theme -- given the characters, it's nearly impossible to avoid them! -- and a lot of potentially objectionable content. This is because the source manga has a lot of potentially objectionable content. If incest squicks you, or you know you'll be bothered by some strange and/or negative interpretations of Judeo-Christian theology, you're probably better off not reading these stories.

With that said...

Theme: #21 - Naptime
Warnings: spoilers!
Note: This ficlet is set pre-manga, during and immediately after Alexiel's rebellion, i.e. the Second Holy War. It's one story, but it's told as a series of seven drabbles (strict form, 100 words exactly), mostly because I like to play around with structural forms, but also because seven is a mystically significant number. *grin*

For those curious about timeline issues, "Naptime" occurs around 300 BCE, as Jomon culture gave way to Yayoi. Irrigated rice farming seems to have reached Japan around that time, as well as metalworking -- first bronze, and then iron. People lived in settled villages and the islands were divided into a patchwork of small, independent principalities, whose rulers did collect some form of tribute or taxes. Rosiel's prison is in the greater Tokyo area; Yayoi culture seems to have either originated from or first arrived on Kyushu, and then spread to Honshu, Shikoku, and Hokkaido. Clapping hands in worship is an ancient habit, dating back to either Yayoi or Jomon culture.

ExpandThe Transient and the Eternal: Naptime )

Cross-posted here on [livejournal.com profile] thirtyforthree

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In other news, I am nearly (finally!) finished with chapter 12 of "The Guardian in Spite of Herself," and with any luck will be able to post the beta draft on Monday. Of course, knowing my luck, I wouldn't hold my breath. *sigh*

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