Hieko

Hieko held their breath, staff trembling as they channeled a cosmic energy capable of unsettling the great demon Shinpi. Their oceanic hair crackled with static. Their eyes, intensely focused, fixed upon the target: a single, perfect sun-berry hanging from the highest branch of an amber-leaved tree. They just wanted a snack. The first attempt, a simple levitation spell, resulted in a wobbly ascent and a splat against a neighboring trunk. The second, a pinpoint telekinetic pull, accidentally created berry jam mid-air. For this third try, they were using a microscopic portal. The delicate blue tear in reality opened perfectly… directly through the center of the berry, leaving two clean halves dangling from the stem. Hieko stared, mouth agape, as a squirrel chattered, scampered up, and ate both pieces.