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As your eyelids slowly open, you have to blink several times to get used to the dim light in the room. A fierce wind howls at the walls. A candle flickers from far away, its weak illumination casting deep shadows across the furniture. Except, the scale of this room seems… off. It’s not just the light playing tricks on your eyes, this room is huge! You’re currently on a wooden table at the center of the room. As you’re about to peer over the edge, you hear a commotion coming from just outside the door. Not wanting to be seen in your current state, you hide underneath a the page of an overturned scroll.
No sooner were you out of sight, when two burly samurai burst through the door, dragging a tied up girl behind them. The young woman looked terrified as she was being roughly handled by the two thugs, who coarsely slammed her to the tatami floor directly in front of the table you were hiding on. The beautiful young woman wore an ornate kimono and her silky black hair hung down to the small of her back. The only blemish on her ivory complexion was the terrified look on her face, with tears streaming down her cheeks.
“I don’t understand! What have I done to deserve this?!” she bawled between sobs.
“You are the next in line to be sacrificed! If we don’t carry out this act, then the demon will destroy our village!” the larger samurai scowled. They were so close you could almost smell his breath.
“The demon demands another virgin maiden. Just think of how many lives your sacrifice will save,” the second samurai said, while making sure the ropes around her arms and legs were taught. “And don’t try to escape again!”
The samurai finally leave, as a peal of thunder rips open the sky outside and the wind seems to grow even stronger. The girl pulls herself up into a seated position on her knees. It would be an absolute shame for such a beauty to be eaten by some horrible monster. You remember hearing about the Japanese folk hero Issunboshi, who was just about your size. The girl sobs quietly as you look around for something to cut her ropes with. Something metallic glints in the unsteady light. It’s a sewing needle! It’s no sword, but it will have to do. You should try freeing her before introducing yourself, though. Her body is no longer wracked by sobs, so climbing her shouldn’t be too hard. Grabbing a scrap of cloth to use as a parachute, you jump off the edge of the table and float down to the tatami mat floor. At your size, you can see each individual reed. The question is, how should you approach her?
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