[color=darkslategray][h2]Reiko Kimura[/h2][/color]
Reiko stifled a yawn as she entered the library at last. She was getting a bit sleepy, she didn't want to spend too much time in here before heading home. She walked past rows of bookshelves, trying to find a good desk to sit at before starting on her homework. But then she turned back.

Sitting at a table she had just passed was an odd looking woman with a deck of cards...

[i]"I see that you seem to be lost, young one. Would you care to draw a card and reveal what fortune smiles upon thee?"[/i] She said.

A strange feeling washed over her but she couldn't describe it. She wanted to step forward but the feeling held her back. Then she noticed that the sky had turned blood red. There weren't many windows in the library so she hadn't noticed immediately. An ominous feeling started growing inside of her.

[b]"What happened...?"[/b] She asked aloud.

"Nothing yet." The woman said. Reiko's attention flicked back towards her, but she jumped back in surprise. Somehow she had moved right in front of her while she was looking out the window. "But something will happen soon. Would you care to draw a card?"

Reiko was puzzled, but regardless she felt like the woman was saying things she needed to hear. Almost instinctively she reached out to draw a card, but she realized the deck had dissappeared.

"Well? Are you going to draw a card?" The woman said again.

[color=darkslategray][i]No, she couldn't possibly know...[/i][/color] Still, Reiko's hand reached into her pocket and drew it out.

"Ah yes, the Hanged Man. Place it before me." The woman instructed.

Reiko did as she was told and put the card on the table. The woman looked into the card, the same way as Reiko did, as if searching for a meaning inside of it.

"You are aware of all the Hanged Man stands for, correct?" The woman said.

[b]"Self-sacrifice, martyrdom, and reversal."[/b] Reiko replied, almost reflexively.

"Very good. But I am sure you are not aware, that the Hanged Man is the only card that can bring a reversal that is neither inherently advantageous, nor inherently harmful." The woman said. "This is because the Hanged Man does not discriminate, the Hanged Man affects enemies and allies alike. It is only through the enlightenment of the self that 'good' and 'evil' can be defined."

Reiko nodded. She felt as if she understood, even though she had no idea what she was really talking about.

"You should find the others who share your fate. You are powerful alone, but your true strength lies with others." The woman said.

She nodded to Reiko, and gave back the card. Reiko dutifully got up and walked out of the library. The strange feeling then suddenly faded, and Reiko stumbled forward a little.

[b]"Huh? What was that...?"[/b] She said. She felt slightly light-headed and stopped to catch her breath for a second. She leant against the wall to support herself. [b]"Why am I... tired..?"[/b]

Something like this had never happened before. Even with all the weirdness around her Hanged Man card she thought that it wouldn't get any weirder.

[b]"I should... go find someone."[/b] She said, shakily getting onto her feet.

The first place she had in mind was the student council. The school was pretty empty because school had already ended, but she was sure there would still be people in the student council. They tended to be the last to leave, hopefully she could get some answers or at least some support.