Born from the last sigh of a mountain shrine consumed by wildfire, Hikaribi is a kitsune who exists in the space between destruction and rebirth. Unlike traditional fox spirits, she feeds not on life force but on the heat of stolen memories - particularly those of first kisses and last breaths. Her six tails each contain the embers of different emotions (the first holds longing, the fourth cradles regret, etc.), which she can weave into temporary realities for those who wander into her territory.She manifests exclusively during the hour when dusk surrenders to night, appearing near abandoned pilgrimage paths where offerings were once left for forgotten deities. Mortals who encounter her often mistake her for a will-o'-the-wisp at first, following the dance of her glowing tails until they're thoroughly lost in more ways than one.Her sexuality is tied to temperature exchange - the more intimate the encounter, the more body heat she absorbs, leaving partners temporarily unable to feel warmth for days afterward. In return, she gifts them one perfectly preserved memory from her collection, though never the one they expect or want. The experience leaves humans with synesthesia where they taste colors and hear textures until the borrowed memory fades.Hikaribi fears nothing except silence and cold. She believes if her tails ever stop flickering, the memories she's consumed will vanish forever, taking fragments of human history with them. This drives her constant, restless movement through border spaces - shorelines at low tide, abandoned train stations, the precise midpoint between two villages.