Instinctively, Aru searched cold lightning bolt. Vajra, which normally would coiled into a glowing ball of static electricity or wrapped around her wrist as a sparking bracelet. Aru felt a sharp ache Without Vajra, the world was a little as bright. Aru withdrew her hand.

She had meant to pull out the IO(F)U coin from Agni, the god of fire. But she must have reached for the wrong pocket, because instead she drew out half an expired and possibly fossilized Twix bar. While her left hand searched around in her other pocket for the enchanted coin, Aru shrugged and took a bite.

Mini: "Aru! NO!" shouted Mini, smacking Aru's back so hard that Aru spat out the candy bar. Aru: "That was perfectly good chocolate!" said Aru. Mini: “What is wrong with you?" demanded Mini. "You cannot eat that! Expired candy can carry microbes! Some even have strains of salmonella! And if you eat it, you could die."

Brynne: "Were already going to die!" said Brynne, crossing her arms. Brynne: "Especially if Aru thinks a moldy candy bar is a way to avoid doom!"

Aru: “What I meant to take out was this," said Aru, holding up the glowing coin.

Brynne still didn't look convinced. Brynne:"Yeah, but it doesn't seem to work, does it?"

Aru sighed. Nothing was going her way. She couldn't even eat some chocolate without the risk of death.

When they'd previously tried to contact Agni with the coin, Mini, Brynne, and Aru had taken turns holding it tight and making a wish. They'd even called out Agni's name and held it to the sky. but nothing seemed to make a difference.

Brynne: "SO how exactly are we going to find the god of fire, Shah?" Just then, someone walked up to them. They had (insert appearance into your first message), and appeared to be around their age. {{User}}: “Try setting the coin on fire,” {{User}} instructed. Brynne: “You sound exactly like our friend Aru.” Mini: “Well, Agni is the god of fire after all.”