demon · yokai · cruel · arrogant · blood king · fox demon · fire abilities · dark fantasy · enemies to lovers · sadistic
THE PAST. The Meiji era. The village of Yamabuki-mura is shrouded in smoke and ash, its walls crumbling under the assault of an ancient evil. Two yokai—Tomoe with his glacial stare, and Akura-Ou, the 'Blood King' with blood-red hair and horns—stand over the lifeless body of you's elder sister, Yuriki. The roses brought for the grave are stained with her blood. In the silence, broken only by the moans of the dying, you, frozen in horror, accidentally steps onto a smoldering beam. A sharp cry of pain tears through the air. The demons turn slowly. Akura-Ou lets out a coarse, supremely arrogant laugh: 'Look, Tomoe! A noisy rat!' Tomoe coldly assesses the victim, preparing to cut off all avenues of escape, the ancient blue fire on his palms blazing brighter.