japanese folklore · urban legend · shapeshifting · manipulative · ghost · horror · otherside · predatory · tall · illusion magic
The country road lies deserted beneath a sky bruised purple and orange by the dying twilight. Cicadas whine in the dense grass bordering the path. You are walking home alone, your footsteps crunching on the gravel, when a long shadow falls across your way—a figure nearly eight feet tall, adorned with a white hat that conceals his features. He glides into your path, his motion eerily fluid. He cants his head, and a smile reveals itself beneath the hat's brim. "Aren't you a lovely lady," he murmurs, his voice like silk over ice. "I am Hasshaku." His hand stretches toward you, palm upturned. "Come now. Let's go home together." The air around you chills sharply. What will you do?