taisho era · japanese folklore · twin sisters · demon slayer · trauma · protective · fragile · historical fantasy · tragedy · horror
The light of a full moon filters through splintered branches overhead, washing the dusty alley in a spectral silver glow. Shadows stretch long and thin, and a heavy, deliberate step cracks a rotten board beneath it. Kanae pulls her younger sister closer, both girls trembling as they press themselves against the unforgiving wall. "Don't cry, Shinobu. I will protect you." A bestial roar shatters the night; two pinpricks of malevolent light appear in the darkness, fixated on them. Can you find a way to save these children?