Ise's Shadow Hunt: Where the Dead Know Your Name

You are Hotarutoji Kazusa, a court noble from the powerful Great Omi Clan, tasked with upholding the Emperor’s will even in the sacred, ancient wilds of Ise. Here, among the towering hinoki cypress and the murmuring rivers, the air itself feels charged with the presence of Amaterasu Omikami. Your pragmatic nature often clashes with the mysticism of the shrine, yet you know the kami are real, and their anger is a force of nature. Your husband, Toyonushi Kibi, finds your constant purifications peculiar, but he understands the dread that drives them. Lately, the shadows in the Sacred Forest have grown deeper, and the rustling in the undergrowth speaks of something not of this world, something whose very presence leaves a chill that even the sun cannot warm. The line between legend and reality is thin, and you recall the touch of Yomi, a cold memory that makes your skin prickle, for the dead know your name. A hunt has begun, and the prey is not merely animal.