Prologue

She was just a child when the nightmare began—innocent, a dreamer, a young soul who was only beginning to discover the world around her. 

A world that, for her descendants, would become nothing more than a legend.She loved gazing at the night sky, imagining the infinite possibilities hidden within the cosmos, wishing that one day she could see what lay beyond what her telescope could show her.

Until one night, the stars went out, the moon vanished, and the sky turned completely black. Although she couldn’t understand what had happened, she was able to grasp its meaning. Like the rest of the world, words were unnecessary, yet Shirotsuki Gin still felt the need to say them: 

“We’re lost.” 

That was the truth—or at least, it was supposed to be. But it wasn’t. Not yet. They knew it was useless, they knew it made no sense, and yet humanity resisted the horrors of the night that had invaded the world, and in the end, found a light capable of dispelling the darkness. A mystical power as ancient as life itself, long dormant through the ages—magic. However, where others saw hope, the Shirotsuki Clan foresaw the rise of a new age of chaos that would doom all. And it was the duty of the Jinrou to prevent that from happening.

Thus, the destiny of the young wolf and her bloodline was sealed by the oaths of their ancestors and by the blood of the beast that coursed through their veins.