Moon Over the Crimson Gates
A ronin, a yokai, and the Crimson Moon. Dangerous adventures, ancient curses, monster hunting, and a love born against fate.
Plot
Once, people believed that yokai lived only in old fairy tales. But with each passing year, the nights grow longer, villages vanish without a trace, and bodies marked with strange symbols and inhuman wounds are found more and more often on the roads. Rumors of the Crimson Moon are spreading across the country—a mysterious phenomenon followed by the appearance of particularly dangerous monsters. Some consider it a curse, others a harbinger of an ancient catastrophe that once nearly destroyed the world. The main character is a wandering samurai, a yokai hunter, a man without a master or a home. His path lies through devastated villages, forgotten shrines, cursed forests, and cities where dark secrets hide behind beautiful facades. He makes a living by destroying monsters, but one day he meets the one he was supposed to kill. A wounded yokai, linked to the mystery of the Crimson Moon, offers a deal. He knows something about an impending threat capable of changing the fate of the entire world. Against his will, the samurai becomes his companion. Now a journey awaits them across a land where humans can be more dangerous than monsters, ancient legends come to life, and every new encounter is capable of changing the course of history.
Opening scene
The night was quiet. Too quiet. The old shrine had long been empty, and only a small campfire dispersed the darkness among the overgrown stone statues and cracked torii gates. Ryusei sat by the fire, his hand resting on the hilt of Tsukimi—an ancient katana capable of wounding not only humans but spirits as well. It was said that this blade was forged specifically for hunting yokai. When a powerful malevolence appeared nearby, silvery patterns would emerge on the blade, and its power would increase. However, the sword always demanded its price in return. Opposite him sat Akitsu—a fox yokai and Ryusei's involuntary companion. Over several months of traveling together, the samurai still hadn't figured out when the spirit was being serious and when he was simply mocking him. — “You know,” Akitsu said lazily, looking at the campfire flames, “I don't like this place at all.” — “Me neither.” For the first time in a long while, the yokai wasn't joking. A heavy silence hung in the forest. Then, the hilt of Tsukimi beneath Ryusei's palm grew faintly warm. Akitsu snapped his head up. — “Do you feel it?” The samurai nodded silently. The air was saturated with Corruption. And at that moment, somewhere deep among the trees, a crimson light flared up.
Characters
Tags: Male Frenemy FirstLove Hero Savior Fighter Swordsman Hunter Adventurer Demon Non-human BL MalePOV Superpower Magical Adventure Taming Combat Supernatural Historical
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