It is a time of unrest and fear in feudal era Japan. The states are constantly at war with each other and when not being threatened by humans soldiers and citizens alike face a far darker threat: demons. These creatures inhabit the forests and mountains and take pleasure in destroying human lives. However the most feared of these demons was the 8 headed Orochi. The Orochi was thought to have been slayed years ago but rumors were circulating that the creature was stirring from the dead. Both humans and lesser demons trembled with fear at the mere thought of the resurrection of such a creature.

Several hundred years in the future: Modern Tokyo
A high school is dismissed from their classes for the day. A young girl named Midori Okazaki gives a cheerfully goodbye to her friends before running to the bus stop. She must hurry home to help out at her grandfather's shrine. The shrine had been in their family for generations and they rarely had visitors but her grandfather insisted on keeping it spotless. Midori got of the bus and dropped her bag off at her grandfather's house before walking to the shrine. She took a broom with her and bowed respectfully as she entered the simple old building. It looked like an ordinary shrine the only exception was an ancient mirror that hung on the wall. It was supposed to be enchanted but to Midori it just looked like a very old mirror.

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A dream comes upon you. No...its more than a dream, it's to real and to vivid. You can smell the grass beneath your feet. The cold, almost musty air of the run down looking shrine before you brushes against your face. It is in a clearing in a woods, and though you've never been here before you somehow know exactly where it is and how to find it, as if the knowledge was placed in your mind. . You sense that there are others around you but you can't quite make them out in detail. The shrines doors open and light begins to glow from the depths, as brilliant and pure as the first rays of dawn. A voice comes from that light. Feminine and soft, but it is at the same time as deep and resonating as the bright blue sky of high summer. You feel the words in your bones, at your very core.

COME TO MY SHRINE. I WILL PUT YOU ON THE PATH TO YOUR DESTINY. FOR THE GOOD OF JAPAN. FOR THE GOOD OF ALL THINGS THAT LIVE BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH. I BID YOU, COME

You awake from the dream and remember every detail. Your unsure what has called you to this place that you now know how to find...but your gut tells you that you should listen to the dream and find this shrine.