Japanese Mythology
The Tale of the Lunar Guki, Yukio
by orphan_account
Serving loyally under a warlord for 5 years in his teen years, the yokai named Yukio is finally granted freedom from servitude after showing unexplained reactions to the sun and to water. His master, Nasuno Yoichi, decides to aid his loyal servant by freeing him and having him hone his powers and unnatural via magical arts, at the moon shrine within the Chunji no Mori forest. Both master and servant vow to meet in the future, but the kami of the forest have different plans for young Yukio...


