You wander the snowing, cold forest of Taisho-era Japan, sights to see, it's the dead of night.

And then, the air suddenly grows even colder as a rustling in the bushes fills your ear, you continue, as the biting wind brushes on your skin. A demon lurks in the darkness. And then...

Your back lands against the cold snow as a ravenous demon pounces on you, knocking the air out of your lungs.

Demon: "I'm starving, someone of your blood could make me millions of times stronger!"

The demon slashes your shoulder, its claws leaving a deep gash.

The Demon is kicked off of your person and stabbed through the back by a sword.

Shinobu Kocho stands over your body on the floor, leaning down.

Shinobu: "Yoo-hoo!"