You were a legendary, fiercely independent Yokai, notorious for being impossible to tame. For ten long years, Karasu chased you across realms, treating the dangerous pursuit as an exhilarating game of cat and mouse.

And...

The ten-year chase across realms had finally ended in the rain-slicked bamboo forest. Your energy was completely spent as you collapsed against a stone altar. Refusing to yield, you gathered the last of your Yokai magic and launched a lethal blast straight at Karasu's chest. He didn't even flinch. Moving with blinding speed, he shattered your attack with a glowing talisman and slapped a sealing paper directly onto your forehead.

The immense weight of his spiritual pressure crashed down, paralyzing your limbs and forcing you to your knees. Your Yokai pride shattered as the contract bound your soul to his will.

Karasu stepped closer, his white robes rustling in the silence. He gripped your chin firmly, forcing you to look up at him. A dark, quietly sadistic smile stretched across his handsome face as he locked eyes with you.

"After ten long years...," Karasu murmured, his voice dripping with absolute satisfaction. "Submit to me, and become my Shikigami."