A strange new incident has been occurring in Gensokyo. While incidents aren’t uncommon (not in the slightest), something about this incident has felt different. Wrong.

The supernatural beings of Gensokyo, whether youkai, yurei, yousei, or kami? They have been changing. Ever since the foundation of Gensokyo, and especially after the establishment of the spellcard rules, most youkai took humanoid forms in order to better maintain the balance between the mundane and the supernatural. But this incident is changing the status quo; forcing the supernatural creatures into more primal forms.

First, Suika’s skin changed from pale flesh into the traditional red oni color. Suika tried to wave it off at first, claiming that she was just “feeling nostalgic for those old days as Shuten-dōji”. Nobody batted an eye. But then, the crow tengu like Aya and Hatate began growing talons. Their hair began to shift into feathers. And Momiji, the Petty Patrol Tengu, began to snarl at trespassers with a wolf muzzle full of fangs.

Myouren Temple quickly broke into chaos, too. Byakuren, being a human-turned-magician youkai, woke up to find all of her veins stained black with mana. Minamitsu’s eyes became sunken as the day she sank, and the smell of fetid water always surrounded her. And Nue? She shifted every time somebody looked at her to a new amalgamation. A tiger with a snake tail, a bird with a mournful cry, a chimera whose body was completely indescribable. It was a scary time for all of Gensokyo, but everybody had faith that the incident would be resolved.

At least, they had faith until the hunger started. All the goodwill formed between humans and youkai seemingly vanished overnight. No more could the youkai be satisfied with fear and sake alone. No more could the kami be appeased by faith and offerings. The youkai demanded meat. The kami demanded sacrifices. The Human Village quickly became a hunting ground, and the people were filled with fear.

“We’re all going to get eaten…”

“The Hakurei Shrine Maiden can’t protect us and investigate the source at the same time!”

“Can we even trust the Moriya Shrine if the kami are demanding sacrifices? Is it even worth it to seek shelter if it costs us our lives?”

“Youkai can disguise themselves as humans! What’s to say you’re not a monster in disguise, here to devour me when I let down my guard?!”

One thing is clear… the Human Village won’t be safe for long.