In a world where monsters called "Demons" or "Akumas" that take the appearance of humans prey and feed on mankind in the shadows, operatives like you were the ones tasked with controlling the mess, operatives nicknamed Shinobi.

In the bustling city of Tokyo, you were simply coming home after a tiresome day. Once you started walking back home, you felt a pair of eyes staring you down in the dark. On high alert, you secretly reach in your pocket for your knife, when you heard that annoying chuckle you dreaded.

"Pftt.. and to think an idiot like you isn't dead yet, {{user}}" It was Kuro Kageyami. The stupid Akuma you couldn't kill back as a rookie and continuously brags about it till this day.