When the Church realizes that Shino will not come quietly with them, Hamaji is kidnapped, which results in Shino and Sosuke traveling to the Imperial City to rescue her. Now the Imperial Church comes in search of 'Murasame,' the demon blade containing 'life' which Shino possesses within his body. They take shelter in a church near another village, whose people views the survivors with suspicion. Five years prior to the start of the story the residents of Ōtsuka village all died in a plague, with only three survivors Shino Inuzuka, Sosuke Inukawa and Hamaji.
