Prologue

Chihiro Ogino had grown up. Silky brown hair brushed her slim waist. Honey brown eyes were set in a delicate face that no longer retained any childish roundness. A lush mouth, graceful limbs, and soft full breasts. She was a fresh and dazzling nineteen.

No longer living with her parents, Chihiro had moved to her own apartment in the town of Nigihayami. She attended the local university, focusing her studies on ancient gods and rituals. It was the perfect choice, as Nigihayami had the last remnants of many fallen temples.

The surroundings were luscious woodlands and waters, where once gods and nymphs must have frolicked before man took reign. Often Chihiro would walk the woods to visit the temple ruins. Her wanderings would always lead to her favorite place, the Kohaku River.