Threat detected," the computer said. "Threat detected."

"Computer, name threat source," Kuri replied, typing in her manual override for the alert system.

"Sadako alert. Demon recruit."

"Demon?" Kuri typed in the word on her laptop and clicked search. A result immediately popped up. "Computer, read dictionary entry."

"Demon: A traditionally evil humanoid with red eyes. Commonly in league with the Devil."

"Is that the modern listing?"

"That is the only listing. Anything else, miko-dono?"

"No, Computer, I think that's all for now. She must be recruiting demons to do her dirty work, that's all."

Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Kuri ran up the basement stairs to see who it was.

"Miko-dono, I found this kid at the park. I think we should do something," Reiko, in her human form, was holding a humanoid thing, with red eyes rolled back in its head and long fingernails. It slashed at her when Kuri leaned in for a closer look, but Kuri could tell it was male, and very, very sick.

"Let's get him down to the lab," Kuri grabbed the boy's feet and helped carry him down the stairs, shutting doors along the way. No one needed to see this, or it would be all over the news, and this kid would turn into a freak show.

We laid him down on the table, and he groaned like he might be waking up, so we stepped back to give him some air.

"Wh-What happened?" he asked us. "Who are you? Where am I?"

Kuri threw up her hands. "We won't hurt you. I'm I. But you know her as a miko. My sister Reiko found you."

"You okay, kiddo?" Reiko was concerned.

"I think so, but I think I hit my head or something. Have you seen my friends?"

She shook her head. "You were-out of it-when I found you."

She was leaving something out. Reiko was protecting this kid. Kuri took a DNA sample and put it into the computer.

"Computer, scan DNA and analyze."

A few seconds passed before it replied, "Name: Benjamin Tennyson, Age: 15, Height-"

"Skip to genetic analysis, please," Kuri said impatiently.

"Species: Hanyo."

"CRAP!" Kuri screamed, slamming her fist on the table. "How dare she do this to someone completely uninvolved?"

"Calm down, miko-dono, maybe he was born this way," replied Reiko calmly. Then she turned to Ben: "Did you know that you're half-demon?"

Ben got up sharply. "I'm what?"