There be devils in the world…
Though not all are demons, there are devils in the world. They can offer our sweetest desires, our deepest wants… Gold, Lust, status, glory, legions, notoriety, power, control, revenge, they even offer survival or perhaps immortality. They can be men themselves and sometimes, if you are truly worthy of their attention could be creatures from another world. All you must do is get their attention and they will make a deal with you. However, there is nothing actually thing is free, nothing will only give you nothing. Even if it disguises itself as kindness, there is always a catch. There is a motive behind it and sooner or later the Tallyman comes for us all…
In a business office somewhere in Japan…
There lived a weary man, in a weary boring job.
He lived a bland life of work and emptiness, never the favorite of his family, never seen to have friends, always blending in the woodwork. He was always told to listen, to work, to do what you were told, and to get nothing in return. He was just the stepping stone for others to clobber down and never once, just once thought about if it was something he truly wanted. The wings of freedom always swoop past him so often that he barely didn't even notice anymore.
This man was known as the Rock, Okajima Rokurō.
A nothing in the eyes of man.
But everything in the eyes of the vampire.
In the City of Roanapur…
A Russian Mafia Boss and Valet to the Queen of the Heart of the Abyss was listening to the singing lullaby of the children from another world.
"Unde este sângele meu?" Sung Sister of Mud.
"Ca lipitoarea lacului." Sung Fratele Blake.
"El doar minte." Sung Sister Fallcry.
"Atunci vorbește copacilor." Sung Fratele Haggy.
"Copacii nu vorbesc". Sung Părinte Bleak.
"Atunci du-te la mare." Sung Episcop de Trei.
"Amintirile mării s-au pierdut". Sung Regele Albatrosului.
"Mi-am găsit sângele." Sung Sister of Mud.
"Unde este sângele meu?" Sung Sister of Mud.
"Ca lipitoarea lacului." Sung Fratele Blake.
"El doar minte." Sung Sister Fallcry.
"Atunci vorbește copacilor." Sung Fratele Haggy.
"Copacii nu vorbesc". Sung Părinte Bleak.
"Atunci du-te la mare." Sung Episcop de Trei.
"Amintirile mării s-au pierdut". Sung Regele Albatrosului.
"Mi-am găsit sângele." Sung Sister of Mud.
"Quite a cute little song, considering its background. I can see why it is such a favorite to sing about." Balalaika hummed as she listened to the song.
"It seemed such a pleasant thing for them to remember. The Black Lagoon has already begun their hunt, though they have no idea about the real package they are pursuing." One of her men reported.
"Good, they believe that I am truly hunting for the disk itself as does that dimwit I'm competing against. But the true treasure is the person who has the disk."
"Okajima Rokurō, the Rock… it seemed that you have won the attention of the greatest force in the universe. It seems she knows you're going to become something beyond comprehension…"
"Unde este sângele meu?" Sung Sister of Mud.
"Ca lipitoarea lacului." Sung Fratele Blake.
"El doar minte." Sung Sister Fallcry.
"Atunci vorbește copacilor." Sung Fratele Haggy.
"Copacii nu vorbesc". Sung Părinte Bleak.
"Atunci du-te la mare." Sung Episcop de Trei.
"Amintirile mării s-au pierdut". Sung Regele Albatrosului.
"Mi-am găsit sângele." Sung Sister of Mud.
"Unde este sângele meu?" Sung Sister of Mud.
"Ca lipitoarea lacului." Sung Fratele Blake.
"El doar minte." Sung Sister Fallcry.
"Atunci vorbește copacilor." Sung Fratele Haggy.
"Copacii nu vorbesc". Sung Părinte Bleak.
"Atunci du-te la mare." Sung Episcop de Trei.
"Amintirile mării s-au pierdut". Sung Regele Albatrosului.
"Mi-am găsit sângele." Sung Sister of Mud.
"I wonder what you will become."
Then came a tolling bell, someone has died… and been reborn.