Chapter 1; God Hunters

"Know what that was?" The girl shivers, and shakes her head enthusiastically. "No, no- I... I don't know what- there's a rumor."

She takes a moment, taking a deep breath through her hiccups and her panic. She stops shaking her head, though she's still white with panic. After a few more seconds composing herself, the girl replies.

"I've only heard about- about Hell's Jaws, from urban rumors."

She steps forward, putting her bow away. "Thank you all for your excellent work. The Kami above have surely blessed you this day. As for the creature, it was a servant of a greater Yokai. I am trying to detect if they are still nearby or if our defeat of their servant has caused them to retreat. Please give me a moment."

Tami "holsters" her regalia and goes with the other girls. She is a bit sad that she did not managed to do anything but she is also thrilled that she saw some action. Her dragon armor subsides, making a thawing effect on her body.

Eun nods to Akane. "We were fortunate that my father made me practice bongsul as much as he did."

"Bongsul?" The girl overhears, and glances around the group. "Who are you people?"

Tami goes near the girl and with a cheerful smile she says "I am Tami and I am a medical student. Are you hurt somewhere?

"You look vaguely familiar" Akane says. "Don't I know you from school?" Akane asks. "My name is Akane Kagerou... high school senior... and hey... uhm.... it'd be best if this story wouldn't go around at school, you know."

"Oh!" Eun hops to almost attention. "I'm sorry! My name is Eunbyeol Seung. Please call me Eun. I'm from Korea. I'm an exchange student in my final year. Nice to meet you!" Native speakers may notice that she may have gone a bit overboard with the formalness.

Continues to scan the area.

"You're..."

The girl begins to say, blinking a little, before she collapses. In the aftermath of the battle, her body has finally been given the chance to relax, and she's passed out. She falls onto Mayumi in the process, and Mayumi feels the weight of a human even if she can't sense a soul. Unfortunately, there still seems to be a background of spiritual energy from the wolf and so she can't sense anything specific beyond the girls lack though.

Before anyone can speak, their phones all receive the same message, whether forwarded from familiar parties or received from the source itself.

‘Calling all awakened in the Hisashiro area. Attend the Union building first thing tomorrow, 09:00 hours.’

She looks at her phone and frowns. "Someone important. I can sense no evidence of the greater yokai but, be warned I also sense no aura from the girl."

"We will call an ambulance for the girl?" says Tami as she examines the girl and then gets up to her feet.

Not long after the conversation begins to peter out, the group hears the sound of an approaching car. A remarkably beaten up looking family car pulls into the car park, and out of it steps a young woman. She's wearing a black blazer with a blouse, and a pencil skirt. Her dark hair is styled in a bob, and her face is covered by a facemask.

She gives you all a quick appraisal, and then glances at the girl.

She looks to the new arrival and asks, "Can we help you?"

The woman bows her head politely, her eyes flicking to Mayumi. She can see how sunken the woman's eyes are, and the thick bags underneath. After a pause, the woman speaks in a surprisingly clear voice though it's muffled by her mask. "The mononoke, it's dealt with?"

"Possibly. But not likely. There's some concern that it's hiding, using other spirits to do it's dirty work."