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PROLOGUE
It was the year 990 of Heian Period. A troop comprised of the 4 Great Warriors （ Shitennō 四天王）of Minamoto clan led by Minamoto no Yorimitsu(源賴光）was set to vanquish the Arch-Demon - the leader of all demons,
Shuten-dōji（酒吞童子),
the ultimate common enemy of all mortal beings on Earth.
The Holy War was a war that Human could not afford failure, and they should win at all cost, even Justice!
"Should we really need to go that far? Feasting on Men's flesh and blood? General!"Kintaro(金太郎),
the youngest warrior felt so uncomfortable and unjustified with such irrational <training>.
"To defeat demons, we should feel as demons! Kintaro, you still don't understand how important is VICTORY to us!" Minamoto no Yorimitsu, the Commander of the assault and ambush team admonished his fellow members with his harsh voice while tearing flesh from a grilled limb.
"EWWWWWW!" Some of the soldiers just couldn't bear it and vomited.
"Rubbish! If you cannot overcome this, how can you overcome your enemies soon?" The Commander drew his beautiful sword and slashed to kill those who failed to devour the human's remains.
"Grill them too!" All the others were too stunned and terrified to make any objections.
Yorimitsu returned to his seat yet still proudly examining his blood-stained samurai sword.
"You did a really great job! Tsuna! This sword is an artifact of both Divine and Hell!"
A good looking young samurai with a pale face smiled an enigmatic smile as his response. His name was Watanabe Tsuna(渡邊 安綱）.
"My Master, Ōhara Tsuna（大原 安綱）is the Ultimate Blacksmith. Only with his blade, we could win the battle."
"I believe in it,"Yorimitsu retreated his deadly blade,"just as I believe in you, Tsuna."
The good-looking young man smiled an enigmatic smile as his response.
"This way please! My Lord." The Oni holding a torch guided his master down to the deepest level of the dungeon. Then after a tremendously long corridors they reached a chamber heavily locked up by chains and spells.
"Open!" Following the word from the <Lord> was a series of mini explosion all around in the air leaving ashes, smokes and sparkles here and there. And the chains and locks shattered like pieces of crystal, falling all around the chamber.
"You are free now! I didn't kill you because of today. Today, you must survive for the future of us, Oni. You must wait patiently in pain and disrespect for the chance to come back one day! To liberate us! To bring back the glory of our beings,
My half-blooded Prince!"
The Overlord, Shuten-dōji（酒吞童子), yelled.
Shuten doji stepped out of the dungeon. Greeting him at the entrance was a beautiful girly demon of whitish skin as snow and reddish eyes that sparkled like rubies. Her face was full of melancholy and regrets.
"You should have left, my little Princess. Your presence here will only worsen my frustration and distract me from battling my foes..."
"But father...I want to assist,"
"No....only help me find your mother. Tell her....right, just tell you." There seemed yet something The Overlord dare not to speak off,
"so GO NOW! And don't look back!"
"NO!!!!FATHER, DON'T LEAVE ME! DON'T LEAVE ME LIKE MOTHER DID!"
The pretty female Oni was forced to leave the stronghold in the <guidance> of Doji's imperial guards.
Now the stronghold had emptied half. Only the most reliable and trusted alliance of the Overlord were left .
So is this the end to me? Am I here to lose everything I won? My woman, my offsprings and,
MY SOUL MATE AND COMRADE IN ARMS!
.........
No! I won't! And I shouldn't! One day! One day I will come back. A stronger and cruelest me will teach the world REVENGE
On Humans and All who betrayed me!
The Anti-Oni-Troop had stomped their feet confidently on the granite floor of the stronghold, full of oni's corpses and blood.
"Shuten Doji! Enemy of Mankind! Remember this name, MINAMOTO YORIMITSUM!
whom is going to BEHEAD you today!"
Doji laughed. He was glad to know at least he could now die in a battle,
But not by a backstab from his family or best friends.....
One year after Shuten Doji and his clan was erased by the Minamoto clan in the name of the Fujiwara Family (藤原氏）, the REGENT to discharge the Empirical power of the young Tenno (天皇）， more and more powerful weaponries were created to slaughter the remaining demons in the human reign. And people used to call these weaponries, Demon Slayers. Until they found out that they could in fact use SOME OF them to summon the Demons they slaughtered, and commanded the Demons to fight for them,
Evokers become the new name for them.
Just when human thought they had totally eliminated their risk after the period of Ancient Nippon, Oni or Demons had never stopped emerging from everywhere on Earth since then, from centuries to centuries. As Man-made armory deals no significant or even no harm to these creatures, these Evokers are the only means to protect human from their Nemesis, Demons, nowadays. Demons enslaved by these Evokers become the amulets of survival.
And People who equipped and fight with these Evokers are called Summoners.
So far, not many Summoners are found outside Modern Japan.
Here, two groups of people are they calling themselves [HOUNDS] and [HOME] - with the first representing the Nippon National Defensive Force and the latter being anonymous and miserable, yet somehow seeking certain form of collaboration with Government.
It is the year of 2023. A giant TV screen on a commercial building somewhere in Shibuya, is broadcasting the breaking news, a news of invasion of Oni, or Demon into Humans' reign.
"According to our inner source, the Demon claimed himself as OOTENGU (大天狗）！ If this is true, does it mean the OTHER TWO ARCH-DEMONS have already set off for their reveal? And if they did, would the FOLKS OF BIG SUMMON become real soon,
Bringing The Dooms Day to Mankind?"
Crowds of human and even stray animals gathered around and watched with anxiety, rages and even despising, chatting and discussing about the outrages.
"Just send the HOUNDS!"
"Yes! The HOUNDS will beat them!"
"HOUNDS! HOUNDS! HOUNDS!"
"Don't you know it, MY DEAR SIS. In front of Panic, Man will exchange his soul for a tail."
"Human, as what they deserve to be."two figures wearing long black robes are standing on the roof top of a building right next to the broadcasting screen,
A MALE AND A FEMALE,
"but to us, panic is just efficient, effective and the way to MAKE THINGS DONE! It is my booster rockets!"
"Finally, the Anti-Demon-Division has sent their Elite HOUNDS to the rescue! Witnesses have reported an ASV has just...."
"Very good." The watchers seems very pleased with the plot so far and is about to leave.
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