Year 800 of the Common Era.

In this year, supernatural cycles brought Earth on a collision course with an alternate dimension and the consequences of such a visit were much more drastic than the times it has happened before. Beginning in Japan, an outpouring of otherdimensional creatures known as «aradama» sparked a silent war between them and humanity that has been ongoing since that century. The only people with the power to oppose these interdimensional creatures are warrior-maidens given the name of «Toji».

Already a millennium has passed since the dawn of the war but the passage of time has done nothing to alleviate the fighting; a status quo has been maintained throughout time. However, this would all change when Japan held the 132nd Annual Swordsmanship Tournament. With that as a stage, a chain reaction of events began rippling throughout the island nation of Japan and these ripples do not merely stop in the archipelago———

Valkyries and Blade Dancers

The exposed rocky slopes of the north side of Asamayama. 


“I’ve finally found you, you damn fox.” 


“You are…? Ah, I see. You’re the Ichinose family’s child.” 


The two progenies of the Ichinose family and the Satsuki family glared daggers at each other. 


The Ichinose child already had her nagamaki drawn while the [aradama] at her feet growled at the Satsuki child. On the other hand, the Satsuki child silently rubbed the numerous cuts on her upper arms; up there—a few dozen meters away from the summit of the mountain, the temperature was near freezing, especially now that it was approaching midnight, the only available light being the bright moon attempting to illuminate the ground through stubborn cloud layers. 


The Battle of Asamayama — Second Half (V)