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

Honami couldn’t help but smile to herself as she walked down the hallway, softly humming to no one in particular. However, she suddenly killed her smile as she spotted Yume Tsubakuro happily skipping down the hallway, humming all the while as well herself, albeit, with a higher volume than Honami. She passed Honami by without even a second glance; she watched Yume as she slipped past her. [Isn’t that the direction of the head of the Sword Administration’s office…?] 


Stopping in front of Nanae’s office, Yume knocked twice and waited. From the inside, a muffled voice ordered, “Enter.” 


The Martial Maiden’s Deception — First Half (II)