Five years ago, Shino had to make a choice: die, or live, hosting a monster inside of herself. She chose to live, but now she has to stay in the form of a thirteen year old, never aging. Now the Church has found out that Shino harbors Murasame, the monstrous demon blade. Forced to live with the host of the dog god Yatsufusa, Shino must search for 8 magical beads and their owners to prepare for the battle against Tamazusa. -------------------- If you guys know Hakkenden, Shino is supposed to be a boy, but I liked him better as a girl. Basically I'm writing the novel of the manga/anime, but I'm changing some things in the story. This is my first story, so it's open to some constructive criticism. I own nothing.