Yūma has always shared a deep bond with his twin brother, Sakura Haruka, who represents the light and hope in his life. Despite being twins, Yūma and Haruka are opposites in many ways, especially in terms of personality.
Haruka is determined but hides his vulnerability behind an aggressive and detached attitude. Despite his combative nature and brusque demeanor, he is guided by strong moral principles and feels uncomfortable when faced with kindness, fearing emotional bonds.
Yūma, unlike his brother, is cold and calculating, always maintaining an impassive and distant facade. While Haruka reacts with aggression, Yūma prefers to manipulate situations, concealing his emotions behind an impenetrable wall. His coldness is a consequence of traumatic experiences that have led him to trust no one, making him extremely cautious in his interactions with others. However, beneath this icy exterior, Yūma battles an internal conflict between the desire to protect those he loves and the fear of being hurt again.
The two are practically identical, except for the inverted colors of their eyes and hair, with Yūma also having a mole under his right eye, a small detail that distinguishes him from Haruka.
Will Yūma be able to break free from his cold armor and the chains of his past, or will he let them consume him?
The story takes place after the fight against the Keels, and the timeline will likely span a longer period to focus on the development of my characters. I would like to clarify that this is my first time writing stories, so if I happen to make any mistakes in the main storyline, I apologize in advance. I'll also probably change the original story a bit.
The characters other than Sakura Yūma belong to Satoru Nii, so all rights are reserved to him.
The images in the story do not belong to me; all rights to all of them go to the artists who created them.
The darkness of the human heart survives death.
Set in the 1700s, In an alternate history, fantasy version of Earth.
The Ayakashi has run rampant across the Asian continent.
The Onmyodo is an organization that has risen to great power by harnessing the supernatural abilities of these creatures, earning them great respect but also great fear and resentment.
Yuki, a young Onmyoji, has great aspirations to ascend to the top of the Onmyodo and become a legendary hero. He also desires to find his younger sister Mei, who was kidnapped by the Ayakashi when they were children.
Unfortunately, Yuki is a literal personification of the Dunning-Kruger effect. He has no talent for the leader role his doting Master put him in and his eccentric teammates can't stand to work with him. Of course, from Yuki's perspective he's a genius and their all just jealous. He is a very delusional protagonist.
In Snow Souls, Part 1 Yuki and his team must travel to Shanghai in search of the rumored "Cold Child"; a strange creature that has been using the powers of ice and illusions to protect the women of the red-light district. While there, they learn of both the Zi family, a powerful gang rumored to use demons and of the Faceless Murders, where bodies have been turning up with their faces devoured.
Why had Onmyodo sent them capture the harmless Cold Child rather than have them look into these more dire rumors? Or is something more sinister brewing behind the scenes?
Could Cold Child actually be more than what they seem, and could they hold the secret to not only the dangerous Zi family but also the face devouring demon dog whom stalks Shanghai's streets at night?
Perhaps... they could be the key to unlock a secret dark secret hidden within the Onmyodo it's self? More importantly, is this the mission where Yuki will finally gain the recognition of his team and prove that he's NOT the worst commander in the history of the Onmyodo!?