Beneath the Crimson Moon

"So, yeah, lonely? Never really. I mean, I had a whole bunch of squirrels for company-way better listeners than most people, honestly. And the raccoon dogs? Don't even get me started. They're hilarious. My childhood was... well, it was something. Fairy godmothers, philosophical owls, you name it. It was like living in a really weird, awesome fairytale.

Gin here,

No, not the alcoholic drink. I'm Kazuya Gin, also known as the ghost boy of a forest. I grew up in the Kazaragi no Mori, or also known as the Forest of the Adorned Calm Wind. I don't think I have parents either.

But then I went to the city when I was seven. Big mistake. I tried telling these adults I could talk to animals, understand nature, the whole shebang. They just laughed. Seriously, they thought I'd read too many fairy tales. Like, hello? I lived the fairy tales! And the questions about my parents? Ugh. Don't even get me started on that. It was like they were trying to salt the wound. Not that they'd understand anyway.

Alright, so following the whole city situation, I ended up spending most of my time in the woods. It was way less chaotic. But then, just like that! My eleventh birthday came, and this person-I mean, seriously, barefoot and dressed in what appeared to be a white gown-appeared in my forest. Definitely not your typical lost princess. Or prince, I suppose. This was... crazy. Like, really crazy. You won't believe what occurred next."