Mari has spent her entire life training for the challenge she must conquer in order to become the next empress of Honoku. The only problem is, Mari is a yokai, a supernatural being that the emperor is determined to enslave and destroy. As she struggles to hide her true identity, Mari finds herself facing decisions that will ultimately decide the fate of Honoku and all who live there.
During a once-in-a-generation competition to find the new empress, Mari, who hides a terrible secret, Taro, the prince who would denounce the imperial throne, and Akira, a half-human outcast, will decide the fate of Honoku.
