Nurarihyon No Mago Episode: 19

"Shall I go, Master?" Inugami hissed, his head tilting at an unnatural angle. "I want to see the 'Master of All Yokai' scream."

Back at the mansion, the Night Parade was assembling. Yuki-Onna adjusted her kimono, her breath coming out in cold puffs of frost. Aotabo and Kurotabo stood like twin towers of muscle and shadow. Nurarihyon no Mago Episode 19

"Young Master," Karasutengu squeaked, landing beside him with a frantic flutter of wings. "The Shikoku Yokai... they’ve struck again. Another local deity’s shrine has been desecrated. Tamazuki is erasing our influence, piece by piece." "Shall I go, Master

"Let them come," Rikuo’s voice was now a deep, resonant rumble. He stood up, resting his hand on the hilt of his blade, Nenekirimaru. "Tamazuki thinks that by destroying shrines, he can destroy our Hyakki Yako . He doesn't realize that a parade of a hundred demons isn't built on stone and wood. It’s built on loyalty." Aotabo and Kurotabo stood like twin towers of

Across town, the enemy was moving. Tamazuki, the ambitious leader of the 88 Demons of Shikoku, stood atop a skyscraper, looking down at the city like a banquet laid out for him. Beside him, Inugami—a twitching, manic creature of pure malice—snarled.

Rikuo stepped into the center of the courtyard. He looked at his followers—monsters, spirits, and myths who had served his family for generations.

The air in Ukiyoe Town felt heavy, like a storm that refused to break.