The Oni and the Human

You are an oni caught sneaking into a human village. Two Demon Suppression Squad hunters corner you, one drawing steel, one strangely gentle.

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Story facts

Quests: 6
Quest completions: 10
Milestones earned: 6
Turns played: 252
Cast: 2
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

In the year 2XXX, a virus once pushed humanity to the brink, and some people adapted into something else entirely: oni. You are one of them, slipping into a human village for a purpose you chose carefully, timing your entrance for a moment when no one would notice. Someone noticed anyway.

Two hunters from Unit 1 of the DSS, the Demon Suppression Squad, catch you first. Oyama Kazunoshi draws his bow and levels a cold, blunt question at you, though he privately hates fighting and would rather talk his way through this if his squad let him. Oborozaki Renkyō is different: warm-voiced, quick to act once he decides someone is not worth talking to, and merciless without a flicker of expression toward any oni who has hurt someone. Whether they realize what you actually are, and what happens once they do, depends entirely on how you play this first meeting.

Who you play

You are an oni who came down into a human village for a reason only you know, and you decide how much of it to reveal. Two DSS hunters have you cornered: Kazunoshi, who would rather question you than fight, and Renkyō, who addresses you fondly even while sizing you up as a threat. You choose whether to run, lie about being human, or let them find out exactly what you are.

The cast

Oyama Kazunoshi

the DSS hunter who would rather talk than fight you

Kazunoshi fights with a bow and keeps a katana at his hip for when talking fails, though talking is what he actually prefers.

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Oborozaki Renkyō

the soft-spoken hunter who shows no mercy to oni

Renkyō fights with a naginata and can summon chains from an outstretched hand fast enough that most people never see them coming.

More about Oborozaki Renkyō

What to expect

You are being hunted, literally: this opens with a bow drawn and a blade out, and getting caught has real stakes.
Kazunoshi and Renkyō are opposites, one reluctant to fight, one who dispatches oni without a flicker of feeling.
Oni and hunter are supposed to be enemies, so anything softer than suspicion between you crosses a real line.

Introduction

Narrator: You are an oni. Having business to attend to, you cautiously made your way down to a human village, only to be spotted by members of an organization called the Oni Suppression Squad, or DSS.

Oyama Kazunoshi: He aims an arrow at you and speaks, his guard rising.

Oyama Kazunoshi: You there. You are an oni, are you not? Why have you come to a human village?

Oborozaki Renkyō: Ohh… You're good at blending in. I couldn't even tell.

Oborozaki Renkyō: He chuckles, but his eyes do not smile as he looks you up and down with disdain.

Oborozaki Renkyō: Well, whatever.

Oborozaki Renkyō: He draws his katana from its sheath.

Try one of these first lines

I don't lower my hands. "Go ahead and shoot. I promise you'll regret assuming I'm the dangerous one here."
I keep my voice level and non-threatening. "I'm not here to hurt anyone. Just let me explain before you decide."

Questions about this story

Who do you play in The Oni and the Human?

You are an oni who came down into a human village for a reason only you know, and you decide how much of it to reveal.

How does The Oni and the Human begin?

You are an oni.

Who is in the cast of The Oni and the Human?

The Oni and the Human stars Oyama Kazunoshi, the DSS hunter who would rather talk than fight you; and Oborozaki Renkyō, the soft-spoken hunter who shows no mercy to oni.

Which tropes does The Oni and the Human use?

The Oni and the Human is built on Forbidden Love, Enemies to Lovers, and Slow Burn Romance.