( yokai have existed for ages- for as long as humans existed to feed their stories... and more. but over the centuries, between wars with mankind and each other, and the development of new magics and new technology alike, agreements of sorts were worked out. the mountains and woods had a tendency to be considered yokai territory, of course- and with that came risk if you were human, but it was generally agreed that if you went out there, you knew what you were getting into.
... still, when a monster attacks too many humans, it has to be stopped, and that is what hunters are for. in return, human cities have their own yokai as well, but they play by human rules. no murder, no eating humans, and if magic is being used it must sit within human laws as well. they can live peacefully if not mischievously, and spirits and humans fall into an easy life together. they just have to follow the laws. hunters are even more protective in the cities, after all.
which is the problem, considering there's been a string of murdered humans at the hands of a yokai downtown, and all signs are pointing to the only nekomata in that corner of the city, and she knows she's completely innocent.
people who realized it are giving her a wide berth, and she can't quite blame them. but no one's even giving her a chance to say her piece, and she's never met a yokai hunter- she doesn't know what to expect when they finally decide to come for her. eventually, she gets asked to not come in to work at the bookstore for a few days.
fine.
when the hunter finally comes for her, he'll find her waiting in an abandoned building, cat ears flat, eyes narrowed and tail flicking slowly from side to side as she lounges in an old chair, chin in one hand. maybe she's spent the past few hours just screaming her frustration out and clawing up the attic above them, maybe not. but despite her slack posture, jinx is ready and waiting. )
Chi | Yokai + Hunter
... still, when a monster attacks too many humans, it has to be stopped, and that is what hunters are for. in return, human cities have their own yokai as well, but they play by human rules. no murder, no eating humans, and if magic is being used it must sit within human laws as well. they can live peacefully if not mischievously, and spirits and humans fall into an easy life together. they just have to follow the laws. hunters are even more protective in the cities, after all.
which is the problem, considering there's been a string of murdered humans at the hands of a yokai downtown, and all signs are pointing to the only nekomata in that corner of the city, and she knows she's completely innocent.
people who realized it are giving her a wide berth, and she can't quite blame them. but no one's even giving her a chance to say her piece, and she's never met a yokai hunter- she doesn't know what to expect when they finally decide to come for her. eventually, she gets asked to not come in to work at the bookstore for a few days.
fine.
when the hunter finally comes for her, he'll find her waiting in an abandoned building, cat ears flat, eyes narrowed and tail flicking slowly from side to side as she lounges in an old chair, chin in one hand. maybe she's spent the past few hours just screaming her frustration out and clawing up the attic above them, maybe not. but despite her slack posture, jinx is ready and waiting. )