Prologue

"You sure this'll work?" Shobu asked, holding the rare ore in his hand, glancing at Okami, before hesitantly looking over at Esdeath, who was waiting patiently for them.

"Yes." Okami responded, taking a heavy breath as he held up his own ore.

"Alright then, on three?" He asked, nervous.

"Sure, on three." Okami mumbled.

"One."

"Two."

"...Three."