Requiem From the Darkness

In the midst of a torrential downpour, talisman vendor, Mataichi saves young Yamaoka Momosuke's life.

Momosuke returns home to Ikomaya, but cannot forget the supernatural rescuer, Mataichi, and his otherworldly group.

Momosuke returns to Mataichi and is lured into a dark and mysterious mountain with the promise of uncovering a compilation of ghost stories for his new literary work.

While separated from Mataichi, Momosuke encounters an alluring temptress named Oyoshi. But Momosuke soon discovers Oyoshi's father, Matajuro, harbors an unnatural desire for her.

Momosuke stares death in the face, but manages to survive and find his way to Chojiro Shioya's mansion.

In an attempt to uncover the reasons behind the strange happenings on Katabiraga Street, Momosuke travels to Kyoto to gather intelligence from Mr. Fushimiya.

Momosuke is abruptly summoned back to Edo by his older brother, Gunhachiro Yamaoka, and is immediately shaken upon his arrival when he learns a bizarre event has taken place.

After being executed for the third time, we learn Giemon from Inarizaka is not what he seems.

Momosuke is petitioned to help a Nagoya shipping mogul find his bride who mysteriously disappeared on their wedding night.

After letting Shiragiku escape in Nagoya, Momosuke is unable to find his companion Mataichi.

After Momosuke encounters a "Ship Ghost" and is left in dispair, his lament only increases when a former member of the Kitabayashi clan explains the curse of the "Cape of Seven."

Momosuke tracks down Mataichi in a town of tragedy finally tracks down Mataichi in the town under Kitabayshi Castle's domain.