Legend+of+Ringence

= Legend of Kurona's Villlage: =

In a time that has faded out of peoples memories, there was a demon. The demon was a very sad and lonely demon that lived high up on a mountain. He built a large mansion on the side, overlooking a village that lay at the foot of the mountain. He cast a spell over his mansion to keep the humans below from seeing the building. The demon loved to watch the humans below. Sometimes, he would even disguise himself and go down into the village.

On one of his trips, the demon came across a blind child. She had stumbled into a traveling warrior's way and bumped into him. The warrior had not been able to find work the last few days, so he was rather grumpy. The traveling warrior was threatening the blind girl, and had even tried to raise his weapon to her. The demon intervened, defended and protected the girl. When the demon asked if the blind girl was scared, she replied that she had not been. That was when the demon felt love for the first time. But he knew it was best to leave the girl and never see her again, and he did so. The demon even went so far as to stop his visits to the village. But the demon still cared for the girl, and watched her grow up.

One day, the blind girl wandered up the mountain because she wanted to see if the rumors of the demon were true. When she came to the gates of the mansion by chance, the demon allowed her to enter.

"Why have you come," asked the demon.

"I wanted to see if what people say are true about you, Oni-sama." The girl replied. __(Oni, as I have stated before, means demon. Sama is a honorific of deep respect.)__

"What do people say about me?"

"They say there is a terrible demon that will kill whoever tries to come into his mansion hidden from humans. They also say that he comes down to the village to trick and steal from the travelers."

"Do you believe that?" The girl answered that she did not think the rumors were true. After hearing this, the demon invited the blind girl to come again the next day.

When the girl wandered up the mountain the second day, no one noticed. After only a few minutes, she found that she had arrived at the mansion. The demon and the blind girl talked and played together for the whole day. When the girl left, the demon invited her a second time. The young girl accepted again.

The third day the blind girl visited the demon, her suitor saw her step onto the path and disappear. The demon asked the girl to marry him, and she accepted.

The fourth day, the girl's suitor and his friends followed the young girl up to the mansion. When the girl was let in, the suitor and his friends tried to follow. But the doors shut just before the men could get inside. The demon and the girl got married.

The fifth day, the suitor and his friends were better prepared, and when they followed the girl, they broke into the mansion. When the demon greeted the girl, he was shot with an arrow by the suitor. The men ambushed the demon and killed him. The demon killed the human men. With the last of his strength, the demon left everything he owned to the blind girl. The young girl weeped and grieved. The girl secluded herself in the mansion, with all of the demon's riches. But all the gold and silver paled in comparison with the girl's true treasure, her son.

The people in the village took to calling the family, the Himeko noble family. Eventually, they took the name and became one of the most prominente nobles.