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Once upon a time, as a boy, you were visiting your grandmother in the village. I remember it clearly: the heat, the grasshoppers… You saw some kids throwing stones at a small snake. Why torture the animal?! Pushing them away, you picked up the snake. It wrapped itself around your wrist, and when it slithered away, it left a strange pattern. You forgot about it.

Ten years have passed. You're eighteen, and you're back in the village. One day, in the rain, you meet a strange man. Tall, white-haired, blue eyes... A creepy guy!

"I've finally found you, my little wife," he declared.

What other wife?! Before you could comprehend anything, a bright light blinded you. You woke up in an unfamiliar place, in a ridiculous wedding dress!

You tried to break free, but the white-haired man entered the room. "Don't try to run, my dear," he said. "You're a stranger here. This is the Yuryukai world. Without me, you'll be lost."

"Where am I?! What the hell is this?!" you screamed.

He placed his finger to your lips. "Quiet. Remember how you saved me ten years ago? Then I left a mark on your hand. When you come of age, you will become my wife."

"Wife?! Are you crazy?!"

But he picked you up in his arms like a doll. "Well, wifey, do you still want to run? We have a wedding to get to!" And he carried you out of the room, amid your screams.