Tokimori Hazama heads toward Arashizaki Shrine on the back of his black dragon Kokuyou. Lady Mayuka and Shichirou Ougi are relaxing in the shrine's sacred tree when she senses a powerful Ayakashi above them. Shichirou flies into the sky and finds both Hazama (who he determies is human, but can sense no humanity from) and Kokuyou. Hazama introduces himself and says he has a request. Shichirou tells him to approach his father, the current clan head instead. Hazama insists it is best suited for someone like Shichirou, who questions if he will be the sacrifice for the land or not. Hazama adds that in the past, Mayuka was very violent, and the Ougi ancestors were the result of sacrifices to the gods. Shichirou says he doesn't have any reason to trust Hazama, who in turn asks if he knows any hon