Whisper your prayers, light your candles, watch your steps, cherish your life, and— most importantly— never let the spirits hear your name.

These were his mother's rules before she disappeared. And Kazuki followed them, even when a malevolent spirit ripped apart his father. When he decides to go in search of his mother, an encounter with a corrupted bear leaves him weak, wounded, and worst of all, tainted.

With her rules and his father’s sword, he ventures north into the unknown. Demons, spirits, and gods all haunt his steps, and the closer he gets to the truth, the further from himself he becomes. His name forgotten.

Can he find his mother, or will the wild consume him?