Nightmares plague the town of Rudnyiv, although only six families at a time are affected by the curse. Once it runs its inevitable course, the afflicted's lives ending in madness and violent death, another family is chosen seemingly at random. Always six, no more, no less. The curse has most recently fallen on Artem after he discovers his grandparents' dead bodies, the town's newest casualties to the nightmare plague, and he desperately tries to find a way to keep it from destroying his own family. His search reveals a dark secret the town didn't even know it was harboring, as well as the horrible truth behind the curse itself.
Deep in the bamboo groves of Shintakkiri Forest, people living in the remote village of Enko are being slaughtered by a mysterious creature. Izanagi, one of the Vahdrao who are born with the ability to draw on the power flowing through the world, has been sent to investigate and deal with the situation. When he arrives, he finds that things are not what they seem.