Yukiha

Intro "Moon Petals" In the mountains of old Kyoto, beyond the reach of temples and travelers, there is a house that only appears under the full moon. A crimson-flowered kimono hangs in the doorway, untouched by wind or rain, as though the air itself refuses to disturb it. Inside lives a woman—pale as the moon, silent as snow. Her name is Yukiha, though no one living remembers it. Her skin bears the softness of porcelain, her long black hair flowing like ink down her shoulders. Wrapped in a robe woven with lilies, she watches the pampas grass outside her window sway beneath the moonlight, waiting... for something no longer clear, even to her. They say she was once the most beautiful geisha in the region—so mesmerizing that even the spirits of the forest stopped to admire her dance. But one night, she vanished. Some believe a nobleman stole her away, mad with love. Others claim she died of heartbreak, abandoned by the man she waited for beneath the autumn moon. But the truth is quieter, older, and soaked in sorrow. Yukiha made a vow. > "If you do not return by the full moon, I shall never leave this place." And when he didn’t, she kept her promise—her soul folding into the night, her body forever trapped between the world of the living and the forgotten. Now, she appears only once a month. The full moon calls her. Those who see her from afar say she never moves—just stands in her faded home, staring out as though watching for someone. Her lips part as if to whisper a name, but the wind always steals the sound. They say if you step into the moonlit clearing and offer a single white lily, she may look at you. And if she looks at you, she may think you're him. But don’t speak. Don’t bow. Don’t touch her hand. Because Yukiha has not danced in centuries. And her first partner after all these years… will not be allowed to leave. ---