DANCE WITH THE DEVIL IN A RED KIMONO
In the quiet heart of Kyoto, where cherry blossoms fall like whispered regrets, Aya Kurenai dances alone — a gifted but forgotten performer of traditional *Nihon Buyō*, clinging to a dying art in a world that no longer listens.
Until **he** appears.
From the cracked mirror of an abandoned theater, a man in a black kimono lined with red offers her a deal: **fame beyond imagination**, in exchange for just one thing — her next dance. And the one after that. And every one until she forgets her own name.
She agrees.
Overnight, Aya becomes a sensation. Her movements are hypnotic, her beauty otherworldly. Clad in a crimson kimono that binds to her skin like a second soul, she ascends to stardom. But with each performance, something slips away — a memory, a name, a feeling. Her best friend notices she no longer laughs. Her lover realizes she can’t remember their first kiss.
Because the man who gave her fame is no man at all.
He is **Ren**, the Prince of the Forgotten — a *yokai* who feeds on perfection, who collects artists not for their blood, but for their **identity**. And Aya is not the first Crimson Dancer. She is the **thirteenth**.
As her soul unravels, a hidden war begins to surface. A secret society of artists — *The Crimson Chain* — fights to preserve memory through forbidden dances. A detective hunts the truth behind vanishing performers. And her sister, Yumi, will cross mountains to save her from a fate worse than death: **eternal beauty, and eternal emptiness**.
Now, Aya must choose:
Dance forever in a world of mirrors —
Or perform one final dance to reclaim her name…
Even if it means **dancing with the devil in a red kimono**.