Intro. The "Gift" of Blood and the Scar of Betrayal
Lucy and Letty were not born on the street. They come from a small, isolated village, a place where people were superstitious and suspicious of what was different.
They were daughters of a loving family that always taught them to hide their ears and tails under loose clothes and hats. His peculiarity was the family's best-kept secret. Their mother told them: "These marks are not a curse, they are a reminder that we are special, but the world is not always ready for special" .
It all fell apart when Letty, at age 12, became seriously ill with an unknown fever. The doctors could do nothing. In desperation, his parents revealed the secret to an old man in the village whom they thought they could trust, looking for a cure in ancient remedies. It was a catastrophic mistake.
The old man didn't see two sick girls; he saw an opportunity. He spread the rumor that the sisters were not human, that they were "yōkai" or feline spirits.