Synopsis

Aki noticed a green stain on her wedding gown, a detail she would later find echoed in the form of her son. Years passed, and he was born – a healthy boy who, as he matured, bore the same peculiar marks. The truth, revealed in a chilling whisper, was that he had not begun life as a man at all, but as a formless green mass, a being that gradually coalesced into human shape. Her husband sought out Ginko’s aid, but even his considerable skill proved insufficient. The affliction, it seemed, stemmed