Synopsis

In a frigid, mountainous land, Ginko traversed a snow-laden plain when a sound echoed through the biting air. He also noticed a rustling within the branches of a nearby tree. Drawn by the disturbance, Ginko entered a village and found the rust pervasive, clinging to everything and everyone. The village chief explained that this was a malady afflicting the town for fourteen years, a slow paralysis stealing the inhabitants' limbs. Legend held that a girl named Shige was the source of their sufferi