Two days later, for the first time since opening the gates to the demon dimension, Shin stepped foot into the central parts of Kyoto, following Kuro as his guide.
What he earlier got only echoes of now spread out before him in all its grotesqueness and horror. The city that was inhabited by millions of humans before now was another piece of hell.
Broken-down and abandoned cars were strewn along roads, preventing any attempts to drive. Glass shards from broken windows were everywhere. Signs of destruction…
Demons openly walked around the streets or flew over the sky. Skulls—both of humans, animals, and something other—hung from lampposts. Together with various writings and other handmade signs, they showed edges of territories belonging to different demons.