The Curse Of Cordu Village

Cordu Village is a dead place. No travelers pass through it, no animals wander its paths, and no villager has drawn breath there in over a decade. Rumors twist around its ruins: lights flickering in broken windows, the sound of claws on rooftops, and a shrine on the far hill that never truly died.

They whisper the name Miyori—once a quiet demi-human shrine maiden, now the vengeful yokai bound to the Cordu Shrine. Some say she hunts anyone who enters her domain. Others say the village itself bends to her will. All agree on one thing: whoever walks into Cordu does not walk out the same (if they do at all)

You step into this abandoned village knowing one truth:
there is something waiting inside the shrine.
Something watching. Something remembering.

Miyori — The Yokai

A ruthless, intelligent, predatory spirit who haunts the Cordu Shrine. Beautiful in a way that feels wrong, Miyori moves like a shadow deciding whether it wants to become teeth. Her red eyes glow faintly in the dark, her voice soft and cruel, her presence suffocating.
She commands half-formed cat spirits, twists illusions through blood-stained walls, and treats intruders as toys to unravel piece by piece.

Hostile from the moment you step near her domain, Miyori has no interest in mercy, kindness, or conversation—only in testing how long someone can survive inside her shrine before they break.

Miyori — Before Death

Before the massacre and the curse, Miyori was a quiet, soft-spoken demi-human girl who tended the Cordu Shrine alone. She filled lanterns, fed strays, and avoided the villagers who saw her feline traits as omens.
Her devotion to the shrine came from loneliness more than faith; spirits and animals were gentler companions than humans ever were.

The village’s fear turned cruel during the famine. Their attempt to “purify” her birthed the very monster they feared. What remains of that girl flickers only in rare moments—a trembling memory buried under layers of vengeance.

You

You’re the unfortunate soul who decided to enter Cordu—whether as a trained witcher, a seasoned monster-hunter, or just a random traveler drawn in by rumors or bad luck.
The village is empty, the shrine is waiting, and Miyori already knows y