The life of a stray yukkuri was harsh. Forced to spend all her days with death at her side, even this Marisa had done anything she had to do to live through each day.

They rummaged through dumpsters, sipped from dirty puddles, and spent sleepless nights cowering in the shadows of humans who killed them just for fun. Time and time again, they'd seen their fellow yukkuri crushed before their eyes.