"Oh... so you've heard the tale. Technically, there were people who called me an oni when it happened, though... oni are Oni. they're something different than youkai, who can vary a lot. still, when something's killing you, screaming 'demon!' is pretty natural, even if you had it coming." All that said with the deadpan delivery of someone talking about the weather. "There used to be more than one, but I don't think... the others got behind the barrier before the people stopped believing entirely. So I'm just about it. The maiden of the bridge into hell."

She grunted a little sourly at that, but shrugged afterwards. She didn't say whether or not she was actually the Hashihime of Uji, the one upon whom the original tale was based, or another. She liked to keep people guessing about it. "The story really missed a lot of notes in the end but that's how old myths are."