Whakarāpopototanga
I te 15 o ona ra whanau, ka mate a Hinase Kaede, he kotiro e mahi ana i te mahi haangai, i te aitua waka. I to ’na poheraa, ua fa mai te hoê “Atua” i parau ia ’na iho, ma te parau e e faaho‘ihia mai o Kaede i te ora. Heoi, he wa poto te harikoa o Kaede, ka maka tona wairua ki roto ki a Erika, te kino o te keemu otome! I te keemu tuatahi, i noho a Erika hei kaitono tapu i te taha o te wahine toa, i mahi kino i roto i te waa o te kaitono, a, i te mutunga ka pa ki te whakawakanga. No reira, ka whakatau a Kaede kia kore ia e whakatata atu ki nga tangata matua o te keemu kia kore ai e puta te mutunga kino, engari——?
Koinei te korero moemoea kua roa e tatarihia ana mo tetahi kotiro nanakia e whakapau kaha ana ki te karo i te taka ki roto i te kino.