~ On the Eastern sector of the world ruled over by the four gods, lies the country of Kutou.
Kutou, protected by Seiryuu the blue dragon, is a war-mongering nation. The country first went
into battle with the North but got defeated in the end by the Genbu no Miko (priestess of Genbu)
and her shichiseichi (seven star warriors). After marshalling their forces once again, they then poise
themselves to invade the western kingdom of Konan.
~ Konan, however, has found its Miko and if she summons their protector
God Suzaku, it could mean the end of the Kutou Empire.
~ But as fate would have it, the Seiryuu no Miko (priestess of Seiryuu)
has appeared at the same time as the Suzaku no Miko (priestess of Suzaku) and the two countries now find
themselves standing on equal grounds.
~ Perhaps the cruelest twist of all is this--the Seiryuu no Miko is actually Yui(Julie) Hongo,
the best friend of Miaka who is the priestess of Suzaku. Yui, cunning the wise beyond her years, knows how to pull her best friend's
strings thus effectively impeding Miaka's progress of finding her seishi while Yui's warriors, on the other hand, rally around her.