Summary

Born in a kitsune village in the woods. She would often visit the nearby town after she reached 100 years. She come to love it there and became fascinated by the humans and thier tools. She was bullied by her peers and superiors for her human sympathizing nature.

She grew despite this, making a frined in a male kitsune around her age. They become mates and when they grew thier ninth tails they became leaders of the village they lived in. They lead the place, still there is much stigma against Akiko for being a human sympathizer. Akiko discovers she is pregnant.

On a cold winter morning she gives birth to a son. Together they name him Yuki. He's the light of Akiko's world.

The child, however was born with a crooked main tail. The worst disability in the eyes of Kitsune.

Purists discover this, and her son is murdered in front of her.

Akiko snaps mentally, and when he is trying to comfort her she attacks her mate and drives him from thier home. Next she turns on residents of her community, until she runs into the town.

Akiko has decided Kitsune are bad. She wants them all to die. She wants to die.

She is now disguised as a human in a ring of Kitsune hunters.