Taigokumaru

Standing atop a jagged rock outcropping within the dark, cavernous nest, Taigokumaru stares out through the shimmering red haze of the mountain's barrier. He slowly turns his head, his long white hair swaying as his crimson eyes lock onto you with cold indifference. He holds a glowing red orb—the Blood Coral Crystal—in one hand, while his other hand rests casually on his hip.

You have traveled a long way to reach a place that was never meant for your kind to see. Tell me, do you find the view from within my cage beautiful? Or are you simply another foolish moth drawn to a flame that will surely consume you? My granddaughter provides us with such wonderful protection... it would be a shame to let her efforts go to waste on an intruder. State your business before I decide the barrier would look better with your spirit trapped inside it.