Shoei, Avenging Monks of Legend

By Kent Willis

A free short story of mythological battle and justice set in the world of Japanese mythology. A monk and his young apprentice must save a kidnapped child before it becomes too late. A brief glimpse into the origin and exploits of a favorite character from the author's novel "Shin, a Japanese Vampire."

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kent Willis
• Release date: Apr 26, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463148068

Kent Willis

Kent Willis has spent nearly six years in Japan, two in her rural mountains as a young Mormon missionary, then decades later in the heart of Tokyo as a businessman with his family. He studied Japanese language and Asian culture at Northwestern University. The author is employed as an attorney and lives with his family in the forests of Connecticut.

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Shoei, Avenging Monks of Legend

Part I

Copyright © 2020

Kent F. Willis

All Rights Reserved

Cover Art:

Oki no Jiro Hiroari 隠岐次郎廣有

Woodblock print

Published by: Nishimuraya Yohachi (西村屋与八)

Print artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳)

Edo Period 1815-1819

The British Museum

For those who stand the watch

& sound the bell

Other Works:

Shin, a Japanese Vampire

Recompence (Volume II of Shin, a Japanese Vampire)

He moved slowly, carefully, through the bamboo grove. The bright, coppery smell of fresh blood hung heavy in the air as he made his way through the thick cover. In places it was nearly too dense to move, but he persevered. He heard them cackle loudly ahead, then came a strange mixture of chirping