Hoshi Carmen Takada-Santos, better known as Hoshi Santos, might seem to be an ordinary biracial high school student living in Nara City, Japan, but his other self, the serious, strong, and cold Kuro, is a strong warrior who wields a scythe as his weapon.
  It’s been 4 years since his father, a Filipino shaman named Louis Santos, had died after banishing an evil entity, only known as Master Black Blood, into the underworld for his atrocities, Hoshi had to hide and conceal Kuro from anyone for his safety. But, Master Black Blood’s son, Master Demon Blood, would do anything to avenge for his father’s banishment from the overworld, and this also means killing Hoshi. This demonic entity also employs the help of Sha Sakiyama, a mercenary and expert on the use of shadow, to get rid of Hoshi. 
  But Hoshi isn’t alone in fighting the evil forces. His classmate, a reclusive and introverted ninja named Bokuto Sakata, decided to help him out because his father was a close acquaintance of Louis, and a girl named Saki Mizoguchi, who was secretly a mage and had a long family lineage of the use of magic.
  Dive into the world of both magic and modernity as their quest against the evil supernatural forces begins to unravel, as well as secrets behind Master Demon Blood.
Warning: The photo used for the book cover is NOT mine! Credits go to the original owner!

 Tonight, here in Quezon City, I am eating dinner with my childhood friend, Manuel Brian. I got off from my work as an NBI agent. But tonight at 6:35 p.m., it was different because…


 "I will sacrifice myself sa rumored na killer sa LRT Depot so ang kaso nito ay ma-resolba once and for all," Manuel said to me.


I, NBI agent Croix Salazar, was shocked to hear that. "Sacrifice? You mean, your life ba?"


Manuel then nodded. "Yes, and this might be the last time we will see other. Also…"


As he dug into his green backpack, I couldn't feel but a heaviness in my heart that he will be gone from this world…


I tried to argue that he is still young and still have a bright future ahead of him, but it was interrupted with a folder containing someone's profile.


Manuel laid it on the table. "Here, this person might help sa investigation."


I then took a good look at it, which contained a picture of a boy, probably a high school student by his looks.


 "That's Hoshi Carmen Takada-Santos, 16, at galing Nara City, Japan," replied Manuel.


I then looked at Manuel with a surprised look on my face. "Japan? But bakit western name?"


 "Sabi niya he is a Filipino-Japanese."


 "And based sa research ko, meron siya experience sa paglaban sa mga bad na supernatural forces. I am not joking po…"


Manuel then pointed at the printed news articles about various supernatural attacks in Japan, which were fairly recent.


Glancing at them, I was quite surprised and couldn't denied its authenticity.


 But still, the feeling of Manuel will be gone tonight still soaked my mind in emotional despair. "So um…saan po siya ngayon?"


 "Nasa hotel kung saan si Ate Ylona ay nagtatrabaho," Manuel replied.


Ylona was my younger sister who has a job as a hotel receptionist.


 And after some time, Manuel finished his meal, paid for it, and left off to do his thing that would be his last before death. I was still in the restaurant, still feeling emotionally heavy…


 Meanwhile, before this last meal of his, Manuel kept this thing from his parents and friends and had left his phone in his drawer at home with the lockscreen off. From his research, Manuel knew that Hoshi would be trustworthy in this investigation.


Chapter 93 - Chapter 93 - NBI Agent Croix Salazar