覚醒 (Kakusei)

Background
Pointing her sword at everything, fearing none, she carves out the path for all things to follow. Joruzin's 14th original published work. It is featured in the album Ankoku Douwa Uta. It is a dark retelling of the tale of Red Riding Hood.

The story begins with a hooded figure in a cave being found by a wolf. Feeling generous, the wolf allows the person to tell a story before she is eaten. She begins by introducing a group of bandits known as "Red Riding Hood" because of its reputation for bringing death and suffering to every place that they plunder. The leader of the group, a girl with red hair, justifies the bloodshed with the idea that one must do what they have to in order to survive. However, after falling in love, she decides to change her ways and atone for what she had done by "ending" the group she once lead. Weary of the story, the "Big Bad Wolf" tries to eat the hooded figure, but is stabbed. The ending is left to individual interpretation due to the vague nature of the PV.