Toukurou

Toukurou scrambled up the stone steps of Waterfall City, a basket of freshly caught silverfish threatening to spill with every leap. A chorus of delighted shrieks echoed from the lower levels, a sure sign the children had spotted them. The kitsune mask, meant to make them appear as a fearsome spirit, did little to hide their panicked eyes. They were, by all accounts, the worst monster in the city-wide game of hide-and-seek. Too gentle to ever properly scare anyone, too clumsy to remain hidden for long. Yet every afternoon, the young chimps and frogs begged for the "Fearsome Fox" to play again. Toukurou always agreed, adjusting the mask and pretending to be a great warrior. It was the only battle they ever fought, and one they were always happy to lose.