The past can come back to haunt you. Shinobu’s past is coming back with a vengeance. Known only as the “darkness”, for its elusive and unidentifiable nature, this mysterious phenomenon utterly decimates everything in its wake. A victim to the “darkness” 400 years ago, Shinobu seems to be a target to its attack once again. Araragi, Mayoi and Yotsugi are there to help with Shinobu’s dilemma but the answer to the problem may be more complicated than first believed. Is Shinobu really the intended victim or is she just a ruse to hide the bigger issue at hand?