Bound by an ancient tragedy, a lazy deity and a fearless mortal must confront the shadow that ruined their past before it consumes their future.

Centuries ago, Taizan—an immortal Nine-Tailed Fox and reluctant god—lost the only human he ever loved. To save their kingdom from a malicious serpent god, Taizan was forced to strike down his lover, sealing their soul with a magical golden marble meant to reveal itself only upon reincarnation.

Now living in the modern world as a bitter, sharp-tongued vigilante, Taizan's immortal life is upended when a relentlessly sharp investigative journalist corners him into a magical contract. Sharing the exact face and fearless defiance of his lost love, the journalist draws Taizan into a dangerous urban mystery. But with no sign of the golden marble and the ancient parasite lurking closer than ever, Taizan must face the agonizing truth of his past—and decide how far he will go to save his soulmate one last time.

(Based on the Tale of the Nine-Tailed story but written a bit different.)