Perhaps a mile's distance from the clearing in which the girl's now sat, a man walked in their direction. He was slender, almost unnaturally so. A pale blue kimono decorated in drifting clouds hung from his frame, tied snugly with a deep blue obi. His face was shaded by a wide straw hat, his features also somewhat hidden. However, a glimmer of silvery hair caught what little light made it through the tightly woven hat. That alone made it clear that this man was not entirely like others.<br/><br/>The man had been following a trail that had begun only a short time ago, though to him time had ceased to seem long or short. Ever since the star had fallen to earth from the heavens, he had been following the same path, the path that would lead him to what had fallen with that star. As he had followed the otherworldly sensation that had left the massive crater, he had begun to hear tales from those villages he passed by. Some... persuading had quickly divulged the same story everywhere he went. There was a tale of two identical girls, sent from heaven to judge evil and to heal the afflicted.<br/><br/>It sounded much like the usual absurd stories the humans were fond of telling, full of hope and salvation. Such stories bored him immensely, and at first he had dismissed the tales told to him. But as the story repeated itself, he found there was no denying what the truth really was. The occasional pile of bodies he had come across seemed to lend some legitimacy to these ramblings of humans. So he continued on the path that seemed laid out for him, hearing more incredible tales, and seeming to slowly gain on the mysterious pair the people had spoken of.<br/><br/>And so the wandering demon lord, the Lord of Serpents, found himself following after stories and rumors of heaven-sent girls doling equal amounts of destruction and renewal. It had been centuries since anything had piqued his interest so much, hence his deviation from his usual habit of wandering where he would. He wondered what he would find upon catching up with his quarry. Something like this smacked of the gods handiwork, so there was good reason to be cautious. However, he was the Great Snake Lord, he did not cower in the shadows or watch from a distance, he would approach these unusual creatures face to face. What happened after that, he would leave to fate.<br/><br/>So he continued walking, the gap between them and him very steadliy diminishing, much to Katsutoshi's great delight.