Ominous Embers

Synopsis

The arsonist known as "Kitsunebi" is revealed to be Shusuke, a once-genius fireworks maker. Shusuke carries a tragic past—an accident during a fireworks experiment claimed the lives of his wife and child… His heart broken, he came to hate the fire-slayers and the world at large. Consumed by vengeance and able to bend flames to his will, Shusuke schemed to set a great fire that would burn all of Edo to ashes! Meanwhile, alongside Hasegawa Heizo, chief of the Arson and Theft Control Office, Gengo and his Ragged Fire-Slayers lie in wait for "Kitsunebi"—but a trap set by Shusuke sends the flames spreading in an instant!