Kaguya dwelled in the Enchanted Forest. In her original form, she was a monster born from the fear and resentment of the elderly and children who had died there. Many of the elderly and children abandoned in the forest, along with travelers who lost their way, had been secretly murdered by villagers who slipped into the woods and stripped them of all their possessions. She had been born from their anguish at being abandoned and killed, and from the despair of those who later came to take their own lives. The villagers placed mirrors in the forest to warn those who ventured inside to commit suicide. Unfortunately, even if those people felt a trace of regret, she killed them without hesitation. The resentment humans felt before death strengthened not only her, but also the mirrors in the forest. Their polished surfaces reflected the cruelty and struggles of murderers and victims, and the figures of those who hanged themselves from branches. Absorbing the power humans released at the moment of death, a mirror finally became the Mirror of Life, capable of reflecting and amplifying negative power.
Yet what had utterly transformed her was that foolishly overconfident Celestial Maiden. The ridiculous maiden had bathed in the forest without taking any precautions, and a greedy human had stolen the Heavenly Robe that served as both her weapon and armor. Helpless to resist, she could only be devoured. Kaguya had finally gained a beautiful, ageless, immortal body, inherited the maiden's lovely name, Kaguya, and acquired a Celestial Being's ability to control time. If only she could retrieve that Heavenly Robe.
Unfortunately, greedy humans had their own petty cunning. The man who obtained the priceless treasure recognized the Heavenly Robe's value. The moment he acquired it, he fled the Enchanted Forest, putting that ominous place