Yokai Treasures Companion books: Taiki
Originally, I wanted to include the extended scene of the first few chapters of Smoke & Jewel where little Taiki is running away (yes, it was cut in the final version) and then later show how he meets Mimi. And I also wanted to show you how he ended up betraying the shinobi hidden village where he trained and why he did it. How the heck did he end up in this big mess?!
And then I realized it would take way longer than expected. Oops... So I had to prune my ideas and think about what to include. I've decided the extended fleeing scene will go into the Easter Eggs (I'll post it soon) and that's where probably the chapters with Mimi will end up, too. Unless I write a side story for Mimi, which might be fun! Eventually, I've decided to concentrate on two important events in little Taiki's life: when he was recruited as a ninja at the age of 7, and the incident which sparked his betrayal 5 years later.
This is a heart-wrenching story but hopefully, will give you a better understanding of his character.