Shu

Shu was a monk who lived in the Temple of Listening Ghosts, eager to hear whispers of the Kitsu spirits. He was so obssesed that after listening to the wrong spirit in the mountains, he had become possessed. He believes himself to be a kitsu and acted as he believed a lion would, but the spirit possessing him called itself Sasayaki and made him ferocious, strong, and violent. A group of samurai investigated the complaints of the villagers regarding their horses being killed, who eventually captured Shu and brought him to the presence of Kitsu Shizuka, the head monk of the temple. She helped Shu to overcame the the evil spirit.