SHOKU #1 The Fugitive

Rumors spread across the Nima Gorge of a fearsome half-ape who escaped from prison. Shepherd girl Yuri, delivering a letter to a reclusive guardian, is threatened by brutal bandits. She is saved by none other than the fugitive himself—Shoku, the half-ape of legend. But Shoku never meant to rescue her. What he truly sought was the letter she carried. Inside was an order from another half-ape: kidnap the princess passing through the highlands. Though Shoku despises his own kind, he reluctantly sets off to carry out the task…