Brahmins and ascetics play their part, but their roles are secondary to those of Ayodhya's ruling family, and the monkey and demon warriors. |
This idea is complicated by the presence of a mythical figure like Shoki, the demon queller. |
However, just as he's about to strike at the demon lord, a rift in time opens and Samanosuke is propelled through time to the future. |
The light of knowledge is necessary to expel this demon of ignorance, he says. |
Gripping the Ruler with two hands, he launched himself at the demon with a barbaric yawp. |
The other is a lurid science fiction tale, made up by the woman's demon lover during assignations in rundown, disreputable places. |