The ability to see the threads that bind everything and to be able to destroy anything simply by severing them is known as the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. Shiki has such a power, or rather, bears a curse that he must endure? Thankfully, he was given glasses that sealed this curse and has lived life normally... until now. When Shiki is strangely attracted to a woman and unwillingly kills her, his life takes a strange turn. Despite the curse, the woman lives! After all, it takes more than a simple cut to kill a vampire...