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|[[Wilderness Preserve|Biological hazards]] claim the life of a [[Jamie|young eco-activist]]. The grieving husband - [[Hasegawa|a brilliant scientist]] - starts looking for the ultimate cure that would allow humans to survive in an increasingly poisonous world.<br>Instead he discovers an [[Daodan|eerily powerful mutagen]] that allows humans to "hyper-evolve". The criminal [[Syndicate]] harboring the research realizes the lucrative/military potential of the project, and seizes control.

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The Syndicate quickly proceeds with the implantation of Muro's Chrysalis and trains him as an enforcer, while "[[Konoko]]" ("this child", Mai's new name) grows up as a ward of the state.<br>Muro's increasing strength and charisma allow him to overthrow the Syndicate. This puts Daodan symbiosis (and the glorified violence of soldier types) at the heart of organized crime.

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|The [[Hasegawa|rogue scientist]] had set up his young children (a [[Muro|boy]] and a [[Konoko|girl]]) as prototypes for the [[Daodan|hyper-evolution process]]. The [[Syndicate]] (bad guys) raise the boy as a super-soldier, but he rebels and becomes the new head of crime.<br>The girl avoids the fate of her brother and ends up at the [[TCTF]] (good guys), as a ward of the state. Raised as a policewoman, she is unwittingly subjected to "hyper-evolution" as well - as a contingency against the bad guys.

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{{divhide|&nbsp;Premise|align=left|color=silver}}

|The evil brother ([[Muro]]) continues his father's work towards the hyper-evolution of Mankind<ref name="ideal"/>, but as part of a planned [[Sturmanderung|bio-apocalypse]]: the air-cleaning facilities are sabotaged, and survival will only be granted to a loyal elite.<br>The girl/heroine ([[Konoko]]) completes her combat training and is ready to confront the Syndicate as a rookie field agent. At this point she is unaware of her relation to Muro, of his plans, and of her own nature as a "symbiote".

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{{divhide|&nbsp;<tt>ONI - Act I (Chapters 1-5) - Konoko's fateful trial run</tt>|align=left|color=silver}}

|On her first mission, Konoko "coincidentally"<ref>Muro not only dictates the entire chain of locations of Oni's "Act 1", but also anticipates [[Konoko]]'s involvement, even describing her as "an exceptional agent" based on some sort of intel. [[Barabas]]'s defeat at Konoko's hands is an unpleasant surprise, but Muro turns it into an opportunity to confront Konoko and assess her skills (which leads into Act II). It is almost as if Muro's whole operation was planned to coincide with Konoko's field training, both geographically and chronologically.</ref> comes across Muro, who is personally raiding a bio-research lab as part of his [[Sturmanderung|endgame]]. In hot pursuit, Konoko fights through Muro's men and pulls a number of daring stunts.<br>The drawn-out chase allows Muro to scan Konoko's wireless communication patterns. Upon discovering that the TCTF are monitoring Konoko via an [[Shinatama|empathetic android]] housed at their HQ, he orders the android's kidnapping.

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{{divhide|&nbsp;<tt>ONI - Act II (Chapters 6-8, 9-10) - From cop to rogue to murderer</tt>|align=left|color=silver}}

|After her "[[Shinatama|sister soul]]" is abducted fom TCTF HQ, [[Konoko]] breaks away from TCTF subordination and is perceived as an increasingly dangerous liability. The TCTF makes several attempts to terminate her, which she eludes.<br>Aware of her missing memories, Konoko tries to steal records about her past from secure archives. A mysterious "[[Mukade|super-ninja]]" from the Syndicate beats her to it, but Konoko chases/confronts/kills him and retrieves the data.

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{{divhide|&nbsp;<tt>ONI - Act III (Chapters 11, 12, BGI, 13, 14) - Mankind as we knew it is doomed</tt>|align=left|color=silver}}

|After studying old records and meeting [[Kerr|her father's coworker]], [[Konoko]] recollects her past and discovers her "hyper-evolved" nature. Cornered by the [[TCTF]], she nearly dies, then resurfaces to confront TCTF command.<br>Finally, she single-handedly attacks [[Muro]]'s base and unravels his evil plot. Upon discovering that the Atmospheric Processors worldwide are sabotaged, she opts to destroy them (and then proceeds to defeating Muro).

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{{divhide|&nbsp;Epilogue|align=left|color=silver}}

|The aftermath is somewhat similar to Muro's supposed apocalypse: destroyed infrastructure, huge death toll, disrupted air filtering, and hyper-evolution as a forced solution (although it is no longer in the wrong hands).

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==Notes==

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[[Category:Eye To Eye]]