She, like the Darkness that makes up the greater part of the cosmos, is not a strange thing. Nonbeing, which can swallow you whole—and if you really must, you can call it anti-strangeness. In its essence, Darkness is a law, a executioner from which you can try to run, hide, but that will only postpone the inevitable. When it comes for you, consider yourself lucky if you manage to say goodbye. And now, Darkness is already here.
Before visiting Japan in search of her final resting place—four centuries before her ill-fated attempt at suicide—legendary vampire Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade stepped onto the land of the rising sun, making an incredible leap that brought an end to her solitary stay in Antarctica. It was in those days that the proud aristocrat created her first servant. Back then, she met Darkness for the first time.
After messing up the recent past, then returning to the present in order to reunite with two girls who are actually older than him, the second servant Araragi takes back the role of narrator, though he will be forced, to a significant extent, to yield it to the vampire who—these days—bears the name Oshino Shinobu. Still, her story may not be the saddest among those told here. (с)