History Webcomic / AStoryOfFire

* Narcissist: Sutak, described as "only capable of loving himself.". Notable is the scene on which he calls Caera's eyes beautiful as he seems himself reflected on them.

* BladeOnAStick: Caera wields a spear, and is the only non-awakened oni to be seen using weapons. [[spoiler: In the epilogue, she becomes a blacksmith.]]

* GoodAllAlong: Perhaps a strech to call him good, since he still was leading an army of hungry oni towards the capital, [[spoiler: but by the point we meet him Shuten had already repented and had taken good care of not killing anyone himself, purposefully leading every oni who followed him towards attacking forts and avoiding villages and places filled with innocents.]]

* HiddenVillain: Douma, the sorceror who created the oni curse. The story initially implies he was executed a long time ago, but soon he shows up in Shuten's flashback and it becomes clear he is been setting many aspects of the plot in motion. [[spoiler: It's ultimately revealed that he has been hiding all this time in front of our faces as one of the army soldiers, Nura.]]

** Azu also can count as an example herself. Had she not gone back on her word and attacked the Priest once he released himself, [[spoiler: she would have avoided the death by poisoning that befalled her.]]

* MyMasterRightOrWrong: This is the reason Tamamo doesn't just end the clan in half a minute with her Kitsune; she feels compelled to obey Azu and to not attack her because she failed at her promise of protecting the girls to the queen. [[spoiler: She, however, is very willing the support someone else doing the dirty deed for her, as Azu soons discovers.]]

* SuccessionCrisis: A short, nasty one after King Abe was taken off the chessboard, in that the girls were his rightful successors but Sutak and parts of the army desperatly needed a stronger figure taking the reigns, which concluded in their assassination attempt.
* SuperMode: Shuten can apparently increase his strenght abnormally -even in oni terms-, as he appears as a dark creature. Later in the story Rau is able to pull the same trick which she assumes is the result of her body going into survival mode due to her not eating for so long.

* ChekovsGun: The oni poison bottle. Its thought to be what ended Shuten's life and then it's forgotten, instead [[spoiler: it ends up being what kills Azu.]]

* IveComeTooFar: Strongly suggested with Azu, who is described as having been a frail and sweet child before the Curse. She is seen crying in pain during his dream and Shuten -or better, the Curse part of Shuten inside her- is the one who encourages her to not look back.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Azu, [[spoiler:]]who kills her father and takes over the Capital both as queen and as the leader of Shuten's clan. [[spoiler: Her plan to deal with enemies? ''Burn down the entire capital so that she gets an army of oni at her service.'']]

In a fantasy alternate Japan, the kingdom of Yue is being ravaged by inmortal man eater monsters known as Oni. The story follows the adventures of two oni sisters, Oni and Rau as they travel towards the capital and try to evade a dangerous demon hunter giving them chase, which forces them to join a clan of oni led by the mysterious Shuten.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Discussed. The demon hunters apparently would decide against acting even if King Abe had not disbanded them, as the oni are cursed humans and thus unworthy of being slaughtered. The Priest being the only exception makes him the [[LastOfHisKind last of their kind]] and supplementary material shows it puts him an odds with the organization leader, his own father.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: "Why didn't I become an oni?" from the Priest to Rau, making evident that there is some level of personal influence on whether the Curse affects you or not. Its after being forced to recognize this that her happy facade starts to break down.

* SuperMode: Shuten can apparently increase his strenght abnormally -even in oni terms-, as he appears as a dark creature. Later in the story Rau is able to pull the same trick, [[Foreshadowing which she assumes is the result of her body going into survival mode due to her not eating for so long.]]

In a fantasy alternate Japan, the kingdom of Yue is being ravaged by inmortal man eater monsters known as Oni. The story follows the adventures of two oni sisters, Oni and Rau as they travel towards the capital and try to evade a dangerous demon hunter giving them chase, and alternates

* TheAtoner: Rau. Shuten too.

* ChekovsGun: The oni poison bottle. Its thought to be what ended Shuten's life and then it's forgotten, instead it ends up being what kills Azu.

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Azu dies on Rau's arms.

* DrivenToSuicide: After realizing how much of an horrible life he had, Shuten decides to set fire to the cabin on which he and Douma live. He survives, thanks to the curse. It's also implied this was the Priest's fate had he actually returned home after releasing himself from captivity, as Rau's rather insensitively points out he has nothing waiting for him there.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Rau has to go through a LOT in order to earn hers, that's for sure. Including spending over ten years hunting the demons Douma absorbed and enduring the curse's hunger. Ultimately, she manages to recover her humanity by the end.

* GoodAllAlong: Perhaps a strech to call him good, since he still was leading an army of hungry oni towards the capital, but by the point we meet him Shuten had already repented and had taken good care of not killing anyone himself, purposefully leading every oni who followed him towards attacking forts and avoiding villages and places filled with innocents.
* GuardianEntity: Tamamo hosts a powerful Kitsune demon inside her body, who seems zealous to protect her.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: How Azu kills Sutak, using his own demon-hunter sword.

* HiddenVillain: Douma, the sorceror who created the oni curse. The story initially implies he was executed a long time ago, but soon he shows up in Shuten's flashback and it becomes clear he is been setting many aspects of the plot in motion. It's ultimately revealed that he has been hiding all this time in front of our faces as one of the army soldiers, Nura.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Each of the elements that cause Sutak's end were brought by himself. His murder attempt turned his sisters into oni. His decision to send Tamamo to poison Shuten meant they recovered their memories. Even biting off his own fingers in pleasure weakens the hold of his sword, which Azu promptly uses to bisect him.
** Azu also can count as an example herself. Had she not gone back on her word and attacked the Priest once he released himself, she would have avoided the death by poisoning that befalled her.

* InterplayOfSexAndViolence: The story presents the Oni's cannibalism as a metaphor for sexuality, with Azu's devouring of Shuten being shown with her on top of him and her later describing it as "becoming one".

* Jerkass: Douma. It says a lot that resident Nice Girl Tamamo feels at ease calling him a "disgusting weasel". His short appearance during the epilogue shows in spades that he is a nasty piece of work, openly laughing at everyone's misfortunes and only accepting to stop the curse due to the prospect of seeing Rau strive in vain and die.

* MyMasterRightOrWrong: This is the reason Tamamo doesn't just end the clan in half a minute with her Kitsune; she feels compelled to obey Azu and to not attack her because she failed at her promise of protecting the girls to the queen. She, however, is very willing the support someone else doing the dirty deed for her, as Azu soons discovers.

* OneWingedAngel: Upon having his city invaded by the Clan and facing his failure in murdering his sisters, Prince Sutak accumulates enough stress and suffering to turn himself into a rather hideous, mighty oni. He gets another transformation after Azu bisects him, as his soul is so corrupted that it comes back in the form of an Onryo/Tengu.
* PrehensileTail: Tamamo, though its actually the Kitsune's tail.

* RedHerringShirt: Nura initially seems like cannon fodder, but he keeps surviving the odds against him and reappearing. Turns out there is a reason for this.

** The oni are actually cursed amnesiac humans.
** Rau and Azu are the kingdom princesses.
** The Priest is the father of the baby the girls murder in the first chapter.
** Shuten had taken a vow not to kill anyone and was using the clan to hunt down Douma.
** Nura is Douma.

* SuperMode: Shuten can apparently increase his strenght abnormally -even in oni terms-, as he appears as a dark creature. Later in the story Rau is able to pull the same trick, which she assumes is the result of her body going into survival mode due to her not eating for so long.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: The Priest doesn't take well to Rau dragging him in chains to help her save her sister. Despite this, they make an effective battle couple.

* TyrantTakesTheHelm: After Azu takes over the capital, the people are forced to be locked inside their homes and any rebels are brought to her to be eaten.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Discussed. The demon hunters apparently would decide against acting even if King Abe had not disbanded them, as the oni are cursed humans and thus unworthy of being slaughtered. The Priest being the only exception makes him the last of their kind and supplementary material shows it puts him an odds with the organization leader, his own father.

A Story Of Fire contains examples of:

!!Tropes:

* SucessionCrisis: A short, nasty one after King Abe was taken off the chessboard, in that the girls were his rightful successors but Sutak and parts of the army desperatly needed a stronger figure taking the reigns, which concluded in their assassination attempt.

* QuestForRedemption: For Rau. She succeeds.

* SilentEpisode: The first part of chapter 18 is done entirely without dialogue. It also counts as a breather episode as it's the last moment for the characters to relax before the climax begins.

* DiedOnYourArmsTonight: Azu dies on Rau's arms.

* FantasticRacism: Witches are largely hated in the story, and Douma's curse hasn't helped make things better.
* GoneTooFar: Strongly suggested with Azu, who is described as having been a frail and sweet child before the Curse. She is seen crying in pain during his dream and Shuten -or better, the Curse part of Shuten inside her- is the one who encourages her to not look back.