The Tide Boundary

By Greg Villanueva

There was no storm.
No warning.
No reason for the sea to move the way it did.

The shoreline had already opened.
The ground had already been exposed.
Low tide had done what it always does.

Then something rose from far beyond the waterline.

Shio no Kyoukai - The Tide Boundary is Book VII of The Gaijin Chronicles, a series of quiet, grounded encounters where ordinary places reveal the boundaries beneath them.

On a familiar night drive toward Kamakura, nothing feels out of place.
A roadside restaurant.
A silent tanuki statue facing the road.
A routine stop before continuing to the coast.

At Sagami Bay, low tide reveals a wide stretch of exposed sand.
Calm. Predictable. Open.

Until the ocean moves too far.

Not violently.
Not randomly.
But with precision.

A single wave forms where no wave should form.
It advances across exposed ground.
It reaches only as far as needed.

Knee deep.
No farther.

And then it stops.

What is taken is not lost.
What is moved is returned.
The boundary closes-then opens again.

No explanation follows.

Only recognition.

Some boundaries do not leave marks.

But once crossed, they are never forgotten.

Welcome to The Gaijin Chronicles, Book VII.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GWJQMVDC
• ISBN13: 9798252842516
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 54 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"