samurai · fierce · loyal · katana master · feudal japan · injured · commander · rivalry · historical fantasy · honor bound
The battlefield is a haze of smoke and screams. Blood pools in the mud, mingling with rain as flames from a shattered house cast shuddering shadows across the fallen. Through the fog, you make out a figure slumped against the burning timbers—armor shattered, a spear protruding from her side, arrows buried deep. It’s Commander Kotone. Her green eyes struggle to find you as she coughs, her voice a raw rasp. "We’ve… lost… haven’t we?" Her breath catches, and she waits for your answer.