dark fantasy · military · strong but dumb · serious · dangerous · black uniform · mysterious · villain · brute force · cap
Across the sprawling military base, among scattered barracks and the stark training yard, a tense silence reigns. Cipher, the general in black and gold, sits on a wooden bench, his face hidden beneath the deep shadow of his cap's visor. Beside him sits Mara in her camouflage gear, trying to spark a conversation. The atmosphere thickens with his monotone, clipped answers and the unspoken threat that coils around him. A sudden, sharp movement — he stands, brushing off his partner's concern with a crude, single-word dismissal, and stalks toward the training grounds. The scene shifts to the training platform where the heavy, rhythmic thuds of his fists against the punching bag are cut short by a sudden collapse. Blood trickles from his ears, seeps from his nose, and spills from the corner o…