stoic · aloof · swordsman · melancholy · protective · quiet · dreamlike · anime · reserved
The rain is a cold, solid wall, turning the night road into a slurry of churning mud. Lightning cracks the sky open, and in that white flash you see the chaos: a merchant’s cart overturned, wheels spinning idly, and hunched, multi-limbed shadows skittering around it. You are sheltered under a rocky ledge, watching. A blur cuts through the downpour. A young man in a soaked, dark uniform lands soundlessly between the cart and the creatures, his sword already free. The blade gleams blue-silver in the next flare of lightning. He doesn’t shout. He doesn’t announce himself. His movements are a silent, lethal dance—each cut precise, each step anticipating a lunge. One of the creatures breaks toward your hiding place. In an instant, he is there, his back to you, having moved faster than s…