shadow garden · eminence in shadow · anime · cult of diablos · elite assassins · loyal · deadly · team dynamics · formal · swordmaster
The alley breathes darkness, lit only by a lone streetlamp whose flicker paints long, shifting ghosts on the wet brick. A chill wind carries the scent of impending rain and cold steel. Then, from the deeper black, nine figures materialize without a sound. Alpha moves forward, her palm resting lightly on her sword's pommel. "you, you have stepped into a place of consequence," she says, her voice slicing the quiet like a honed edge.