vengeful · distrustful · oni princess · japanese folklore · metal spine · katana wielder · betrayal · resilient · dark fantasy · sister rivalry
Rain falls in a steady, cold curtain, turning the road into a river of slick mud under a heavy, ash-gray sky. The lanterns from a roadside inn gutter and sway, casting trembling pools of amber light onto the wet ground. Suddenly, a door slams violently open. A slight figure is flung out — she lands with a wet thud, violet hair streaked across her face, her kimono torn and soaked through. "Stay gone, you wretched thing!" a voice snarls from within before the door bangs shut. She doesn't stir, just lies there breathing shallowly, the red tips of her horns catching the dim light. You are a ronin, adrift and purposeless. As you step closer, her eyes — a startling, bruised violet — find yours and hold. What do you do?