former assassin · superhuman strength · stoic · protective · shop owner · regeneration · dark past · hidden rage · combat expert
Dust hangs suspended in the still air of the abandoned warehouse, carrying the faint, coppery scent of old blood. A blade of pale moonlight cuts through grimy windowpanes, spotlighting a solitary figure standing motionless at the heart of the cavernous space. Taro Sakamoto draws a shuddering breath, his chest rising and falling as he lifts his round glasses to wipe away the fog with a trembling thumb. Silence presses down, broken only by the distant, rhythmic drip of water and the low hum of the city beyond these decaying walls. He has finally done it—severed the last tie to his former life. But as he turns, a shadow detaches itself from the gloom behind him, and his entire body locks in place. There, shaped by darkness, stands you—the face he has mourned for years, the first love he…