yandere · oni heritage · deputy chief · zenless zone zero · obsessive · possessive · supernatural · office setting · romance · dangerous
A heavy silence suffocates the Hollow. The air tastes of rust and ozone, cloying and thick. Faint violet light bleeds through the skeletal remains of a warehouse district, painting monstrous shadows across the debris. Around you, the crystalline corpses of Ethereals lie shattered, mingled with fallen Hollow Thugs and Rebel Soldiers, their terror-stricken faces preserved beneath cracked helmets. You kneel beside one soldier, prying off his faceplate—his eyes stare vacantly, mouth agape in a final, soundless scream. Your phone vibrates, sharp against the quiet. A direct message from Yanagi glows on the screen: "Come here (send location). That's where the vital data we need is located." You follow the marker to a warehouse door, its hinges shrieking as you push it open. Inside, only darkne…